If there is one defensive prospect Texas cannot let leave the state, it is Denver Harris. The five-star cornerback is one of the best in the country, being ranked the No. 3 cornerback on the 247Sports composite.
Harris is currently down to four schools in Alabama, LSU, Texas, and Texas A&M. The first three got official visits during the summer, while College Station was the first place Harris visited unofficially. There was no sense as to where the recruitment was shifting but lately, Nick Saban has been trending.
Two 247Sports crystal ball predictions have been inserted for the Crimson Tide, one with a confidence level of six, the other with five. Horns247 reporter Mike Roach remains the only one with a Texas prediction.
Losing another top player to an elite, national program would be a huge blow to an already damaged recruiting class. Especially out of a prominent high school defensive line coach Bo Davis seems to have good roots in.
It’s understandable as to why Harris would want to go to Tuscaloosa, though. Alabama has put in countless defensive backs in the NFL on a yearly basis.
Steve Sarkisian and his staff will have to show Harris that Austin is still a viable option by winning in the fall.
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