It’s a transitional period for high school football, as the 2025 recruiting class is getting prepared to enroll into college, with a significant number of top athletes enrolling early at their respective schools to prepare for the next college football season.
Under Armour All-America Game: Players to watch, which commitments expected
Here are all the game details for how you can watch Thursday’s game.
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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.
In addition, the 2026 recruiting class is slowly becoming the focal point of high school football, as junior days are coming up and recruits and teams are planning out unofficial visits for the spring.
But, before all the action happens, to kick off the new year, the Under Armour All-America Game is back on Thursday, where the top high school football players get to showcase their talents one final time before moving on to their next destination.
For the first time ever, Under Armour also invited juniors to compete at the esteemed event, giving them a chance to earn some significant recognition against some of the top talent in the country. As usual, the list of attendees is star-studded and packed with a number of the top seniors in high school football, leading to what should be an exciting game on Thursday.
Here are all the game details for how you can watch Thursday’s game.
How to watch the Under Armour All-American Game
When: Thursday, January 2, 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Where: Spec Martin Municipal Stadium, DeLand, FL
TV/Streaming: This game was initially expected to be streamed on ESPN. However, with the Sugar Bowl being rescheduled and bumped up to 4:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday as well, the Under Armour All-American Game will be played on ESPN2, while you can also stream the game on SCNext YouTube and AJ Greene’s YouTube.
How will the game work?
There are two teams for this year’s Under Armour All-America Game: Team Icon and Team Unstoppable. Approximately 100 athletes across both the 2025 and 2026 recruiting classes are dispersed over the two teams. The athletes have been practicing all week and will compete against each other on Thursday.
Players to Watch
Both teams have a number of five-star and four-star recruits, making this all-star game one of the most competitive year-round experiences. With that said, here are some players to watch on both sides, with the program they’re committed to in parentheses.
Team Icon: WR Dakorien Moore (Oregon), DL Jahkeem Stewart (USC), RB Savion Hiter (uncommitted), QB Keelon Russell (Alabama), QB Julian Lewis (Colorado), OL SJ Alofaituli (Miami), OL Immanuel Iheanacho (uncommitted).
Team Unstoppable: DB Na’eem Offord (Oregon), DE Zion Elee (Maryland), WR Kaiden Prothro (uncommitted), DL Jared Smith (Auburn), WR Tristan Keys (uncommitted), OL Michael Fasusi (Oklahoma), OL Jackson Cantwell, OL Solomon Thomas (LSU), DL Elijah Griffin (Georgia).
Commitments
One of the most intriguing aspects of the All-America Game are the potential commitments occurring during the game.
Here are the four commitments to look out for and when they’re expected to occur on Thursday.
2025 four-star WR Donovan Murph: Expected to commit pregame. Choosing between a top five of Clemson, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Colorado, and Tennessee.
2025 three-star DB JJ Dunnigan: Expected to commit during the third break of the first quarter. Choosing between a top four of Kansas, Kansas State, Nebraska, and Stanford.
2025 four-star DL JaRaelyn McCoy: Expected to commit at Halftime. Choosing between a top three of LSU, USC, and Tennessee.
2025 four-star WR Carnell Warren. Expected to commit during the second break of the fourth quarter. Choosing between a final four of Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, and Duke.
