Don't know Desmond Watson so won't comment on him; but we have seen incredible desire to improve from Ethan White & Bama's Jaheim Oatis.
It's a big deal for a true freshman to be listed on Alabama's official depth chart. Two players earned that honor this year: Kobe Prentice at wide receiver and Jaheim Oatis as co-starter at nose guard alongside senior DJ Dale.
When Jaheim Oatis arrived in Tuscaloosa as an early enrollee in January, he tipped the scales at 416 pounds.
Now he's down to 342 and was doing backflips when Alabama opened fall camp last week.
The Crimson Tide will play its first scrimmage of the fall Saturday, but defensive lineman Jaheim Oatis has already locked down the status of biggest surprise of the 2022 training camp.
Actually, that statement needs to be amended. Considering that Alabama had been recruiting him since eighth grade, and knew of his ability and potential, the surprise is that he's been able to improve and develop so much in such a short period of time.
Oatis' weight transformation happened so fast that the official roster on the team website still has him down at 370 pounds, which is also telling because when players often top 350 pounds teams are often reluctant to list their true weight.
Despite his hefty size, Oatis was considered a consensus four-star prospect out of Columbia, Miss. Sports Illustrated had him rated the highest among the major recruiting sites at No. 67 in the SI99, just ahead of the 247 composite at No. 70.
Oatis' weight loss has been well-documented throughout fall camp, and Monday, Saban talked about how much of a challenge he is to block.
https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/all-things-cw-alabamas-biggest-loser-tide-camp
It's a big deal for a true freshman to be listed on Alabama's official depth chart. Two players earned that honor this year: Kobe Prentice at wide receiver and Jaheim Oatis as co-starter at nose guard alongside senior DJ Dale.
When Jaheim Oatis arrived in Tuscaloosa as an early enrollee in January, he tipped the scales at 416 pounds.
Now he's down to 342 and was doing backflips when Alabama opened fall camp last week.
The Crimson Tide will play its first scrimmage of the fall Saturday, but defensive lineman Jaheim Oatis has already locked down the status of biggest surprise of the 2022 training camp.
Actually, that statement needs to be amended. Considering that Alabama had been recruiting him since eighth grade, and knew of his ability and potential, the surprise is that he's been able to improve and develop so much in such a short period of time.
Oatis' weight transformation happened so fast that the official roster on the team website still has him down at 370 pounds, which is also telling because when players often top 350 pounds teams are often reluctant to list their true weight.
Despite his hefty size, Oatis was considered a consensus four-star prospect out of Columbia, Miss. Sports Illustrated had him rated the highest among the major recruiting sites at No. 67 in the SI99, just ahead of the 247 composite at No. 70.
Oatis' weight loss has been well-documented throughout fall camp, and Monday, Saban talked about how much of a challenge he is to block.
https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/all-things-cw-alabamas-biggest-loser-tide-camp
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