The Alabama football team has continued its fast pace on the recruiting trail heading into the summer.

Since the commitment of four-star defensive end Jonathan Allen in late May, Alabama has added another four commitments to its list, bringing its total to 18 so far and giving it the No. 2 class, according to Rivals, and the No. 1 class, according to 247Sports.

Alabama got its next two commitments on June 8, with Maurice Smith and Parker McLeod becoming Alabama’s 15th and 16th commits of the 2013 class, respectively. Smith is a four-star cornerback prospect, while McLeod is a three-star quarterback.

Alabama added its 17th commit two days later when Leon Brown, one of the top junior college offensive tackles, committed to the Tide out of Advanced Software Analysis College. Alabama rounded out its bevy of recent commits Thursday with Cole Mazza, the No. 1 long snapper in the class.

TideSports.com’s Aaron Suttles said he thinks they were all good grabs for head coach Nick Saban, including Mazza, a two-star player who is unranked on most recruiting boards. Mazza was the first player to ever be offered a scholarship at long snapper by Saban during his stint at Alabama.

“I will never question Nick Saban,” Suttles said. “He’s got a proven track record. If he thinks that Cole’s good enough to offer a scholarship to, that’s his judgment. It’s a position that’s often overlooked until they make a mistake, and then it’s the highlighted area on the field.”

While the Tide has continued to haul in top-tier talent, it has strengthened its positions on other top recruits, as well, including Josh McNeil, Laremy Tunsil and Derrick Henry. McNeil is one of the top tight end recruits out of Durham, N.C., and Tunsil and Henry, both from Florida, are the No. 1 overall offensive tackle and athlete prospects in the class, respectively.

McNeil recently listed Alabama as his leader heading into the summer, while Tunsil listed Alabama among his top three schools, including Georgia and Florida. And while many believe Tunsil won’t leave the state of Florida, Henry has a good chance of committing to the Tide after reopening his recruitment after committing to Georgia. Many place Alabama as Henry’s leader, including Suttles. “He hasn’t come out and said it, but I would have to think that Alabama leads for him right now,” Suttles said. “Alabama’s done a good job of recruiting him, even though he committed early to Georgia in July of last year… He’s a big, physical back, and Alabama’s proven they know what to do with running backs.”

Still, where one recruit opened up his recruitment, another one closed his. Robert Nkemdiche, the No.1 defensive end prospect in the class, committed to Clemson Thursday. Despite his commitment, Suttles said he expects Alabama to put up a fight for the No.1 overall player. “I was shocked [when Nkemdiche committed,]” Suttles said. “I think it’s a long way to go. Alabama’s certainly not going to give up. They were thought to be the favorite for a long time, and there’s a long time ‘til signing day. But I’ll take the young man at his word, and his word right now is he’s committed to Clemson.”

Despite Alabama’s dominance on the recruiting trail thus far, Suttles said he would still like to see Alabama add some more positions to its class before it’s all said and done. Suttles said Alabama could use a few more offensive and defensive linemen and defensive backs. Still, Suttles said he was confident Alabama would address all its needs by the end of the recruiting process.

“I think they’ll do it before it’s over,” Suttles said. “This is a pretty good start. We’re not even officially in summer yet, and they’ve got 18 commitments, so it’s pretty good.”