LT Overton is impressed with what he has seen from Michael Carroll through one week of spring practice.
Carroll signed with Alabama in December as a five-star recruit out of IMG Academy. He enrolled as an early enrollee, and the freshman got his first taste of a week of practice on last week.
Overton feels the future is bright for the former five-star.
“I haven’t went up against him, but just watching him on film, he’s going to be a hell of a player for sure,” Overton said. “His footwork as a freshman, it’s just crazy being able to see it. He does have a lot to work on…It’s a whole other ball game coming out of high school, being able to handle a lot of kids to be going against grown men now. It’s all about technicality.”
Carroll is listed at 6-foot-6 and 315 pounds in the Tide’s spring roster. He is working at guard and tackle this spring, per Jalen DeBoer.
“You don’t want to, especially for a young guy. There’s a lot of bullets flying. You don’t want to make it harder than it needs to be for him,” DeBoer said. “You try to keep him in the same position for multiple practices. But also that flexibility for a guy like Michael does exist, and he does have that frame where he could play some tackle, even though, like you said, he probably down the road, end game, probably more of a guard, but. But that’s what I love about some of the guys. They’re athletes. They are versatile. They can play maybe not all five spots because that gets a little confusing. But you can play right side or you can play left side or you can play right tackle, left tackle or right guard, left guard, interior guys, really, you try to learn center as well.”
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Justin Smith is the Director of Recruiting for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via @Jdsmith31Smith
