There is no arguing it.

Nick Saban is the nation's best recruiter - and the 2016 recruiting class is proof.

Thanks to a remarkable close on National Signing Day, Alabama has won its unprecedented sixth consecutive 247Sports recruiting national championship.

Saban is no longer recruiting. He's selecting.

Alabama closed with 10 commitments in the final two days of the recruiting cycle - with eight coming on national signing day. That close happened despite Alabama losing assistant coaches Kirby Smart and Mel Tucker – two of the Tide's ace recruiters – to Georgia.

With this incoming class, Alabama's roster is going to continue to look different than most of the country. There's the 6-foot-6.5, 325-pound defensive lineman Raekwon Davis. He'll line up next to 6-5, 375-pound nose guard Kendell Jones. Meanwhile 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive end Terrell Hall is the most physically impressive edge guy in the nation.

Behind those guys, Alabama's class is powered by the No. 1 inside linebacker in the country in legacy commit Ben Davis, and the nation's No. 2 outside linebacker in Lyndell Wilson.

Alabama also put together its best effort in the state of Mississippi under Saban by landing three of the state's top eight, including amazingly athletic cornerback Nigel Knott.

At quarterback, Alabama got a playmaker. Jalen Hurts out of Channelview, Texas, picked the Tide before accounting for more than 3,700 yards of offense and 51 total touchdowns as a senior. He's an athletic quarterback with outstanding arm who can be the point guard of Alabama's offensive under Lane Kiffin.

Even when Alabama arrived late to the party, it was able to win. The Tide jumped into the mix with a senior sleeper running back name Joshua Jacobs out of Oklahoma and beat out the Sooners for his pledge after offering days before signing day.

This was one of Saban's best recruiting efforts - even if it's not one of his best overall classes. According to Alabama's 247Sports Composite rating, this is Alabama's lowest rated No. 1 class since 2011.

But given the climate, it was maybe Saban's toughest class to lock up.

Consider that this class topped the nation despite a surge from recruiting powers Ohio State and Michigan, an up cycle in the SEC West led by LSU and Ole Miss, a national class representing 10 states that didn't necessarily have strong local ties and the loss of two ace recruiters.

But Saban remains. And with him, Alabama remains atop the national recruiting rankings – again.