Kalen DeBoer’s complete in-state turnaround for the 2026 recruiting class is almost complete. Following last year’s whiffs inside the state of Alabama, DeBoer and company vowed not to let it happen again.
Alabama still signed an elite recruiting class in the 2025 cycle, but Auburn was able to hang its hat on the fact that it signed eight of the Top 10 players in the state of Alabama. The Crimson Tide signed zero and just two total prospects from the state.
DeBoer and GM Courtney Morgan spent the past year building relationships with the movers and shakers in the state, and that relationship-building has paid off. Currently, Alabama holds commitments from three of the top four players in the state of Alabama, according to the 247 composite rankings…