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 2017 class includes 25 commits, including 22 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 4.08. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 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
- 360.46
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 88.0%
- Top Position
- Linebacker
- Top Pipeline
- AL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
25
Average Stars
4.08
Blue-Chip Recruits
22(88%)
Top Pipeline State
AL • 7
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
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
25 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najee Harris | RB | 5★ | 99.8 | 6'3" | 226 lbs | Antioch, CA | Antioch | Retained |
| Alex Leatherwood | OT | 5★ | 99.8 | 6'6" | 327 lbs | Pensacola, FL | Booker T. Washington | Retained |
| Dylan Moses | OLB | 5★ | 99.2 | 6'3" | 235 lbs | Alexandria, LA | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Jerry Jeudy | WR | 5★ | 98.8 | 6'1" | 177 lbs | Pompano Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach | Retained |
| LaBryan Ray | SDE | 5★ | 98.7 | 6'4" | 260 lbs | Madison, AL | James Clemens | Retained |
| Tua Tagovailoa | DUAL | 5★ | 98.4 | 6'1" | 212 lbs | Honolulu, HI | St. Louis | Retained |
| Jedrick Wills | OT | 4★ | 98.3 | 6'5" | 318 lbs | Lexington, KY | Lafayette | Retained |
| Xavier McKinney | S | 4★ | 97.2 | 6'1" | 192 lbs | Roswell, GA | Roswell | Retained |
| DeVonta Smith | WR | 4★ | 97.2 | 6'1" | 160 lbs | Amite, LA | Amite | Retained |
| Henry Ruggs III | WR | 4★ | 96.4 | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Montgomery, AL | Percy L. Julian | Retained |
| VanDarius Cowan | OLB | 4★ | 96.3 | 6'4" | 226 lbs | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Palm Beach Gardens | Retained |
| Tyrell Shavers | WR | 4★ | 95.9 | 6'6" | 196 lbs | Lewisville, TX | Lewisville | Retained |
| Jarez Parks | WDE | 4★ | 95.8 | 6'3" | 253 lbs | Sebastian, FL | Sebastian River | Retained |
| Markail Benton | OLB | 4★ | 95.3 | 6'2" | 237 lbs | Phenix City, AL | Central | Retained |
| Phidarian Mathis | DT | 4★ | 95.3 | 6'4" | 287 lbs | Monroe, LA | Neville | Retained |
| Christopher Allen | ILB | 4★ | 95.2 | 6'4" | 234 lbs | Baton Rouge, LA | Southern Lab | Retained |
| Daniel Wright | S | 4★ | 94.4 | 6'1" | 187 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Boyd Anderson | Retained |
| Brian Robinson | RB | 4★ | 93.6 | 6'1" | 224 lbs | Tuscaloosa, AL | Hillcrest | Retained |
| Chadarius Townsend | ATH | 4★ | 92.6 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | Tanner, AL | Tanner | Retained |
| Kendall Randolph | OG | 4★ | 92.5 | 6'4" | 310 lbs | Madison, AL | Bob Jones | Retained |
| Major Tennison | TE | 4★ | 89.8 | 6'6" | 230 lbs | Bullard, TX | Bullard | Retained |
| Kedrick James | TE | 4★ | 89.2 | 6'5" | 245 lbs | Waco, TX | La Vega | Retained |
| Mac Jones | PRO | 3★ | 88.5 | 6'2" | 180 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | The Bolles School | Retained |
| Hunter Brannon | OC | 3★ | 84.9 | 6'4" | 290 lbs | Cullman, AL | Cullman | Retained |
| Thomas Fletcher | LS | 2★ | 78.8 | 6'1" | 215 lbs | Georgetown, TX | IMG Academy | Retained |
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