





Four-star cornerback Latrell McCutchin has de-committed from Alabama. The Austin (Texas) LBJ product announced his decision following a visit to Oklahoma.

McCutchin was the Tide's first pledge in the cycle, hopping on board back in June. At the time he chose UA over Texas, among others.

“It’s just different up there,” McCutchin told BamaOnLine of why he chose UA last summer. “I’ve been to many campuses and it’s nothing like anything that I’ve seen. It’s just the environment and the energy from the coaches and things like that, the love from the city, it’s just amazing.”

Despite the commitment, McCutchin kept his options open and continued to field interest from other programs.

The four-star cornerback missed his junior season with a knee injury, but continued to add offers despite not playing. He took his first visit of the spring to Norman on Sunday with the Dead Period lifted.

At 6-foot-1, 176 pounds, McCutchin is rated the No. 10 cornerback and the No. 97 overall player in the country, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Here is 247Sports' eval of the Texas talent:

Rangy cornerback with good height relative to the position. North of 6 feet as a sophomore with good frame potential for a corner. Size and play style could also translate to free safety and provide personnel flexibility. Plays with obvious awareness. Reacts quickly. Covers a good amount of ground in zone. Not afraid of contact and willing to come downhill against the run and screen game. Shows good ball skills for a DB, aided by ample experience in all three phases. Disruptive at the catch point and uses length to his advantage. Long-strider with adequate play speed, though speed and athleticism have not been numbers-verified in a combine environment. Lacks ideal arriving pop. Can improve tackling technique consistency. Power Five-caliber cornerback prospect with all-conference potential. Long-term development could lead to NFL Draft ceiling.

The de-commitment leaves the Crimson Tide with two pledges on board in its 2021 class -- four-star quarterback Drake Maye and four-star linebacker Deontae Lawson. The Tide's class sits in the top 30 of the nation despite just two commitments.

Cornerback is a position of need for the Tide in 2021. Rising juniors Patrick Surtain II and potentially Josh Jobe will have an NFL decisions to make after this upcoming season, as will junior college addition Ronald Williams depending on his inaugural campaign with the Tide. The Tide signed a pair of cornerbacks in 2020 in the aforementioned Williams and four-star Jacksonville native Jahquez Robinson.

Other top cornerback targets of the Tide's include guys like five-star, in-state standout Ga'Quincy McKinstry and four-star Georgia native Jordan Hancock, among others.

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