4-star QB Eli Holstein signs with Alabama

Zachary (La.) four-star quarterback Eli Holstein has signed with Alabama.

He originally committed to Texas A&M on June 25, 2021 and stayed with the Aggies for nearly 10 months before decomitting on March 18. He later joined the Crimson Tide recruiting class on May 24 in a somewhat shocking decision as Arch Manning was still uncommitted at the time and considering Alabama.

But the Crimson Tide were always planning on taking two quarterbacks and landed Snellville (Ga.) Brookwood four-star quarterback Dylan Lonergan in July.

Holstein is the No. 69 overall recruit and No. 8 quarterback in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $355k. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Eli Holstein Scouting Summary

Productive passer with a well-rounded skill set. Physically developed and filled out, checking in at 6-foot-3.5 and around 225 pounds with a 10-inch hand. Shows a good arm in camp settings and on Friday nights. Excels in the short and intermediate passing game. Able to quickly read defenders’ leverage and deliver accurate passes. Strong in the RPO game. Well-schooled and capable of going through multiple progressions.. Tests as a very strong athlete in the combine setting. Grew around two inches over the course of his junior year. Plays for a top high school program in Louisiana and helped his team to a state title as a junior. Productive and efficient over the course of the season, though his efficiency dipped a bit in the playoffs. Showed the ability to pick up yards with his legs on scrambles and broken plays. Can continue improving on his deep ball and vertical passing. Also has room to improve mechanically – notably his posture and lower body flexibility within his throwing motion.