OL Alex Leartherwood vs DL Haskell Garrett. Ref threw a flag for hands in the face pic.twitter.com/2W4kKwL0Ii — Brian Perroni (@Perroni247) July 8, 2016

Alabama has become something of an “Offensive Line U” under Nick Saban, with seemingly each year’s group teeming with big, athletic bodies who maul opponents.

And the Crimson Tide appears to have the next in line in Pensacola, FL (Washington) offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood (6-6 315), the No. 5 offensive tackle and No. 20 overall player in the industry generated 247Sports Composite.

Take a look at the rep above against four-star Ohio State commitment Haskell Garrett. Leatherwood, playing left guard, handled Garrett’s bull rush without much fuss.

“Playing left guard, Leatherwood was lined up against four-star Ohio State defensive tackle commit Haskell Garrett,” 247Sports recruiting insider Brian Perroni wrote in his review of the offensive line play. “Garrett did his best to try to get low and use his strength to run through Leatherwood but it didn’t work. The five-star offensive lineman kept his hips low and his feet moving and did not let Garrett to the quarterback.”

Put more simply, Leatherwood was able to stop Garrett — a 298-pound bowling ball with a much lower center of gravity — in his tracks.

That’s why Perroni named Leatherwood as the “Alpha Dog” of the offensive line group, pointing out that “There’s a reason he is a five-star prospect for sure as he was able to play both tackle and guard.”