Alabama gets commitment from No. 3 RB Crowell

Alabama secured its highest-ranked committedness successful the 2026 people Thursday erstwhile four-star rusher Ezavier Crowell, ESPN's No. 3 moving backmost imaginable and No. 2 enlistee from the authorities of Alabama, announced his pledge to the Crimson Tide.

Crowell, No. 31 successful the 2026 ESPN 300, is portion of a talented halfway of elite prospects astatine reigning 4A authorities champion Jackson (Alabama) High School and has been a precedence in-state people for the Crimson Tide and manager Kalen DeBoer this spring. He chose Alabama implicit Auburn, Florida State, Georgia and Texas pursuing authoritative visits with each programme implicit the past month.

Crowell lands arsenic the top-ranked pledge among 5 ESPN 300 prospects committed to the Crimson Tide successful 2026. He follows four-star violative tackle Sam Utu (No. 78 overall) arsenic Alabama's 2nd blue-chip summation since June 1. Altogether, the Crimson Tide person present collected six commitments successful the period of June, including a trio of caller flips betwixt four-star backmost Jett Thomalla (Iowa State), moving backmost Javari Barnett (Illinois) and cornerback Rihyael Kelley (Rutgers).

A shifty, 5-foot-11, 210-pound rusher, Crowell instantly cemented himself arsenic 1 of the cycle's apical moving backmost prospects erstwhile helium reclassified from the 2027 people successful January connected the heels of 2 highly productive seasons successful the backfield astatine Jackson High School.

Crowell broke done for 1,737 and 25 rushing scores during his freshman play successful 2023. His accumulation climbed successful Crowell's sophomore run successful 2024 erstwhile helium carried 168 times for 1,964 yards and 31 touchdowns. Playing alongside four-star wide receiver Keeyun Chapman (No. 68 overall) and No. 6 dual-threat backmost Landon Duckworth (No. 178), Crowell was cardinal successful helping usher Jackson to a 14-1 decorativeness and its archetypal authorities rubric since 2011 past fall.

After signing the nation's No. 4 people successful DeBoer's archetypal rhythm with the programme successful 2025, Alabama is seeking to proceed its momentum connected the recruiting way this summer, and Crowell leads a postulation of elite 2026 prospects the Crimson Tide volition beryllium targeting heavy successful the coming weeks.

Alabama hosted the in-state duo of extracurricular linebacker Anthony Jones (No. 27 overall) and wide receiver Cederian Morgan (No. 47) connected the aforesaid play arsenic Crowell earlier this month. Morgan, ESPN's sixth-ranked walk catcher successful 2026, is acceptable to denote his committedness connected July 5th. Five-star information Jireh Edwards, expected to denote his determination betwixt Alabama, Florida, Oregon and Texas A&M connected July 5, is different precedence enlistee for the Crimson Tide.