Alabama has its kicker in the 2019 class.

Hoover (Ala.) product Will Reichard announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide on Wednesday morning over Georgia and LSU, among other offers.

"I fell in love with it," Reichard said of Alabama in an interview after his spring game with John Garcia Jr. "I just knew in my heart (the winning school) is where I needed to go. I've had this feeling in my heart, I would say, for the past couple of weeks. I don't really see it changing so I just kind of want to go ahead and get it locked in with the school I want to go to.

"That way, I can build relationships with all the coaches, not just the ones that are recruiting me. Also, the other players that are committed in the class."

Alabama has had its fair share of specialist drama over the last few recruiting cycles. Eddy Pineiro committed in June of 2015 only to flip and sign with Florida in December. A year later Brandon Ruiz committed in June only to flip to sign with Arizona State just a few weeks prior to National Signing Day. The Tide ended up flipping Army All-American Joseph Bulovas from Mississippi State late. This past cycle UA elected not to sign a scholarship kicker, instead bringing on Temple grad transfer Austin Jones as a walk-on to compete with Bulovas for the kicking duties this fall. Tide punter Skyler DeLong curbed the drama in the 2017 class, and don't expect anything to change for Reichard going forward either.

At 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, Reichard is rated the No. 2 kicker in the country, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

He is the 14th commitment in Bama's 2019 class, and seventh from in-state. He's also the eleventh commitment since April 5 when Paul Tyson and Rashad Cheney kicked off a run of recruiting momentum for Bama.

The Tide maintains its top-ranked spot on the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings, well ahead of Oklahoma at No. 2. Bama currently holds a score of 252.91, which is just about 30 points less than what it ended the 2018 cycle at score-wise.

Reichard's pledge continues to reflect how much of a priority the state of Alabama has and will be in this recruiting class. Remaining targets in-state include five-star center Clay Webb from Oxford, four-star receiver and Auburn commit George Pickens, and four-star linebacker Mohamoud Diabate.

The Tide currently holds commitments from six of the top 10 players in the state.