Alabama football stopped both 2026 Florida defensive lineman Brian Harris and 2026 Ohio defensive lineman Jamir Perez in their tracks.
Both Harris and Perez had official visits set, with commitment dates unscheduled but ideally coming before or in the early stages of their senior high school seasons.
To the Crimson Tide, that didn’t matter. Both Harris and Perez see Alabama as a program that still holds the power to potentially change a recruitment, as the Crimson Tide tries to secure a larger defensive line class in 2026 to start developing that next wave of talent up front.
“Their name alone speaks for itself,” Harris told The Tuscaloosa News. “The weight it holds is a big thing… Not even D-linemen. People in general that they produced over the decades, it speaks for itself. It speaks volumes. Everybody in the nation knows exactly what Bama is all about.”
Brian Harris: ‘You can’t go wrong’ with Alabama football
On paper, Harris checks all the boxes for Alabama.
A 6-foot-4, 290-pound interior defensive lineman, Harris describes himself as versatile, physical and fast off the ball, saying there are “not a lot of people like me.” It was enough for teams like Oklahoma, Auburn, Michigan, Penn State, West Virginia and South Carolina to extend offers to the No. 519 player in the country, per 247Sports’ composite rankings.
Alabama was not too far behind, Harris said, first reaching out shortly after the Wolverines’ mid-March offer. But the Crimson Tide moved quickly, securing Harris for an A-Day visit.
While in Tuscaloosa, Harris said Alabama defensive line coach Freddie Roach described the state of his room as “pretty solid,” but one that is always looking for more talent, more talent like Harris.
Harris plans to take an Alabama official visit, a chance he couldn’t pass up with a…
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