While Alabama fans are used to five-star athletes coming into the program and leaving as top rated draft prospects, the Tide have seen their fair share of misses. Simple statistics tell us that not every highly rated recruit is going to make it to the NFL, and some don't even make it in college. Here is a list of Alabama's biggest recruiting flops since 2000.
Star Jackson
Star Jackson was a four-star and ninth rated pro-style quarterback in the 2008 recruiting class, according to 247Sports. Part of a culture changing recruiting class at Alabama, Jackson came in alongside players like Julio Jones, Marcel Dareus and Mark Ingram. Scouts all across the country were in awe of Jackson's tall pocket presence and bullet like passes, and the quarterback picked up offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Minnesota, Pittsburgh and UCF.