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Recruiting rewind: New offers continue to roll in for Alabama

KJ Lacey. Photo | Rivals
KJ Lacey. Photo | Rivals (Caleb Jones | AuburnSports.com)

National Signing Day has come and gone, and with the passing of that date comes the official end of the 2023 recruiting cycle. It was a highly successful period for Alabama as it landed the top recruiting class in the nation. However, the Crimson Tide isn’t slowing down.

New offers don’t stop

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Alabama has extended offers to a large number of players in recent weeks. Here’s a look at who has received interest from the Crimson Tide.

2024

Selman Bridges, defensive back, Lake Belton (Texas)

Terry Bussey, athlete, Timpson (Texas)

Christian Clark, athlete, Mountain Pointe (Arizona)

Weston Davis, offensive lineman, Beaumont (Texas)

Marques Easley, offensive lineman, Kankakee (Illinois)

Jakob Gude, defensive back, Langston Hughes (Georgia)

Cayden Jones, linebacker, Christ School (North Carolina)

Lawal McCray, defensive lineman, Mainland (Florida)

Caleb Moore, defensive lineman, Oak Grove (Mississippi)

Air Noland, quarterback, Langston Hughes (Georgia)

JuJu Pope, athlete, South Panola (Mississippi)

Jordan Ross, defensive end, Vestavia Hills (Alabama)

Bradley Shaw, linebacker, Hoover (Alabama)

Devin Smith, linebacker, Brunswick (Georgia)

Tyanthony Smith, linebacker, Jasper (Texas)

2025

KJ Lacey, quarterback, Saraland (Alabama)

Eli Owens, tight end, Alcoa (Tennessee)

DJ Sanders, defensive lineman, Bellville (Texas)

Jared Smith, defensive end, Spain Park (Alabama)

2026

Jonah Winston, athlete, Hoover (Alabama)

Plenty of the offers on this list are to players from within the state, including a duo from the prestigious Hoover Buccaneers program. Alabama hosted its second Junior Day on Jan. 28, and offered Gude, Noland and Easley.

PWOs join roster

More in-state talent has come to the Crimson Tide football roster by way of new preferred walk-on additions.

Athlete Sawyer Deerman is a familiar name to the Tuscaloosa high school scene, as he played at County High after a stint at American Christian. Linebacker Braylon Chatman played at Hewitt-Trussville and was offered by Charleston. Antonio Ross, a defensive back from Alexandria, Ala., elected to come to Alabama over offers from UAB and others. Billy Roby, a Huntsville High (Alabama) product, will be an offensive lineman. Mountain Brook’s Reed Harradine is one of two special teamers, with the other being a Texas native in Brock O’Quinn. Gulf Shores native J.R. Gardner joins the squad at tailback, and Excel’s Kolby Peavy rounds out the group as a defensive back.

Looking back on the 2023 class

The Alabama 2023 class ended up as the best in the land, and is now officially set in stone. Here are some of the highlights

— Five five-stars and 21 four-stars headline the class.

— Late flips of Desmond Ricks and Kadyn Proctor shocked the recruiting world and finished out the Crimson Tide’s efforts on an emphatic note. Those two are a couple of potential instant-impact signings. Other marquee names in the class include, but are not limited to, Keon Keeley, Caleb Downs and Yhonzae Pierre. Pierre, Ryqueze McElderry and Wilkin Formby comprise some of the in-state talent that will take the field in crimson and white next season and beyond.

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