The Alabama Crimson Tide football program picked up a commitment from 2025 four-star outside linebacker Dawson Merritt on Wednesday. The Kansas native chose the Crimson Tide over Nebraska.
Merritt took official visits to both Alabama and Nebraska in the month of June. He was a priority target for both programs and the Crimson Tide won out for the blue-chip recruit.
Merritt plays for Blue Valley High School in Overland Park, Kansas. He is listed at 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds. At Alabama, Merritt will play the WOLF position. Under Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack, this is a position designed for a hybrid linebacker. Meaning Merritt can be used as both a linebacker and edge rusher for the Crimson Tide.
As a junior, Merritt recorded 83 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and seven sacks. He will likely be used in a multitude of ways once he arrives on campus in Tuscaloosa. Merritt is one of the more versatile linebackers in the ’25 recruiting class, much less in Alabama’s recruiting class.
Merritt is the sixth linebacker to commit to the Crimson Tide as a part of the ’25 recruiting class. He joins fellow linebacker commits Luke Metz, Darrell “Duke” Johnson, Jaedon Harmon, Abduall Sanders, and Myles Johnson.
BREAKING: Four-Star LB Dawson Merritt has Committed to Alabama, he tells me for @on3recruits
The 6’3 220 LB from Overland Park, KS chose the Crimson Tide over Nebraska
One of the Top LBs in the ‘25 Class
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— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 26, 2024
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