One of the go-to recruiting pitches for Alabama's Southeastern Conference foes is that freshmen don't play for the Crimson Tide.

And while that theory has been debunked on numerous occasions (see the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game vs. Georgia), it still seems to come up consistently.

In 2018 we saw freshmen like Patrick Surtain II and Jaylen Waddle take on major roles for Alabama. Could 2019 see some of the same?

It's certainly plausible for a number of the Tide's 2019 signees and commitments considering the needs at certain position groups.

Here, BamaOnLine takes a look at the incoming freshmen class (we'll include commitments at this time as well), looking at guys that could make an argument to start Day 1 at the Capstone.