Alabama offers Birmingham sophomore defensive back: “I’ve been waiting so long for this moment”

CJ Craig-James added major offers from Alabama, LSU, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio State, Oregon, Ole Miss and Texas A&M in a little over 24 hours.

Craig-James is a product of Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama. His offer list now is well over 20 Division I offers, with previous offers from Florida, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, and others.

The 2028 prospect attributes some of his recent recruiting success to the exposure he has created for himself with his play as of late. Florida,  Mississippi State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina and others are slated to host the Parker product in the spring. Alabama, Oregon, Ole Miss, Ohio State, and Miami have now been added as possible visiting options for him, following his recent recruiting surge.

Gaining an offer from the Crimson Tide marked a major moment in the Birmingham product’s recruitment.

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“When I got the call about the Alabama offer, I almost cried in my room,” Craig-James said. “I was so happy, man. I’ve been waiting so long for this moment. This has been my dream school since I was a little boy. I’m so excited I got the offer from Alabama.”

At 6-foot-3, James is a long safety who hovers around the backend of the Parker defense with great anticipation skills and impressive closing speed on the football field. He is known as a physical defensive back, and he wants there to be no doubt about his speed going forward.

“Everyone knows I’m a headhunter, but I want to show that I really got speed,” Craig-James told Touchdown Alabama. “So, a few pick sixes should fix that.”

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