The Alabama Crimson Tide put together yet another top-three recruiting class in the 2025 cycle as a part of head coach Kalen DeBoer’s first true recruiting class, landing a number of five-star recruits in the process.
Alabama football commit Micah DeBose shines among talent at Under Armour’s All-America Game practice
The four-star tackle and Alabama native is a well-known commodity coming out of high school.
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Rohan Chakravarthi is the site manager at Bucky’s 5th Quarter, contributes to Niners Nation and covers high school recruiting for SBNation.com.
One of the best parts of Alabama’s recruiting class was their offensive line core, as they landed five-star Michael Carroll, five-star Ty Haywood, four-star Jackson Lloyd, four-star Micah DeBose and three-star Mal Waldrep as a five-lineman class.
Carroll was a big win for Alabama over schools like Colorado ,who made a final push. Lloyd presents a unique size at 6’7”, 290 pounds, while DeBose has a college-ready frame at 6’5”, 315 pounds, providing the Crimson Tide with a variety of different styles of offensive linemen.
Haywood is the lone question mark as the five-star has yet to officially sign with the Crimson Tide, instead pushing his recruitment to the February signing day when Michigan seems to be trending up.
The Crimson Tide have boasted one of the better offensive lines in the country this season, led by star guard Tyler Booker, with a good amount of younger talent across the board as well.
But, that doesn’t mean there won’t be opportunities for freshmen to come in and compete. Carroll and Lloyd could be projected as tackles, given their size at 6’6” and 6’7” size, respectively, while DeBose has the capability to play both inside and at tackle.
DeBose was present this week at the Under Armour All-America game, taking part in the week’s practices that started on Monday.
The four-star tackle was a well-known commodity coming out of high school, but as an Alabama native, he chose to stay home and play for the Crimson Tide.
“Everybody wants to go play early, yeah. But, it was more a development thing,” DeBose said about his commitment. “If I really wanted to go play early, I could just go to like Fresno State or something like that. Play early, Just get on the field. But it was a big thing about who’s there coaching. [Offensive line] coach [Chris] Kapilovic, he’s a great development guy. So, I just went for it. You know, they play early. They have great development. So I thought that was the best thing for me.”
Being on hand in Orlando, Florida, the four-star offensive lineman was a clear standout on Monday’s practice, shining in both 1-on-1 drills and 11-on-11s.
He won both of his 1-on-1 reps that I charted, displayed a strong base and good anchor to meet with bull rushes as a guard, while staying balanced with his pass protection sets.
In 11-on-11s, DeBose saw time both at guard and tackle, where he really started to put on a strong showing, garnering loud praise from the coaching staff on hand.
His feet were excellent, especially the kick step out at tackle, and his hands were quick to negate pass-rushing moves like a spin to the inside, while also being technically refined enough to combat speed off the edge.
That versatility stood out to Alabama during DeBose’s recruitment, which could get him on the field sooner than later.
“They think I’m a very versatile guy, but it’s like they can just put you anywhere. I agree with that. It doesn’t really matter where I start at. Just want to kind of go and play.”
DeBose will head to Alabama soon, but he’s looking to put on a performance in his final stint as a high schooler, starting off strong during Under Armour All-American game week.
