TUSCALOOSA, AL - APRIL 18: Blake Barnett #6 of the Crimson team drops back to pass against the White team during the University of Alabama A Day spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on April 18, 2015 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Alabama QB fighting for starting gig receives about the highest praise he could get

He's got some living up to do.

Alabama's Blake Barnett came to the Crimson Tide as a five-star recruit with a big arm.

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While discussing the 6'5", 200-pound quarterback's standing with the Tide, former quarterback Walter Lewis couldn't help but dish out some of the highest praise the redshirt gunslinger could ever hope to receive:

Barnett is fully entrenched in a quarterback battle with Cooper Bateman, David Cornwell and Jalen Hurts.