Highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Alabama
Every year college football teams and fans wait for high school recruits to reveal which school they will attend and which team they will play for in the following academic year.
In the Class of 2021, Alabama and Ohio State both signed three of the top 10 recruits while USC signed the #1 overall recruit, defensive lineman Korey Foreman. Alabama has signed the highest-rated class in three of the last four years. Only two teams ranked within the top 50 recruiting classes in 2021 were not in Power 5 conferences: Cincinnati (#44) and Memphis (#47) of the American Athletic Conference.
compiled a list of the highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Alabama using data from .
Keep reading to find out who you will likely be watching play college football in 2022.
#50: Demarion Hicks (S)
- High school: Chickasaw (Chickasaw, AL)
- National ranking: 1,434 (3 stars, 0.8115 rating)
- Position ranking: #87 (S)
- Offers: Kansas
-
#49: Albert Taggart (RB)
- High school: Prattville (Prattville, AL)
- National ranking: 1,362 (3 stars, 0.8265 rating)
- Position ranking: #111 (RB)
- Offers: Akron, Kansas, Liberty, USF, Western Kentucky
-
#48: Bennett Meredith (QB)
- High school: Hoover (Birmingham, AL)
- National ranking: 1,318 (3 stars, 0.8315 rating)
- Position ranking: #87 (QB)
- Offers: Appalachian State, Jacksonville State, Louisiana-Monroe, Troy
-
#47: Jaylen Sulton (ATH)
- High school: St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, AL)
- National ranking: 1,302 (3 stars, 0.8315 rating)
- Position ranking: #121 (ATH)
- Offers: Ole Miss, FIU, Florida State, Kansas, Liberty
-
#46: Anez Cooper (OT)
- High school: Pleasant Grove (Pleasant Grove, AL)
- National ranking: 1,271 (3 stars, 0.8366 rating)
- Position ranking: #126 (OT)
- Offers: Eastern Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, Georgia Tech, Marshall, Northern Arizona
-
#45: Jonathan Murray (WR)
- High school: Huffman (Birmingham, AL)
- National ranking: 1,267 (3 stars, 0.8366 rating)
- Position ranking: #168 (WR)
- Offers: Virginia
-
#44: Markus Clark (DL)
- High school: Hoover (Hoover, AL)
- National ranking: 1,249 (3 stars, 0.8366 rating)
- Position ranking: #160 (DL)
- Offers: Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State, Memphis, Air Force, Akron
-
#43: Nikki Taylor (WR)
- High school: Luverne (Luverne, AL)
- National ranking: 1,228 (3 stars, 0.8366 rating)
- Position ranking: #162 (WR)
- Offers: Kansas
-
#42: Deuce Spurlock (ATH)
- High school: Madison Academy (Madison, AL)
- National ranking: 1,142 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #101 (ATH)
- Offers: Michigan, Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Army, Austin Peay
-
#41: Miguel Mitchell (ATH)
- High school: Oxford (Oxford, AL)
- National ranking: 1,013 (3 stars, 0.8477 rating)
- Position ranking: #85 (ATH)
- Offers: Vanderbilt, Memphis, Army, Georgia State, Jacksonville State
-
#40: Iceberk Cave (LB)
- High school: Helena (Helena, AL)
- National ranking: 995 (3 stars, 0.8477 rating)
- Position ranking: #96 (LB)
- Offers: Appalachian State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee
-
#39: De'Andre Coleman (WR)
- High school: Hueytown (Hueytown, AL)
- National ranking: 994 (3 stars, 0.8477 rating)
- Position ranking: #133 (WR)
- Offers: East Carolina, Florida State, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland
-
#38: Makhi Hughes (RB)
- High school: Huffman (Birmingham, AL)
- National ranking: 993 (3 stars, 0.8477 rating)
- Position ranking: #76 (RB)
- Offers: Appalachian State, Austin Peay, Florida State, Kansas, Marshall
-
#37: Demarcus Lacey (ATH)
- High school: Pleasant Grove (Pleasant Grove, AL)
- National ranking: 951 (3 stars, 0.8516 rating)
- Position ranking: #81 (ATH)
- Offers: Eastern Kentucky, Liberty, Troy, UAB
-
#36: Trevon McAlpine (DL)
- High school: Saraland (Saraland, AL)
- National ranking: 935 (3 stars, 0.8516 rating)
