Four-star athlete Maleik Gray is the 55th ranked player in the class of 2017 and is considered the second-best athlete in the class and third-best player in the state of Tennessee. He named his top three schools and they are not your average, middle-of-the-road Group of Five schools.
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Top 3 in order 4 Maleik Gray: 1 #FSU 2. #Vols 3. #Bama. Tide surging some. More updates: https://t.co/mAlstxGC1w @CNee247 @RyanCallahan247
— Barton Simmons (@bartonsimmons) May 7, 2016
The 6'1", 195-pound product out of LaVerne, Tennessee is believed to be favoring Florida State, but did have a nice visit with Alabama this weekend.
https://twitter.com/AndrewJBone/status/726970144489103362
Had a great convo with coach Saban.... #RollTide
— Maleik Gray (@GrayMaleik) April 22, 2016
All it takes is one good visit from Saban to change a recruit's mind so that should definitely be something to keep an eye on. Butch Jones can recruit with the best of them though and has been known to keep talent in-state so this recruiting battle could be heating up.
[h/t Saturday Down South]