Five-Star OT Kadyn Proctor flips to Alabama

Five-star offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor of Des Moines (IA) flipped his commitment from Iowa to Alabama Tuesday afternoon.

The 6-foot-8, 340 pounder had been committed to the Hawkeyes since June.

Proctor on why he chose Alabama

“The opportunity to come in and start for a national championship contender definitely raises some attention to me,” Proctor said. “I have always had a great time down there, and always kept Alabama in my back pocket. And then I went down there and I felt like it was the place for me to go truly in my heart. There was nothing wrong with Iowa. I just felt like I was settling for the comfortability and I was settling for knowing a lot of people there. But this isn’t about the people that I know, it’s about the people that I meet, and the opportunity that I take to go down there and be the best version of myself. I have great relationships with the players and staff and I want to work hard to earn what I get.”

Relationships with coaching staff

“I am closest to coach Roach and coach Wolf,” Proctor said. “They coach the trenches and building the relationship with those guys helped my decision be a little easier. They have expressed how much they want me to be apart of their team and how much they would love to get to work with me and grow me as a player and a man. I feel like with them I can be the most successful that I could ever be playing college football.”

Thoughts and expectations for Alabama’s ‘23 Class

“I expect all of us to grow and to learn. Hopefully a lot of us get to play and get a feel for the fast paced games we will be playing in. But as far as the loaded class, we have some crazy good athletes and adding that superpower to the greatest coach of all time is dangerous. And I’m ready for it all. Not just ready for it all, we strive to come for it all.”

Proctor ranks as the No. 12 player in the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that accounts for all four major recruiting sites. He also tabs in as the No. 2 offensive tackle and the No. 1 player in the state of Iowa.