Alabama didn’t sign a quarterback in its 2018 class. It did, however, accept a preferred walk-on commitment from Spain Park (Ala.) signal caller Braxton Barker.

?The son of former UA quarterback Jay Barker, Braxton took an unofficial visit to Tuscaloosa the weekend prior to National Signing Day before making his decision.

“It’s awesome being able to fulfill a childhood dream of mine of playing at the next level,” Barker told BamaOnLine. “Especially being at Alabama where my dad played, it’s pretty awesome. Just following in his footsteps … both my parents went there, my brother is there now, and possibly my sister and younger brother could end up there. Just being where they were and going to the place I grew up watching is pretty cool.”

The Tide legacy’s trip to the Capstone was all he needed to see to make his choice.

“After talking to all the coaches and sitting down with Coach (Nick) Saban, Coach (Brent) Key, and Coach (Dan) Enos, the new quarterback coach, it seemed like that was the best choice to make,” Barker said. “It was pretty clear after the visit that that’s what I wanted to do. They said that I’ll have a good chance to come in and get reps just because of the numbers they have right now.”

Barker gave his thoughts on Alabama’s new assistant in Dan Enos.

“He was awesome,” Barker said. “We talked about the game a lot. He’s definitely really knowledgable. He was really good at Arkansas. He played at Michigan State. He played the position of quarterback and has coached it for a long time, so I know he knows a lot. Some of the different stuff he was talking about, the drills he was talking about, seemed really cool to me. He’s someone I think would be a really good coach for me.”