{"id":165706,"date":"2022-12-23T00:55:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T00:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/alabama-football-recruiting-four-star-cb-desmond-ricks-commits-to-crimson-tide-on-247sports\/"},"modified":"2022-12-23T00:55:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T00:55:58","slug":"alabama-football-recruiting-four-star-cb-desmond-ricks-commits-to-crimson-tide-on-247sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/alabama-football-recruiting-four-star-cb-desmond-ricks-commits-to-crimson-tide-on-247sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama football recruiting: Four-star CB Desmond Ricks commits to Crimson Tide on 247Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Desmond Ricks, a four-star cornerback from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, announced his commitment to Alabama on Thursday on 247Sports’ YouTube channel, choosing the Crimson Tide over LSU and Florida. Ricks is a 6-foot-1, 170-pounder who is ranked No. 42 overall in the Class of 2023. He was the top-ranked cornerback in the country before he announced his re-classification on Oct. 22.<\/p>\n

Ricks, who reclassified from the 2024 class, made official visits to all three of his finalists since moving into the 2023 class. You can watch the commitment live in the video below: <\/p>\n

Andrew Ivins, director of scouting for 247Sports, provided this scouting report on Ricks:<\/p>\n

“Can run — and more importantly — find the football, which is an important skill to have in an era where most offensive coordinators want to stretch the field,” Ivins wrote. “Rather battle-tested for a youngster having seen plenty of targets come his way both on Friday nights and the 7-on-7 and camp circuit.”<\/p>\n