Alabama Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa • AL
Recruiting context
Alabama recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Alabama commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2008 class includes 28 commits, including 24 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.96. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2008 Alabama: Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 312.58
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 85.7%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- AL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
28
Average Stars
3.96
Blue-Chip Recruits
24(86%)
Top Pipeline State
AL • 16
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2008.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
28 recruits found in 2008.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Jones | WR | 5★ | 99.9 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | Foley, AL | Foley | Retained |
| Tyler Love | OT | 5★ | 98.8 | 6'6" | 307 lbs | Birmingham, AL | Mountain Brook | Retained |
| B.J. Scott | CB | 5★ | 98.5 | 5'11" | 193 lbs | Mobile, AL | Vigor | Retained |
| Jerrell Harris | OLB | 4★ | 97.6 | 6'3" | 242 lbs | Gadsden, AL | Gadsden City | Retained |
| Mark Barron | S | 4★ | 96.7 | 6'2" | 218 lbs | Mobile, AL | St. Paul's Episcopal | Retained |
| Courtney Upshaw | OLB | 4★ | 95.0 | 6'2" | 265 lbs | Eufaula, AL | Eufaula | Retained |
| Alonzo Lawrence | CB | 4★ | 94.8 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Lucedale, MS | George County | Retained |
| Mark Ingram | RB | 4★ | 94.4 | 5'10" | 215 lbs | Flint, MI | Southwestern Commencement Academy | Retained |
| Burton Scott | ATH | 4★ | 93.1 | 5'11" | 194 lbs | Mobile, AL | Vigor | Retained |
| Barrett Jones | OG | 4★ | 93.1 | 6'5" | 311 lbs | Ridgely, TN | Evangelical Christian | Retained |
| Star Jackson | PRO | 4★ | 91.9 | 6'3" | 185 lbs | Lake Worth, FL | Lake Worth | Retained |
| Melvin Ray | WR | 4★ | 91.9 | 6'3" | 217 lbs | Tallahassee, FL | North Florida Christian | Retained |
| Kerry Murphy | DT | 4★ | 91.7 | 6'5" | 325 lbs | Hoover, AL | Hargrave Military Academy | Retained |
| Michael Williams | TE | 4★ | 91.6 | 6'6" | 269 lbs | Reform, AL | Pickens County | Retained |
| Devonta Bolton | ATH | 4★ | 91.0 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | Norcross, GA | Norcross | Retained |
| Marcell Dareus | SDE | 4★ | 91.0 | 6'4" | 306 lbs | Birmingham, AL | Huffman | Retained |
| Chris Jordan | ILB | 4★ | 90.6 | 6'3" | 240 lbs | Brentwood, TN | Brentwood Academy | Retained |
| John Michael Boswell | OT | 4★ | 90.5 | 6'6" | 290 lbs | Northport, AL | Tuscaloosa County | Retained |
| Damion Square | SDE | 4★ | 90.5 | 6'3" | 285 lbs | Houston, TX | Yates | Retained |
| Chris Jackson | RB | 4★ | 90.3 | 6'1" | 205 lbs | McDonough, GA | Henry County | Retained |
| Destin Hood | WR | 4★ | 90.0 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Mobile, AL | St. Paul's Episcopal | Retained |
| Robby Green | CB | 4★ | 90.0 | 6'0" | 181 lbs | New Orleans, LA | John Curtis | Retained |
| Dont'a Hightower | OLB | 4★ | 89.8 | 6'4" | 260 lbs | Lewisburg, TN | Marshall County | Retained |
| Brandon Lewis | SDE | 4★ | 89.7 | 6'3" | 275 lbs | Pleasant Grove, AL | Pleasant Grove | Retained |
| Jermaine Preyear | RB | 3★ | 87.9 | 5'11" | 205 lbs | Mobile, AL | WP Davidson | Retained |
| Brad Smelley | TE | 3★ | 85.7 | 6'3" | 229 lbs | Tuscaloosa, AL | American Christian | Retained |
| Wesley Neighbors | S | 3★ | 84.9 | 6'1" | 205 lbs | Huntsville, AL | Huntsville | Retained |
| Corey Smith | P | 3★ | 83.9 | 6'1" | 208 lbs | Inwood, WV | Musselman | Retained |
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