Alabama Adds Long Snapper, Carter Short, to 2021 Recruiting Class

Hoover product and Yellow Hammer State native stays at home and decides to roll with the Crimson Tide

The University of Alabama football landed a commitment from Hoover High School long snapper, Carter Short, on Tuesday morning. 

Short will join the 2021 recruiting class as a preferred walk-on. Kohl's Snapping Camps rank him as the No. 13 long snapper in the country. His lone scholarship offer was from Troy. The Hoover product also plays baseball for the Buccaneers as well. 

He is set to participate in the 2021 Army All-American Game in San Antonio, Texas next January. 

Crimson Tide senior Thomas Fletcher has been the team's starter at the position for the last three seasons and with his eligibility expiring after the upcoming campaign, the Alabama coaching staff had to reload on the recruiting trail. 

The Yellow Hammer State native is the younger brother of Connor Short, who was an infielder for the Crimson Tide baseball team from 2015-2018. 

Alabama's 2021 recruiting class currently includes offensive lineman Tommy and James Brockermeyer, Terrence Ferguson, JC Latham, wide receivers Agiye Hall, Jacorey Brooks, and Christian Leary, defensive tackles Anquin Barnes and Damon Payne, linebackers Ian Jackson, Deontae Lawson, and Kendrick Blackshire, defensive end Dallas Turner, and defensive backs Devonta Smith, Kaine Williams, and Kardarius Calloway.