- Position ranking: #130 (DL)
- Offers: TCU, Arizona State, Colorado, West Virginia, Akron
-
#35: AJ Odom (LB)
- High school: Oakman Sch (Oakman, AL)
- National ranking: 918 (3 stars, 0.8527 rating)
- Position ranking: #89 (LB)
- Offers: Memphis, Arizona State, Army, Florida Atlantic, Marshall
-
#34: TJ Banks (S)
- High school: Fairhope (Fairhope, AL)
- National ranking: 902 (3 stars, 0.8527 rating)
- Position ranking: #58 (S)
- Offers: Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee
-
#33: Kylon Griffin (S)
- High school: Montgomery Catholic Preparatory (Montgomery, AL)
- National ranking: 854 (3 stars, 0.8559 rating)
- Position ranking: #55 (S)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Tennessee, Florida State, Georgia State, Houston
-
#32: Kobe Prentice (WR)
- High school: Calera (Calera, AL)
- National ranking: 836 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #154 (WR)
- Offers: Maryland, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas State, Austin Peay
-
#31: Anthony Mix Jr. (QB)
- High school: Saraland (Saraland, AL)
- National ranking: 834 (3 stars, 0.8569 rating)
- Position ranking: #60 (QB)
- Offers: Central Michigan, Kentucky, Memphis, Nebraska, South Alabama
-
#30: Jaylen Ward (WR)
- High school: Thompson (Alabaster, AL)
- National ranking: 803 (3 stars, 0.8577 rating)
- Position ranking: #111 (WR)
- Offers: Middle Tennessee State, Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Florida Atlantic
-
#29: BJ Diakite (ATH)
- High school: Pinson Valley (Pinson, AL)
- National ranking: 748 (3 stars, 0.8607 rating)
- Position ranking: #61 (ATH)
- Offers: Vanderbilt, Arkansas State, Austin Peay, East Carolina, South Alabama
-
#28: Jourdan Thomas (S)
- High school: Montgomery Catholic Preparatory (Montgomery, AL)
- National ranking: 737 (3 stars, 0.8626 rating)
- Position ranking: #48 (S)
- Offers: Mississippi State, Akron, Arkansas State, Army, Bethune-Cookman
-
#27: Jarel Williams (WR)
- High school: Saraland (Saraland, AL)
- National ranking: 703 (3 stars, 0.8638 rating)
- Position ranking: #97 (WR)
- Offers: West Virginia, Colorado, Florida State, Indiana, Iowa
-
#26: Conner Harrell (QB)
- High school: Thompson (Alabaster, AL)
- National ranking: 687 (3 stars, 0.8647 rating)
- Position ranking: #44 (QB)
- Offers: North Carolina, Arizona State, Northwestern, Air Force, Appalachian State
-
#25: Khalib Johnson (QB)
- High school: Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, AL)
- National ranking: 633 (3 stars, 0.8688 rating)
- Position ranking: #39 (QB)
- Offers: Louisville, Columbia, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Kansas
-
#24: Powell Gordon (LB)
- High school: Auburn (Auburn, AL)
- National ranking: 599 (3 stars, 0.8702 rating)
- Position ranking: #63 (LB)
- Offers: Auburn, Air Force, Army, Duke, Miami (OH)
-
#23: Quinshon Judkins (RB)
- High school: Pike Road (Pike Road, AL)
- National ranking: 554 (3 stars, 0.8739 rating)
- Position ranking: #44 (RB)
- Offers: Auburn, Florida, Penn State, Arkansas, Florida State
-
#22: Zach Pyron (QB)
- High school: Pinson Valley (Pinson, AL)
- National ranking: 525 (3 stars, 0.8767 rating)
- Position ranking: #35 (QB)
- Offers: Baylor, Akron, Arkansas State, Houston, Jacksonville State
-
#21: Marquarius White (WR)
- High school: Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, AL)
- National ranking: 500 (3 stars, 0.8789 rating)
- Position ranking: #68 (WR)
- Offers: Louisville, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Michigan
-
#20: Jarell Stinson (CB)
- High school: Opelika (Opelika, AL)
- National ranking: 474 (3 stars, 0.8809 rating)
- Position ranking: #45 (CB)
- Offers: Auburn, Florida, UCF, Florida State, Ole Miss
-
#19: Lucas Taylor (IOL)
- High school: St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, AL)
- National ranking: 459 (3 stars, 0.8817 rating)
- Position ranking: #17 (IOL)
- Offers: Mississippi State, LSU, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida
-
