The recruiting race for the Class of 2026 is already heating up — not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2026 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled — they're entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Alabama using data from 247Sports. Players are ranked by the 247Sports Composite ranking. Here's the players from Alabama set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
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1 / 20#20. Monroe Partin (LB)
- National rank: #612 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #45
- College: Wake Forest
- Offers: Wake Forest, USF, Air Force, Cornell, Jacksonville State
- High school: Bayside Academy (Daphne, AL)
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2 / 20#19. Keenan Britt (LB)
- National rank: #555 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #40
- College: South Carolina
- Offers: South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, USF
- High school: Oxford (Oxford, AL)
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3 / 20#18. Viliami Moala (DL)
- National rank: #505 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #59
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State, BYU
- High school: Thompson (Alabaster, AL)
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4 / 20#17. KJ Johnson (CB)
- National rank: #462 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #36
- College: South Carolina
- Offers: South Carolina, Mississippi State, West Virginia, Alabama State, Appalachian State
- High school: Woodlawn (Birmingham, AL)
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5 / 20#16. Kamhariyan Johnson (Edge)
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6 / 20#15. Corey Barber (WR)
- National rank: #275 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #43
- College: Ole Miss
- Offers: Ole Miss, Alabama, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn
- High school: Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, AL)
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7 / 20#14. JJ Bush (LB)
- National rank: #272 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #17
- College: Missouri
- Offers: Missouri, Arkansas, LSU, Alabama A&M, Alabama State
- High school: Theodore (Theodore, AL)
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8 / 20#13. Shadarius Toodle (LB)
- National rank: #253 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #14
- College: Auburn
- Offers: Auburn, Michigan, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Arkansas
- High school: Cottage Hill Christian Academy (Mobile, AL)
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9 / 20#12. Emanuel Ruffin (DL)
- National rank: #197 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #26
- College: not committed
- Offers: Missouri, Colorado, Alabama, LSU, Ohio State
- High school: Bessemer City (Bessemer, AL)
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10 / 20#11. Dylan Purter (CB)
- National rank: #192 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #22
- College: LSU
- Offers: LSU, Tulane, Arkansas, Auburn, Duke
- High school: Booker T. Washington (Tuskegee, AL)
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11 / 20#10. Marquez Daniel (WR)
- National rank: #191 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #30
- College: Florida
- Offers: Florida, Auburn, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Arkansas
- High school: Booker T. Washington (Tuskegee, AL)
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12 / 20#9. Vodney Cleveland (DL)
- National rank: #165 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #21
- College: Texas
- Offers: Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Auburn
- High school: Parker (Birmingham, AL)
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13 / 20#8. Keeyun Chapman (WR)
- National rank: #133 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #17
- College: North Carolina
- Offers: North Carolina, Florida State, Appalachian State, Arkansas, Colorado
- High school: Jackson (Jackson, AL)
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14 / 20#7. Hezekiah Harris (Edge)
- National rank: #101 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #13
- College: Tennessee
- Offers: Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, Alabama, Arkansas
- High school: Jemison (Huntsville, AL)
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15 / 20#6. Jaquez Wilkes (Edge)
- National rank: #94 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #12
- College: Auburn
- Offers: Auburn, Texas A&M, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida
- High school: Wadley (Wadley, AL)
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16 / 20#5. Landon Duckworth (QB)
- National rank: #83 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #7
- College: South Carolina
- Offers: South Carolina, LSU, Auburn, Alabama State, Appalachian State
- High school: Jackson (Jackson, AL)
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17 / 20#4. Zyan Gibson (CB)
- National rank: #64 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #7
- College: Alabama
- Offers: Alabama, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Auburn
- High school: Gadsden City (Gadsden, AL)
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18 / 20#3. Ezavier Crowell (RB)
- National rank: #37 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #2
- College: Alabama
- Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Texas, Georgia, Appalachian State
- High school: Jackson (Jackson, AL)
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19 / 20#2. Cederian Morgan (WR)
- National rank: #23 (5 stars)
- Position rank: #3
- College: Alabama
- Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Colorado
- High school: Benjamin Russell (Alexander City, AL)
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