South Alabama Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile • AL
Recruiting context
South Alabama recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups South 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 12 commits, with an average star rating of 2.33. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 South Alabama: Development class
Development class 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
- 61.46
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- AL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
12
Average Stars
2.33
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
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
12 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendric Haynes | OLB | 3★ | 86.9 | 6'1" | 224 lbs | Mobile, AL | Murphy | Retained |
| Devin Rockette | CB | 3★ | 85.0 | 5'11" | 165 lbs | Oxford, MS | Oxford | Retained |
| A.J. Deshazor | S | 3★ | 84.9 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | Lakeland, FL | Lake Gibson | Retained |
| Jalon Sheffield | DT | 3★ | 81.5 | 6'2" | 265 lbs | Tallahassee, FL | Tallahassee Leon | Retained |
| Davyn Flenord | ATH | 2★ | 78.8 | 6'3" | 185 lbs | Lineville, AL | Clay Central | Retained |
| Cephus Johnson | DUAL | 2★ | 78.6 | 6'4" | 200 lbs | Mobile, AL | WP Davidson | Retained |
| Jalen Tolbert | WR | 2★ | 77.3 | 6'3" | 185 lbs | Mobile, AL | McGill Toolen | Retained |
| Gus Nave | CB | 2★ | 77.1 | 5'10" | 175 lbs | De Kalb, MS | Kemper County | Retained |
| Jalen Wayne | WR | 2★ | 76.8 | 6'3" | 200 lbs | Spanish Fort, AL | Spanish Fort | Retained |
| Hadon Merchant | OG | 2★ | 76.4 | 6'4" | 285 lbs | Fairhope, AL | Fairhope | Retained |
| Zeke Powell | OT | 2★ | 75.0 | 6'4" | 299 lbs | Georgiana, AL | Georgiana Sch | Retained |
| Frankie Onate | K | 2★ | 70.0 | 5'10" | 167 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | Trinity Christian Academy | Retained |
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