re: Class of 2018 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: So Long Old Friend Edition

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Alabama has added the fourth commitment to its 2019 class as four-star linebacker King Mwikuta gave a verbal pledge to the Crimson Tide on Friday morning, his birthday.

The Lagrange (Ga.) Troup County product tweeted a list of finalists last Sunday that included Florida State, Georgia, and Miami. Ultimately, however, Alabama won out despite not being listed in the group.

“I just like the school and who they are,” Mwikuta told BamaOnLine of the Tide. “It doesn’t get no better than to be coached by Coach (Nick) Saban. I like Coach Tosh (Lupoi) and Coach (Derrick) Ansley over there, too. Coach Tosh is just cool, man. He reminds me of my head coach. Coach Ansley tells you how it is and what it’s going to be. He doesn’t sugarcoat it. He’s like Coach Saban.”

Mwikuta has visited Tuscaloosa several times over the course of the last year. He plans to return to campus on Saturday.

Having been around the staff on a number of occasions, Mwikuta talked about his impressions of Saban.

“Coach Saban, what isn’t there to like about him?” he said. “From how focused he is in what he has to do that day, in that moment, and at the time of the day. There’s just something about him. I can’t explain it.”

At 6-foot-4, 232 pounds, Mwikuta is rated the No. 6 outside linebacker and the No. 70 overall player in the country, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite. Ansley is the primary recruiter on record.

The commitment gives UA the No. 5 class in the country, per the 247Sports Team Rankings.

The Tide was the heavy Crystal Ball favorite at the time of Mwikuta’s commitment.

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This article says he is the 70th ranked player in the Composite, but his profile page has him at #58.