Following the Future: Alabama commits in playoff action
All of Alabama’s football commitments taking the gridiron this week are set to participate in postseason play. Over a dozen future Crimson Tide players and their respective teams will continue their playoff runs this week.
BamaOnLine provides a look at the upcoming playoff schedule on Friday for Bama’s commits.
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Mock Class Part 2: Alabama ready to complete defensive haul
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No. 1 ATH Jaylen Mbakwe, Clay-Chalkville High School (Ala.): The Cougars (11-0; 6-0 in region play) will have a neutral site playoff game against Muscle Shoals (11-0) on Friday at 7:00 p.m. This is the quarterfinals of the 2023 6A AHSAA Football Playoffs.
Clay-Chalkville beat Mountain Brook 17-13 last week.
No. 1 TE Caleb Odom and ’26 OL Zykie Helton, Carrollton High School (Ga.): Carrollton (11-1; 4-0 in region play) has a neutral site playoff game versus Walton (12-0) on Friday at 8:00 p.m. It is the third round of the 2023 7A GHSA Playoffs after the Trojans defeated Valdosta 45-28 last week.
Top 100 DL Jeremiah Beaman, Birmingham (Ala.) Parker High School and Three-Star S Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., Gadsden (Ala.) City High School: Parker (11-1; 6-0 in region play) has a neutral site game against Gadsden City (9-3) on Friday at 7:00 p.m. This is the quarterfinals of the 2023 6A AHSAA Football Playoffs.
Parker features Alabama defensive lineman pledge Jeremiah Beaman, while Gadsden City’s roster has safety commitment Dre Kirkpatrick.
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Top 100 S Peyton Woodyard, Bellflower (Calif.), St. John Bosco High School and Top 100 CB Zabien Brown, Santa Ana (Calif.), Mater Dei High School: The Braves (11-1; 5-0 in league play) will have a neutral site game against Mater Dei (11-1) in the 2023 Division 1 CIF Southern Section Football Playoff Championship. That game will take place on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
It pits Bama commits Peyton Woodyard (St. John Bosco) and Zabien Brown (Mater Dei) against each other in a rematch of their Oct. 13 matchup, in which St. John Bosco won 28-0.
Four-star WR Rico Scott, Harrisburg (Pa.), Bishop McDevitt High School: The Crusaders (12-0; 7-0 in conference play) hosts Manheim Central (11-1) on Friday at 7:00 p.m. This is the quarterfinals of the 2023 4A PIAA Football Championships.
Bishop McDevitt defeated Lampeter-Strasburg 43-7 last week.
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Four-star interior OL Joseph Ionata, Clearwater (Fla.), Calvary Christian Academy: Calvary Christian (10-2; 3-0 in district play) has a road game against Berkeley Prep (10-2) on Friday at 7:00 p.m. This is the regional finals of the 2023 2M FHSAA Football State Championships.
Calvary Christian beat Clearwater 48-20 in last week’s playoff game.
DB Red Morgan and DL Isaia Faga, Phenix City (Ala.) Central High School: The Red Devils (11-0; 8-0 in region play) have a neutral site matchup with Mary G. Montgomery (12-0) in the semifinals of the 2023 7A AHSAA Football Playoffs. That game will be on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Central HS defeated Auburn 49-21 last week.
Three-star LB Quinton Reese, Birmingham (Ala.) Ramsay High School: Ramsay (10-2; 7-0 in region play) has a road game at Moody (10-2) on Friday at 7:00 p.m. This is the quarterfinals of the 2023 5A AHSAA Football Playoffs.
Ramsay defeated Leeds 42-7 in their second round playoff game.
2025 Alabama Commitments
2025 Five-Star WR Jaime Ffrench, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin High School: Mandarin (9-3; 2-0 in district play) travels to Seminole High School (10-2) for a Friday night game, with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. This is the regional finals of the 2023 4M FHSAA Football State Championships.
BOL recruiting reporter Joseph Hastings will attend and provide live updates on the RoundTable throughout the night.
2025 DL Antonio Coleman and Five-Star Plus+ WR Ryan Williams, Saraland High School in Alabama: Saraland (12-0; 8-0 in region play) has a neutral site playoff matchup with Hillcrest HS (12-0) on Friday at 7:00 p.m. This is the quarterfinals of the 2023 6A AHSAA Football Playoffs.
The Spartans defeated Briarwood Christian 51-14 in their second round matchup.
*** Four-star wide receiver Amari Jefferson and Baylor School (10-2) faces off against McCallie (11-1) in the championship game of the Division II Class 3A TSSAA Football Playoffs next Thursday (Nov. 30).
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Alabama commitments whose seasons have concluded: Casey Poe, Cayden Jones, Jay Lindsey, Jameer Grimsley, Julian Sayin, Justin Okoronkwo, Sterling Dixon, and William Sanders. Class of 2025 commits Anthony Rogers, Dontrell Glover, Mason Short and Myles Johnson are all done with their junior seasons.
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