2026 Recruiting

[Jack Bourbon]

Looking like the new staff can recruit.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

Looking like the new staff can recruit.

They did an awesome job of keeping most of the 2025 class together with the onslaught of NIL and transfers madness last year. Bama finished Top 3 despite all the changes from Saban's departure to new coaching staff. I expect this staff under Deboer to continue to recruit and evaluate at a high level.

 

[TiderJack]

This is no surprise but we made 5* athlete Brandon Arrington's top 6. He is very high on us and has made the comment that he likes how many Cali kids we have in our secondary now. His 10.3 100 meter time is incredible.

Brandon Arrington, nation's No. 1 athlete and sprint champion, cuts list to 6

Mount Miguel (California) five-star athlete Brandon Arrington is rated the nation's No. 8 overall prospect and No. 1 athlete in the class of 2026. Unsurprisingl

www.si.com

Brandon announced five OV's and we are one of them. He did not include UGA who was on his top six list.

Brandon Arrington, nation's No. 1 athlete and sprint champion, announces 5 official visits

It's been a busy week on the recruiting trail for Mount Miguel (California) five-star athlete Brandon Arrington. The nation's No. 8 overall prospect and No. 1 a

www.si.com

 

[TiderJack]

Here is an On3 article about our TE targets with comments about Bama for each.

MSN

 

[day-day]

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Brandon announced five OV's and we are one of them. He did not include UGA who was on his top six list.

Brandon Arrington, nation's No. 1 athlete and sprint champion, announces 5 official visits

It's been a busy week on the recruiting trail for Mount Miguel (California) five-star athlete Brandon Arrington. The nation's No. 8 overall prospect and No. 1 a

www.si.com

Arrington looks like he would be a huge get and it is good to be on his list. The Bama staff has done good job in California.

It is so far out, especially under today's rules-not-rules, that I don't know why I try to keep up...

 

[TiderJack]

5* WR Tristen Keys committed to LSWho and we were pursuing him hard. They have ramped up their NIL program and are going to get a lot of good players.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

5* WR Tristen Keys committed to LSWho and we were pursuing him hard. They have ramped up their NIL program and are going to get a lot of good players.

Hate that.

Will this be the case with Feaster as well?

 

[TiderJack]

Hate that.

Will this be the case with Feaster as well?

Quite possibly. They are going hard after him also.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Coaching is going to be the difference. If Alabama keeps putting guys in the NFL I think it could make up for the NiL differences.

 

[CrimsonTitles]

5* WR Tristen Keys committed to LSWho and we were pursuing him hard. They have ramped up their NIL program and are going to get a lot of good players.

This is a pretty big shock, actually. If he committed elsewhere, it was supposed to be Tennessee. Sounds like they swooped in with a strong offer, a la Will Wade. Wasn't really expecting a commitment till summer. Doubt they hang onto him. It's a looooong time to signing day.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

5* WR Tristen Keys committed to LSWho and we were pursuing him hard. They have ramped up their NIL program and are going to get a lot of good players.

Keys is from Mississippi; no school is safe until they sign.
Remember our Miss 5-star WR from last cycle?

 

[sanjosecrimson]

Recruiting intel on WR Cederian Morgan, LB Talanoa Ili, TE Mark Bowman as elite football players weigh options

"Loy on Morgan's recruitment: "I think, at this point, you really have two tiers and I still like Alabama above the rest. You've got Alabama, Auburn and Florida in the top tier, and Georgia, Clemson and Colorado right after that."

Morgan would be a great get from the loss of Keys and furthermore an in-state kid to boot!

 

[Jack Bourbon]

Losing the high ticket guys may not be the worst thing these days.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

This is a pretty big shock, actually. If he committed elsewhere, it was supposed to be Tennessee. Sounds like they swooped in with a strong offer, a la Will Wade. Wasn't really expecting a commitment till summer. Doubt they hang onto him. It's a looooong time to signing day.

'It's a money game now' — How LSU is using NIL to keep up in ever-evolving college football world - Yahoo Sports

 

[DzynKingRTR]

5* WR Tristen Keys committed to LSWho and we were pursuing him hard. They have ramped up their NIL program and are going to get a lot of good players.

they still have the overrated Coach Brian Killy

 

[CrimsonTitles]

'It's a money game now' — How LSU is using NIL to keep up in ever-evolving college football world - Yahoo Sports

They're still pretty far behind if they're only spending $13M. That's less than the number I heard for us, which was like $15M, and everyone says we're behind too. I guess their strategy is to make it rain on the bigger names and skimp elsewhere. I'm betting that won't work long-term.

 

[day-day]

Keys is from Mississippi; no school is safe until they sign.
Remember our Miss 5-star WR from last cycle?

Who?

 

[AlexanderFan]

Who?

I do, he ended up at Ole Miss.

 

[mfleck]

I have said it once I will say it a million times for Bama to win they better have the best coaching and development around. I do not think we will keep getting top 1 or 2 ranked classes as we did with Coach Saben

 

[sanjosecrimson]

Who?

Cunningham