Chris Tyree with Nick Saban during a weekend visit to Alabama.

One of the Crimson Tide’s marquee of the weekend was five-star all-purpose Chris Tyree.

The Chester (Va.) Thomas Dale product picked up an offer from Alabama earlier this year and made his first trip down to the Capstone.

“The visit was great,” Tyree told BamaOnLine. “You hear so many things about Alabama, I was just glad to get there and see things for myself. Facilities are top-notch, stadium is huge, and staff is awesome. Everyone was open and friendly, it has a good family atmosphere.”

The Tide has one running back committed in 2020 already in four-star Hueytown (Ala.) product Roydell Williams. The staff has continued to press for another to join the in-state ball carrier.

“I had a chance to sit down with Coach Sark and go over some film to see exactly how they would use me in their offense,” Tyree said. “That was good to see.”

Tyree has already been in contact with Nick Saban more than once. The Tide head coach visited Thomas Dale as well.

“He just reinforced that I have an offer for a full scholarship at Bama and that I would be a good fit for their program,” Tyree said of Saban’s message. “He focused on how he not only wanted to see me succeed in football, but also in the classroom and in life. He pushes to make his players all-around better men and get them ready for life after football.”

A big addition to the Tide staff both from a coaching and recruiting standpoint was running backs coach Charles Huff.

“I talk to Coach Huff all the time,” Tyree said laughing. “It was just good to see him in person again. I always have fun catching up with him. I’m hoping to make another visit to see practice in May or June and then come back for an official to see a game.”

Tyree isn’t naming leaders but is certainly working on narrowing things down.

“I have some favorites in mind and am trying to narrow them down for official visits,” he said. “Right now I’m working on planning official visits for Alabama, Oklahoma and Notre Dame.”

At 5-foot-9, 178 pounds, Tyree is rated the No. 1 all-purpose back and the No. 31 overall player in the country, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings.