Alabama signee Keelon Russell named Gatorade National Player of the Year

The Alabama signee receives yet another honor.

The accolades continued to roll in for Alabama Crimson Tide signee Keelon Russell on Wednesday morning, as the five-star quarterback was named the 2024 Gatorade National Player of the Year for high school football.

An official announcement was made on social media Wednesday morning, which included a video of former Alabama and current Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs presenting the award to Russell after a practice at Duncanville High School in Texas.

At Duncanville, Russell has led the Panthers to an undefeated record as one of the nation’s top high school teams, while also posting a truly phenomenal stat line.

Across 13 games, Russell is currently completing 69.6% of passes for a total of 3,874 passing yards with a 53:4 TD:INT ratio. Russell has also rushed for 255 yards and two touchdowns on 27 attempts over that span.

The five-star is the headline name in Alabama’s 2025 signing class, ranked as the nation’s No. 2 player according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.