Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide coaching staff are still getting their footing on the SEC field, but they have figured it out on the recruiting trail. DeBoer earned his first marquee commit last Winter in phenom five-star WR Ryan Williams, who was sensational as a freshman this past season.
Five-star QB Keelon Russell out of Duncanville, TX, is the next big name up for the Tide. Russell was initially a four-star SMU commit, but after committing to Alabama and a remarkable senior season, he has catapulted up to being the No. 2 overall player in the 2025 recruiting class. As a senior, Russell completed 69.4% of his passes for 4,177 yards and 55 TDs to just 4 INTs in the highest level of Texas football.
Russell was recognized as the Gatorade National Player of the Year earlier in the week, but the accolades didn’t stop there, as he was also named the Maxwell National High School Player of the Year on Friday.
It seems more likely than not that Jalen Milroe will be headed to the NFL after the season, leaving the Tide with a loaded QB room of Russell, Ty Simpson and Austin Mack. However, your guess is as good as mine as to who will be QB1 when the Tide open up their 2025 season at Florida State.
Maxwell National High School Player of the Year 🏆
Congratulations, @Pres1dential pic.twitter.com/WWYcfC6789
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) December 20, 2024
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