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 2009 class includes 20 commits, including 16 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 4.00. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2009 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
- 245.04
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 80.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- AL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
20
Average Stars
4.00
Blue-Chip Recruits
16(80%)
Top Pipeline State
AL • 7
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2009.
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
20 recruits found in 2009.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Richardson | RB | 5★ | 99.7 | 5'11" | 224 lbs | Pensacola, FL | Escambia | Retained |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | CB | 5★ | 99.2 | 6'3" | 192 lbs | Gadsden, AL | Gadsden City | Retained |
| Nico Johnson | ILB | 5★ | 99.1 | 6'3" | 245 lbs | Andalusia, AL | Andalusia | Retained |
| D.J. Fluker | OT | 5★ | 98.5 | 6'6" | 335 lbs | Foley, AL | Foley | Retained |
| AJ McCarron | PRO | 4★ | 95.9 | 6'4" | 189 lbs | Mobile, AL | St. Paul's Episcopal | Retained |
| Tana Patrick | ILB | 4★ | 95.9 | 6'3" | 236 lbs | Stevenson, AL | North Jackson | Retained |
| Kendall Kelly | WR | 4★ | 94.2 | 6'3" | 214 lbs | Gadsden, AL | Gadsden City | Retained |
| Eddie Lacy | RB | 4★ | 94.0 | 6'0" | 220 lbs | Geismar, LA | Dutchtown | Retained |
| Rod Woodson | S | 4★ | 92.0 | 5'11" | 200 lbs | Olive Branch, MS | Olive Branch | Retained |
| Michael Bowman | WR | 4★ | 91.8 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | Rossville, GA | Ridgeland | Retained |
| Petey Smith | ILB | 4★ | 91.5 | 6'1" | 250 lbs | Seffner, FL | Armwood | Retained |
| Darrington Sentimore | DT | 4★ | 91.4 | 6'3" | 265 lbs | Destrehan, LA | Destrehan | Retained |
| Kevin Norwood | WR | 4★ | 91.1 | 6'2" | 193 lbs | Biloxi, MS | D'Iberville | Retained |
| Brandon Moore | DT | 4★ | 90.7 | 6'5" | 305 lbs | Montgomery, AL | Carver | Retained |
| Quinton Dial | DT | 4★ | 89.7 | 6'5" | 310 lbs | Scooba, MS | Clay-Chalkville | Retained |
| Kenny Bell | WR | 4★ | 89.6 | 6'1" | 175 lbs | Rayville, LA | Rayville | Retained |
| Chris Bonds | SDE | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'4" | 269 lbs | Columbia, SC | Richland Northeast | Retained |
| Jonathan Atchison | OLB | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'3" | 240 lbs | Atlanta, GA | Douglass | Retained |
| Darius McKeller | OT | 3★ | 87.1 | 6'6" | 280 lbs | Jonesboro, GA | Jonesboro | Retained |
| Mike Marrow | FB | 3★ | 86.7 | 6'2" | 235 lbs | Toledo, OH | Central Catholic | Retained |
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