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Recruiting Roundup: 5 recruits that Alabama fans need to keep a close eye on in July

here are a handful of targets that are set to announce their commitment this month, here’s who you should know.

Alabama is expected to pick up some steam on the recruiting trail in July. A number of 2024 and 2025 prospects are set to announce their decisions with the Crimson Tide being at the forefront in their recruitment.

Thus far, Alabama has 10 commits in the 2024 recruiting class and three commits in the 2025 recruiting class.

The 2024 prospects cannot take official visits until the end of July, so there will be a window of about three weeks where recruits choose to commit. Some will close down their recruitment while others will continue to take visits to see what other programs have to offer.

Ultimately, I expect July to be one of the biggest months in Alabama recruiting history. There are a number of recruits that have set commitment dates while others could decide to commit at any time. I really like Alabama’s chances of closing out the summer on a good note.

Roll Tide Wire lists five recruits that Alabama fans should keep a close eye on in the month of July.

4-star Safety, Jakob Gude puts Oregon in his top five

4-star Safety, Jakob Gude puts Oregon in his top five

Since the start of Dan Lanning’s tenure at Oregon, one of the Ducks’ biggest recruiting strengths has been at defensive back. It is likely that a lot of this success is due to the prowess of defensive backs coach, Demtrice Martin whose son Cole Martin will start his freshman year at Oregon next fall.

On Wednesday, another quality 2024 DB, Jakob Gude, showed interest in joining forces with the Ducks after high school when he named the Oregon Ducks one of his top five schools. Gude is ranked by 247Sports as a top 50 safety in next year’s class and the 53rd best player from his home state, Georgia.

Gude is nearly 6 feet tall and is 180 lbs. In pass defense, he uses his lean frame to cover ground more quickly than many bigger safeties could. While that lean frame can sometimes hurt Gude in the run game, his ability to position himself before and during the play can often make up for his lack of size.

Jakob Gude’s Recruiting Profile

Ohio State stays active in Georgia as they offer a 2024 safety

The Buckeyes really like who’s roaming the hallways at Langston Hughes High School #GoBucks

Earlier today, [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] offered Georgia offensive tackle Dontrell Glover. The Buckeyes were not finished with offers in the Peach State or more specifically, Langston Hughes High School.

Safety [autotag]Jakob Gude[/autotag] was next on their list, as the 2024 safety was also offered a scholarship today. Gude stands 6-foot, 1-inch and weighs 185 pounds, and is also currently unranked by the major recruiting sites.

Like Glover, that should not last long as both of their offer lists are starting to gain traction. Gude only has 13 reported offers but with Alabama, Oregon, and now Ohio State in hand, he will shoot up recruiting boards once updates are made again over the summer.

The offer shows that the Buckeyes are making a concerted effort to recruit Langston Hughes and that they have a roster full of OSU-caliber recruits.

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