Alabama target Kristian Story with Nick Saban at the Champions Cookout.

Four-star athlete Kristian Story will decide between a pair of SEC West programs on July 18.

"Texas A&M and Bama," he told BamaOnLine of which teams are his finalists Friday night following the Champions Cookout.

A one-time Tennessee commit, the Crimson Tide has been trending on the 247Sports Crystal Ball since the Lanett (Ala.) product re-opened his recruitment last summer. Story says neither teams leads heading into next month.

"Just knowing that I’d more than likely have a chance at a national championship every year," Story said of what excites him most about the opportunity in Tuscaloosa.

The four-star athlete that can play a number of different positions returned to the Capstone on Friday.

"It was fun," Story said of the cookout. "I had a great time."

The in-state athlete caught up with Nick Saban.

"That my offer still stands and that they’d love to have me there and develop me on and off the field," Story said of the Tide head coach's message to him.

Story and his primary recruiter Charles Kelly share a close bond. The first year Tide assistant coached Story's father at Jacksonville State.

"We always talk," Story said of he and Kelly. "He just doesn’t want me to feel like he’s pressuring me to do anything, but he makes sure I know I’m wanted there."

The same goes for Alabama's commitments.

"I’m pretty cool with a couple of them and they're recruiting me, but they know the reality of it and want what’s best for me," Story said.

At 6-foot-1, 206 pounds, Story is rated the No. 10 athlete and the No. 227 overall player in the country, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings.