Alabama Recruiting: 2025 commit breakdown

After finishing with the No. 2 class in the 2024 recruiting cycle, Alabama is looking to keep up its recruiting success under new head coach Kalen DeBoer.

The Crimson Tide currently hold 10 commitments in the 2025 class and rank No. 7 in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.

Alabama Class Breakdown

Alabama’s 10-man class is led by Eastman (Ga.) Dodge County four-star athlete Darrell Johnson, who committed to the Tide in March.

“I feel like Bama is going to win right away,” Johnson told On3. “They’re not going to take a year off. I liked how they were being coached up and how they were learning the scheme. They have two linebackers leaving, so if I come in mid-year, I can learn the playbook and get in there fast.” 

Alabama commits Selma (Ala.) Southside four-star athlete Derick Smith and Montgomery (Ala.) Carver four-star running back Anthony Rogers both rank inside the top 110.

Saraland (Ala.) four-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman flipped from Alabama to Auburn in December before returning his allegiances to Tuscaloosa in early March. Denton (Md.) North Caroline four-star athlete Zymear Smith and Los Angeles Mater Dei four-star linebacker Abduall Sanders joined Johnson, Derick Smith and Coleman in a very busy March for Bama recruiting.

Alabama picked up Millville (N.J.) speedster receiver Lotzeir Brooks and Rome (Ga.) top-150 linebacker Jaedon Harmon in April.

Top Tide Offensive Commit: ATH Derick Smith

Productive on both sides of the ball, Selma (Ala.) Southside four-star athlete Derick Smith is the nation’s No. 60 overall prospect, No. 3 athlete and No. 4 recruit from Alabama in the 2025 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

“Derick Smith, for starters, is one of the most productive football players in the 2025 cycle,” On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power said. “He’s a guy who dominates his competition — regardless of the level of competition — to the degree that you would want from a blue-chip, national type of prospect. I think the performance to this point in his high school career has been exceptional.”

“This is a guy who utterly dominates his competition. When you turn the film on, it’s easy to see why. He never comes off the field. He has just an outstanding combination of play speed, competitiveness, stamina, and physicality. I think he’s a guy who can play receiver or safety at a high level. I particularly like his upside as a safety given his physicality. He’s got a lot going for him as an overall prospect, and could succeed on either side of the ball.”

Top Defensive Commit: ATH Darrell Johnson

Eastman (Ga.) Dodge County four-star athlete Darrell Johnson headlines this Alabama recruiting class as a top-40 overall prospect. Another athlete who is productive on both sides of the ball, Johnson is especially prolific on defense.

“Duke Johnson is a prospect that we’ve been high on for some time at On3,” Power said. “I think he’s a quintessential athlete at the high school level, and projects well. Shows high upside as a versatile defender. Probably ultimately as a linebacker.

“For starters, he has a ton of positive indicators as a prospect. Recently measured in at 6-1, 200 pounds. Has outstanding length at that size. 6-foot-7 wingspan, very long arms. He’s a very good athlete as well. Tests as a strong athlete. Runs electronic times in the 4.6s at the Under Armour camps.”