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Alabama has flipped the nation’s No. 1 punter, Skyler DeLong, from Tennessee, the Fort Mill (S.C.) Nation Ford product tells BamaOnLine.

“I decommitted (from Tennessee) and committed to Bama,” DeLong told BOL on Thursday.

The top-rated punter fills arguably one of the Tide's biggest needs in its 2018 class with JK Scott's eligibly set to run out after the 2017-18 season.

DeLong committed to the Volunteers earlier this month before visiting Tuscaloosa for its specialist camp where he picked up the offer.

The South Carolina product is the only punter offered by the Crimson Tide in the class.

Alabama fans certainly hope this is the last change in heart DeLong has after seeing the last two specialists that committed in June (Eddy Pineiro, Brandon Ruiz) sign elsewhere in the end.

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