T.D. Moton Commits to Mississippi State 4 Days After Decommitting from Alabama

The wild recruiting journey for T.D. Moton has come full circle, with the 3-star defensive tackle reaffirming a pledge he originally made more than 14 months ago.

Moton took to Twitter on Monday to announce he plans to sign with Mississippi State, the school he first committed to in November 2013 only to later back off that pledge and switch his allegiance to Alabama.

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Got off the Phone with Coach Dan Mullen I will be signing to Mississippi State Feb.4 Thank everyone for everything. #HailState #Dawgs

— TD Moton (@__moton) January 26, 2015"

The 6'2.5", 310-pound native of Shreveport, Louisiana, is rated by 247Sports as the No. 469 player in the 2015 recruiting class and the 28th-best defensive tackle. He's ranked 22nd overall in the state of Louisiana. Moton committed to Alabama in June while attending a camp at the school, but on Jan. 22, he changed his mind and reopened his recruitment.

This came six days after making an official visit to Mississippi State and the day before taking a trip to Missouri. He has another visit scheduled this weekend to Miami (Florida), but it's uncertain if he still plans to take that visit.

Moton's stock has been on a rapid decline since he originally committed to the Bulldogs. At the time, he was rated No. 97 overall and had 4-star status. He had remained at four stars until Jan. 19, when 247Sports dropped him to three stars and lowered his overall ranking from 293rd to 469th.

Despite going from MSU's top-rated pledge back in November 2013 to its 11th among 28 commitments or enrollees in the 2015 recruiting class, his value is still there. He is the only defensive tackle in the class, and with Kaleb Eulls graduating, the Bulldogs have an opening to fill on the interior of their defensive line.

Alabama, now with 26 commits (including seven already in school), still has 5-star defensive tackle Daron Payne lined up to sign, while 3-star junior college transfer Jonathan Taylor has been on campus since Jan. 7.

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