#18: JQ Hardaway (CB)
- High school: Central (Phenix City, AL)
- National ranking: 438 (3 stars, 0.8839 rating)
- Position ranking: #41 (CB)
- Offers: Cincinnati, East Carolina, FIU, Florida, Florida Atlantic
-
#17: Eston Harris Jr. (OT)
- High school: Auburn (Auburn, AL)
- National ranking: 419 (3 stars, 0.8851 rating)
- Position ranking: #41 (OT)
- Offers: Florida State, Oregon, Auburn, Georgia
-
#16: Laquan Robinson (S)
- High school: Greenville (Greenville, AL)
- National ranking: 398 (3 stars, 0.8879 rating)
- Position ranking: #26 (S)
- Offers: Auburn, Ole Miss, Florida State, Georgia Tech, South Carolina
-
#15: Ja'Kobi Albert (ATH)
- High school: Fairfield Preparatory School (Fairfield, AL)
- National ranking: 368 (3 stars, 0.89 rating)
- Position ranking: #27 (ATH)
- Offers: Auburn, Maryland, Michigan, Kentucky, Arkansas
-
#14: Omari Kelly (ATH)
- High school: Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, AL)
- National ranking: 349 (4 stars, 0.8925 rating)
- Position ranking: #24 (ATH)
- Offers: Alabama, Florida, UCF, Arizona State, Arkansas
-
#13: Antonio Kite (ATH)
- High school: Anniston (Anniston, AL)
- National ranking: 342 (4 stars, 0.8929 rating)
- Position ranking: #23 (ATH)
- Offers: Alabama, Florida State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama State
-
#12: Antavious Woody (IOL)
- High school: Lafayette (Lafayette, AL)
- National ranking: 243 (4 stars, 0.9093 rating)
- Position ranking: #11 (IOL)
- Offers: Florida State, Auburn, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Tech, Indiana
-
#11: Caden Story (DL)
- High school: Lanett (Lanett, AL)
- National ranking: 219 (4 stars, 0.9151 rating)
- Position ranking: #30 (DL)
- Offers: UCF, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Indiana
-
#10: Tanner Bailey (QB)
- High school: Gordo (Gordo, AL)
- National ranking: 216 (4 stars, 0.9157 rating)
- Position ranking: #14 (QB)
- Offers: Oregon, Alabama, Auburn, Duke, Florida State
-
#9: TJ Dudley (LB)
- High school: Montgomery Catholic Preparatory (Montgomery, AL)
- National ranking: 199 (4 stars, 0.9207 rating)
- Position ranking: #23 (LB)
- Offers: Oregon, Texas, Alabama, Auburn, Central Michigan
-
#8: Riley Quick (OT)
- High school: Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, AL)
- National ranking: 148 (4 stars, 0.9421 rating)
- Position ranking: #16 (OT)
- Offers: Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss
-
#7: Shemar James (LB)
- High school: Faith Academy (Mobile, AL)
- National ranking: 145 (4 stars, 0.9425 rating)
- Position ranking: #15 (LB)
- Offers: Florida, Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia
-
#6: Justice Finkley (DL)
- High school: Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, AL)
- National ranking: 128 (4 stars, 0.947 rating)
- Position ranking: #21 (DL)
- Offers: Colorado, Texas, Alabama, Michigan, Auburn
-
#5: Robert Woodyard (LB)
- High school: Williamson (Mobile, AL)
- National ranking: 91 (4 stars, 0.9616 rating)
- Position ranking: #10 (LB)
- Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky
-
#4: Trequon Fegans (CB)
- High school: Oxford (Oxford, AL)
- National ranking: 77 (4 stars, 0.9657 rating)
- Position ranking: #10 (CB)
- Offers: Miami, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas
-
#3: Khurtiss Perry (DL)
- High school: Park Crossing (Montgomery, AL)
- National ranking: 44 (4 stars, 0.9797 rating)
- Position ranking: #8 (DL)
- Offers: Alabama, Auburn, Alabama State, Arizona State, Boston College
-
#2: Emmanuel Henderson (RB)
- High school: Geneva County (Hartford, AL)
- National ranking: 32 (5 stars, 0.9842 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (RB)
- Offers: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State
-
#1: Jeremiah Alexander (Edge)
- High school: Thompson (Alabaster, AL)
- National ranking: 16 (5 stars, 0.9897 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (Edge)
- Offers: UCF, Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, USC
-