Alabama landed its quarterback of the future on Wednesday following 5-star dual-threat Bryce Young's commitment to the Capstone during a ceremony at Mater Dei High School in California.

Young is rated as the No. 6 player nationally and second-best player out West according to the 247Sports Composite as the headliner in the Crimson Tide's impressive 2020 haul. Alabama won a head-to-head battle with USC for Young's services.

"I think Bryce Young is a kid that is capable of coming in as a true freshman, early enrollee at Alabama and winning that starting job," 247Sports Director of Scouting Barton Simmons said Wednesday during the 247Sports-CBS Sports Early Signing Period special on CBS Sports HQ. "I get Mac Jones has showed out. Taulia Tagovailoa has promise. Tua hasn’t even declared for the NFL Draft. If Tua is back and decides to play then all of this is a wash. If Bryce young comes into that quarterback room with Taulia and Bryce Jones, I just think he’s better than those guys.

"Nick Saban is more inclined to play the better player now than maybe he would have been five years ago. In terms of arm talent, instincts, pocket awareness, twitch athleticism in the pocket, those are the sort of things that Bryce young has that you just don’t see very often, and I think he has the ability to impact national stage kind of games early in his career."

Following Young's announcement, Mater Dei head coach Bruce Rollinson said he was the best quarterback to ever play at the prestigious West Coast program. That collection of stars under center include Matt Leinart and Matt Barkley — high praise for a talented player who has been compared to Russell Wilson.

BamaOnLine caught up with the future Tide QB last week to talk about his next stop, and whether all the talk about Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa potentially returning in 2020 was something that could affect his commitment.

“For me, it doesn’t really have any impact on my decision,” Young told BamaOnLine of Tagovailoa’s upcoming NFL decision. “For me I feel like Alabama is the best place for me, the best spot for me, regardless. I’m not sure what’s going on, I’m not what (Tua’s decision is), but regardless I’ll be in Tuscaloosa.”

Young has expressed optimism at the direction of Alabama’s 2020 recruiting class, something he’s been working with the staff to help bolster in the final months of the cycle.

“I think it’s a really good class, I think it’s really strong,” he said. “There’s still some guys we’re trying to go after, and I’ve been trying to do everything I can to help. I definitely feel confident. I trust the coaches and their evals and the guys they’re bringing in.”

BamaOnline recruiting analyst Hank South contributed to this report.