“Any time you commit to a place like Alabama, you have to fit the physical build,” Parker says. The first thing you see with Anthony are his long arms. He has heavy hands in his punch and he’s pretty athletic for his size. The type of player they are getting is one who wants to be great and is committed to his craft.”
“He loves the game of football,” Parker continued. “He is very, very humble. I think they are getting a selfless player who, I can’t say this enough, wants to be the best and his goals for himself. He has drive. He also has a great demeanor for the position. His teammates can rally around him because he’s not a me guy. He’s never asked for this, but in his daily habits, he’s learning to speak up and be a leader. He’s taking on new challenges as he transitions from a young player to an upperclassman and he wants to do that.”
Blalock’s got on college radars after this past season, where he started every game as a sophomore. Kentucky, Ohio State, Texas Tech, Florida State and others offered.
“His freshman year, he sprinkled in on varsity and helped us out. That was his first taste,” Parker said. “His sophomore year, he was the full-time starter. After that year, he started to get the high-level recognition so now he needs to be elevated on every single detail of every single day. That was new for him as he realized he had to sharpen up and be at his best every day because any weaknesses that coaches or evaluators would see, he had to address those and he’s done a great job with that.”