TUSCALOOSA -- The academic eligibility of Alabama freshman defensive tackle Raekwon Davis has been a question since his recruitment. And it is still up in the air, according to Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban.

“We don’t have a final decision on that,” Saban said during a press conference after Thursday’s evening practice. “I’ll let you know when we get one, but we haven’t gotten the final decision on that yet.”

Davis, a 6-foot-7, 315-pound freshman, has been very much in the mix for a rotational spot on the Alabama defensive line this fall, but he and the Crimson Tide will have to wait to see if he will be able to suit up Sept. 3.

On the practice field, however, Davis has already impressed his veteran teammates in his short time of campus.

“He’s humongous,” senior defensive end Jonathan Allen said this fall. “He’s like 6-8. He’s huge. Easily the biggest defensive lineman I’ve played with. … I’ve just tried to teach him some of the stuff I know technique-wise, things I’ve learned from previous players and stuff I’ve learned (playing) the game,” Allen said. “He’s been taking it really well.”

A former four-star recruit, Davis was the No. 5 player in Mississippi, the No. 11 defensive tackle and No. 84 overall prospect in the 2016 recruiting cycle, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite rankings.

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