Kalen DeBoer is yet to coach a game at the helm of Alabama, but he’s already made quite the splash on the recruiting trail. The Crimson Tide currently boast the No. 6 class in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings — and another big piece to the puzzle could be coming.
Carmel (Calif.) four-star offensive tackle Jackson Lloyd was back in Tuscaloosa this weekend for his official visit. Bama continues to battle Ohio State and USC for the 6-foot-6, 280-pounder.
On Sunday, Tide recruiting insiders Joseph Hastings and Andrew Bone each logged predictions in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) in favor of DeBoer and Co. landing Lloyd’s pledge. On3 VP of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong did the same at the beginning of May.
The Golden State prospect has now made three trips to T-Town this year. New OL coach Chris Kapliovic and the Bama staff continue to make Lloyd a major priority this cycle and continue to set the pace in his recruitment.
“Jackson Lloyd has been a guy that Alabama was on,” Alabama insider Tim Watts said earlier this month. “Courtney Morgan had been recruiting him since he was still back at Washington. He’s a guy that’s seen a fast rise in the rankings. Charles Power and Cody Bellaire do the best job in the industry — they have him in the top 30. A guy that plays three sports.”
Lloyd ranks No. 29 overall and No. 6 at the tackle spot in the 2025 On300. He’s the No. 106 recruit in the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Bama looking to continue summer hot streak
June has already witnessed six commitments for the Tide, propelling the class near the top five in the nation. The addition of Lloyd would be another major notch in the belt for the Bama staff. Flowood (Miss.) Hartfield Academy three-star defensive lineman London Simmons became the latest addition to the class, as he announced on Sunday evening.
Eastman (Ga.) Dodge County four-star athlete Darrell Johnson headlines the class as the No. 43 overall prospect. Selma (Ala.) Southside four-star athlete Derick Smith is also a top-50 prospect. Duncanville (Texas) four-star quarterback Keelon Russell flipped to the Tide from SMU on June 4 and is the No. 8 QB in the cycle. Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei four-star cornerback Chuck McDonald and Doylestown (Pa.) Central Bucks East four-star interior offensive lineman Michael Carroll also joined the fold in June.
Montgomery (Ala.) Carver four-star running back Anthony Rogers is a top-150 recruit and the No. 6 burner in the cycle. Saraland (Ala.) four-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman flipped from Alabama to Auburn in December before returning his allegiances to Tuscaloosa in early March. Denton (Md.) North Caroline four-star athlete Zymear Smith and Los Angeles Mater Dei four-star linebacker Abduall Sanders joined Johnson, Derick Smith and Coleman in a very busy March for Bama recruiting.
Alabama picked up Millville (N.J.) speedster receiver Lotzeir Brooks and Rome (Ga.) top-150 linebacker Jaedon Harmon in April.
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