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Alabama QB Keelon Russell lands on cover of Men's Health magazine

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Alabama QB Keelon Russell
Alabama QB Keelon Russell (@menshealthmag / Instagram)

Alabama freshman quarterback Keelon Russell landed on the cover of Men’s Health magazine before his first game at the collegiate level. Men’s Health shared the three cover athletes for its upcoming “The Future of Sports” issue on Thursday, June 26, and Russell was one.

AJ Dybantsa (basketball) and Ethan Holliday (baseball) were the other two.

“Keelon Russell’s strong arm, fast feet, and tactical mindset had every major college recruiting him to play for them,” Men’s Health said on Instagram. “He mixes the old-school drive with modern quarterback attributes, a blend of skills that strikes fear into opponents before the ball is even snapped. In the end he committed to Alabama, to play for head coach Kalen DeBoer, a renowned quarterback whisperer, and he could be college football’s next great signal-caller.

“First up, he’s on our cover and among 25 Gen Z athletes in our MH25, a group that’ll define sports as we know it over the next decade.”

Russell enrolled at Alabama in early January and continues to compete for the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback job, which was left vacant after Jalen Milroe entered the NFL draft.

Russell threw for over 3,000 yards and nearly 50 touchdowns as a senior at Duncanville High School after committing to play for DeBoer and Alabama. He rose to the No. 2 overall player in the 2025 recruiting class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, and his reputation followed him to Tuscaloosa, where he made several “wow” plays in spring practice.

Russell’s first-ever college game will be held on Saturday, August 30, at Florida State.

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