TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Even as Tua Tagovailoa contemplates his future, Nick Saban has reason to feel comfortable about the future of the quarterback position at Alabama. During his Early Signing Day news conference, the head coach gushed over the latest member of the Crimson Tide’s quarterback room, five-star recruit Bryce Young, who signed his National Letter of Intent to Alabama earlier in the day Wednesday.

“It’s always important to get a really quality quarterback which we feel really good about Bryce Young,” Saban said. “The guy was outstanding as a high school player. Very mature, very smart, good leader, played at a great program, has high expectations for himself as well as what the team should accomplish.”

Young, the top-rated dual-threat quarterback and No. 3 player overall, is coming off a stellar senior season in which he completed 72.6 percent of his passes for 4,528 yards and 58 touchdowns with six interceptions while adding another 357 yards and 10 more scores on the ground. The Gatorade Football Player of the Year in California led Mater Dei High school to the state championship game as the Mustangs finished ranked as the No. 2 team in the country, according to MaxPreps.

“I just absolutely love the guy, I love his character,” Saban said. “He’s got a great family. He’s got all the right stuff, and I think that’s really important at the quarterback position. You’ve me say this many times before, when you play quarterback, it’s hard to play that position when the people around you don’t play well. So having great leadership qualities can really contribute to that, and I think Bryce certainly possesses those qualities.”

Young will join Alabama next month as an early enrolee and will enter an already talented quarterback room which currently features Tua Tagovailoa, Mac Jones, Taulia Tagovailoa and Paul Tyson. Later Wednesday, Tua Tagovailoa posted a tweet stating “Decisions, decisions” with a thinking emoji.