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Hentges picked Alabama over a slew of options. (247Sports).

Alabama landed another top target Sunday night.

Hale Hentges, a four-star tight end from Jefferson City, Mo., verbally committed to Alabama Sunday night. He chose the Crimson Tide over schools like Auburn, Ohio State, Florida State, Missouri and Michigan.

Hentges is rated the nation's No.2 tight end, according to 247Composite. He caught 61 passes for 940 yards and 15 touchdowns last season as a junior. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound prospect, who has also played defensive end in high school, has been recruited to play H-back at Alabama. Alabama tight ends coach Bobby Williams was his primary recruiter.

"I wanted to play for a program that has a pro-style offense that's going to use multiple tight ends," Hentges told 247Sports. "Everyone at Alabama (tight ends) have come out (to the NFL) the last few years under coach Saban and that was really intriguing.

"Also, the push from Coach Saban and Coach Williams was something that was too good to pass up. They're such great people and I really have great respect for them and everything they do. One of the biggest things was when I took my two trips down there, it was such a great sense of home, that I felt when I was there. That was one of the best feelings I've felt."

Hentges told 247Sports he is "locked in" to Alabama and wouldn't take visits to other schools.

Hentges is the 16th class of 2015 recruit to commit to Alabama. The Tide have the nation's top-rated recruiting class, according to 247Composite.

He is the first recruit from the state of Missouri to commit to Alabama during the Saban era. Saban has now landed commitments/signed players from 27 states, per AL.com Alabama beat writer Andrew Gribble.