When taking a look back at the last two decades in particular, a big reason why the Alabama Crimson Tide have had success on the football field is due to their results on the recruiting trail.
Under former head coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide brought in numerous top-ranked recruiting classes, a trend that seems to be continuing with Kalen DeBoer now in charge at Alabama.
When taking a deeper look at some of those classes as well, many of the same groups were headlined by a player-or-two who was among the nation’s best in that cycle. Some of those same names also went on to live up to the hype they garnered as high school recruits as well once in Tuscaloosa, going on to shine for the Crimson Tide.
Taking an overall look at the program’s storied history as well, who are some of the top high school prospects that the Crimson Tide have ever landed, and what did they then go on to do once at Alabama?
With every name mentioned rated as a five-star prospect when they came to Tuscaloosa, here are the 10 highest-rated recruits in Alabama football history, according to the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings.
10. Najee Harris, Running Back
Alabama’s 2017 recruiting class was the nation’s best that cycle, boasting a total of six five-star prospects that were headlined by the nation’s No. 2 overall player in running back Najee Harris out of Antioch High School in California. A class that also included the likes of Tua Tagovailoa, Jerry Jeudy, and DeVonta Smith, among others, Harris ended his Alabama career with a combined 3,843 rushing yards and 57 total touchdowns from 2017-20, and won two national championships with the Crimson Tide in 2017 and 2020.
9. Brodie Croyle, Quarterback
A member of Alabama’s 2001 recruiting class, quarterback Brodie Croyle is one of the top in-state recruits to end up playing in Tuscaloosa ever,…
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