Alabama high school football: Na'eem Offord leads list of 2025 top football recruits

Get to know Na'eem Offord, Jared Smith, Malik Autry and the other top 2025 football recruits in Alabama

Sam Brown | Aug 8, 2024

Highland Home's Jakaleb Faulk is Alabama's No. 4 ranked recruit in the Class of 2025. He is committed to Auburn / Mickey Welsh / Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK

Alabama is a football-crazy state known for producing some of the most talented players to ever play in the NFL such as Bart Starr, Ozzie Newsome, Terrell Owens and Julio Jones.

With the 2024 Alabama high school football season kicking off later this month, now is a good time to talk about some key players to watch this year who might be the next NFL stars to hail from the Yellowhammer State.

Here is a look at the top 10 recruits in Alabama's Class of 2025 in order of their state ranking:

Alabama's Top 10 Class of 2025 high school football prospects

1. Na'eem Offord - Cornerback

High school: Parker
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185 pounds
247 Sports rating: 5-star (98)
National ranking: 6
Position ranking: 2
College: Committed to Ohio State

2. Jared Smith - Edge

High school: Thompson
Height: 6'6.5"
Weight: 235 pounds
247 Sports rating: 5-star (98)
National ranking: 19
Position ranking: 2
College: Committed to Auburn

3. Malik Autry - Defensive line

High school: Opelika
Height: 6'5.5"
Weight: 320 pounds
247 Sports rating: 5-star (98)
National ranking: 29
Position ranking: 4
College: Committed to Auburn

4. Jakaleb Faulk - Edge

High school: Highland Home
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (94)
National ranking: 47
Position ranking: 4
College: Committed to Auburn

5. Eric Winters - Safety

High school: Enterprise
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (94)
National ranking: 54
Position ranking: 5
College: Committed to Auburn

6. Zion Grady - Edge

High school: Enterprise
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 235 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (93)
National ranking: 75
Position ranking: 10
College: Committed to Ohio State

7. Derick Smith - Athlete

High school: Southside
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (93)
National ranking: 78
Position ranking: 2
College: Committed to Auburn

8. Jourdin Crawford - Defensive line

High school: Parker
Height: 6'1.5"
Weight: 300 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (93)
National ranking: 93
Position ranking: 13
College: Committed to Auburn

9. Anquon Fegans - Safety

High school: Thompson
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (93)
National ranking: 98
Position ranking: 9
College: Committed to Auburn

10. Antonio Coleman - Defensive line

High school: Saraland
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 275 pounds
247 Sports rating: 4-star (93)
National ranking: 100
Position ranking: 14
College: Committed to Auburn

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Published Aug 8, 2024

SAM BROWN

Sam Brown covers high school sports as well as NCAA football and basketball. Sam began his professional career as a high school sports reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville where he covered boys and girls prep sports full-time and helped cover Vanderbilt football, Tennessee Titans football and Nashville Predators hockey. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a double major in journalism and communication studies and currently lives in Seattle with his girlfriend and dog.