{"id":825811,"date":"2026-07-26T23:16:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T23:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/825811\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T23:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T23:16:48","slug":"alabamas-pipeline-to-the-nfl-leads-to-2028-4-star-lb-tysir-youngs-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/825811\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama’s pipeline to the NFL leads to 2028 4-star LB Tysir Young’s commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alabama<\/a> has added another blue-chip defender to its future.<\/p>\n

Four-star linebacker Tysir Young<\/a> of Middletown<\/a> (Del.) was offered by the Crimson Tide in March, and four months later, he has committed to Kalen DeBoer<\/a> over Miami<\/a>, Oregon<\/a>, Georgia<\/a>, Ohio State<\/a> and Rutgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Young first visited Tuscaloosa in March, when he received his Alabama offer during his first trip to campus.<\/p>\n

The visit immediately felt different.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I walked in, it was so different than the other schools I\u2019d been to,\u201d Young told Rivals. \u201cI had an idea Alabama could be my school this soon, but it was a great feeling, then the way they recruited me kept them high on my list.\u201d<\/p>\n

[ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ]<\/a><\/p>\n

Linebackers coach Chuck Morrell<\/a> led the charge. No relationship proved more important. <\/p>\n

The two stayed in constant communication after Young\u2019s visit, and that consistency ultimately separated Alabama from the rest of the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Chuck stayed in contact with me every few days. We always had great conversations. He made me feel like I was a top priority. He checked on me mentally, checked on my family and it wasn\u2019t just football. I could tell he had a great plan for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the time I visited, he made me feel important. Nobody recruited me the way that he did. We have a great relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach Morrell played a big role in this commitment, but Alabama\u2019s tradition of producing elite linebackers also played a major role.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve got a pipeline of putting linebackers in the NFL,\u201d Young said. \u201cCoach Chuck talked to me a lot about Jihaad Campbell<\/a> because he thinks our games compare. Their development was another big thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Young originally planned to wait another year before making his college decision.<\/p>\n

Instead, Alabama\u2019s relentless pursuit convinced him there was no reason to delay.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t planning on committing until around this time next year. But the Alabama visit and how they have recruited me made it happen sooner. There was really no point in waiting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always wanted to make sure I had a great relationship with my coaches. It wasn\u2019t about the big stadiums or the nice facilities. I wanted to know the coaching staff. I have that with Alabama.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-2, 215-pounder ranks No. 109 in the 2028 Rivals Industry Ranking<\/a>, and after making the decision this weekend, he finalized his decision and called the Alabama staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody was excited,\u201d Young said. \u201cMost of them were more excited than I was. That\u2019s how I know I\u2019m going to thrive there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alabama has added another blue-chip defender to its future. Four-star linebacker Tysir Young of Middletown (Del.) was offered…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":825812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,19455,398975,593,85,398976],"class_list":["post-825811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-de","tag-middletown-cavaliers-middletown","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-tysir-young-28-middletown"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}