Quinn Ewers was named the No. 1 quarterback by 247Sports earlier this week in the initial Top247 rollout for the class of 2022.

The Crimson Tide is one of the schools in the mix for the Southlake (Texas) Southlake Carroll signal caller after hosting Ewers on a visit during the Tennessee game last October.

“The campus was probably one of my favorite campuses that I’ve seen so far,” Ewers told BamaOnLine. “Seeing how they do things and what their priorities are with their players, it was an awesome experience. Got to tour pretty much everything, the weight room, the facilities. Coach (Nick) Saban is a really cool guy, and obviously they’re a very prestigious University and they have a lot of success in sports.”

As as a sophomore, Ewers passed for nearly 4,000 yards and 45 touchdowns to just three interceptions. He also carried the ball 84 times for 583 yards and nine scores for the Dragons. The Tide staff has seen enough from the elite passer to offer a scholarship.

“They were basically saying that they liked how accurate I was and how my passer rating was really good, stuff like that,” Ewers said. “They really enjoyed my film I guess.”

The conversation with Nick Saban during his October visit to Tuscaloosa wasn’t one Ewers will soon forget.

“Being able to talk to him …a whole bunch of people wish they could talk to him, and I had the opportunity to just sit down and have a conversation with Coach Saban himself,” Ewers said. “He’s been there a while and he knows what to do. He knows how college football works. It’s just a humbling experience to get to talk to him.”

Ewers has taken notice of the caliber of quarterback the Tide has landed in recent recruiting cycles, not to mention former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy being a product of Southlake Carroll.

“They always get the best of the best athletes on the perimeter and the inside,” Ewers said. “You know you’re always going to have the top guys in your class in your class, the class ahead, and the class below. You’re always going to be surrounded by athletes and guys that can block for you, which is a pretty good thing.”

Ewers plans to return to the Capstone in the future and continues to have high interest in the Tide.

“How prestigious of a football team they are,” Ewers said of why he could see himself choosing UA. “Coach Saban and Coach Sark, just how smart those guys are. They know how to develop quarterbacks. So that’s one of the biggest things I look for — development.”

The 6-foot-3, 195-pound Ewers is rated the No. 2 overall prospect in the nation.

Other programs in the mix include Auburn, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas, among others.

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