We’ve spent a lot of time talking about Alabama’s inside linebacker prospects in the 2019 cycle. It is after all a major position of need.

And while he’s not talked about as much anymore having already made a commitment, Shane Lee figures to be a major part of the puzzle.

The Top100 inside ‘backer committed to the Crimson Tide in April after taking his first-ever visit to Tuscaloosa. He returned on Saturday for the Champions Cookout.

“It felt the same as the first time,” Lee told BamaOnLine. “I’m comfortable there. I feel like I fit right in. It’s just easy if that makes sense.”

Alabama prioritized Lee early on in the cycle. All it took was one visit and he made up his mind. The Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances product understands that the Tide will continue recruiting his position for at least one or two more inside linebackers.

“We sat down and talked about the logistics of everything — the numbers, who’s coming, who’s committed right now, the targets we’re trying to get, everything like that,” Lee said.

Whereas some recruits could be deterred from competition at their position, Lee welcomes it. He’s solid with the Tide and, since making a commitment, has completely shut his recruitment down.

With other big Alabama targets on campus Saturday, Lee took the opportunity not to recruit per se, but to talk about his experience with Alabama.

“I was definitely talking to the guys, but I wasn’t necessarily trying to recruit them; I was just telling them why I decided to come here,” Lee said.

Why did Lee decide on the Tide?

“First, just the feel — it just feels like home,” he said. “Then Coach (Nick) Saban, he’s the best at what he does. Just the way the program is, the way it’s set up with the help you get academically and athletically, it’s second to none. I just felt very comfortable coming here. I feel like I fit in.”

St. Frances Academy has been good to Bama. The Tide signed 5-star edge rusher Eyabi Anoma in 2018, holds Lee’s commitment in ’19, and could potentially send 5-star defensive end Chris Braswell to Tuscaloosa in ’20.

There’s another recruit that joined Lee from St. Frances Academy on the trip this weekend — 4-star guard Darrian Dalcourt. And while Lee isn’t pressing others to commit, Dalcourt is an exception.

“I’m pushing him (to come to Alabama), he’s different,” Lee said.

At 6-feet, 253 pounds, Lee is rated the No. 4 inside linebacker and the No. 73 overall player in the country, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings.