05/11/2024

Jaylen Mbakwe, Perry Thompson headline Alabama roster for annual All-Star Classic

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Jaylen Mbakwe, Perry Thompson headline Alabama roster for annual All-Star Classic

Twenty-six committed Alabama seniors headline the roster for December's Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic.

Twenty-six committed Alabama seniors headline the roster for December's Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic.

Alabama 5-star athlete commit Jaylen Mbakwe and Auburn 5-star wide receiver commit Perry Thompson headline the Alabama roster for this year’s Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic.

The Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association announced the roster on Saturday morning. The game will be played Dec. 16 at H.H. Roberts Stadium on the campus of Southern Mississippi.

Clay-Chalkville’s Mbakwe and Foley’s Thompson are two of 26 Alabama seniors on the roster who already have committed to play college football.

Other Alabama commits on the roster include Gadsden City’s Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., Ramsay’s Q.B. Reese, Parker’s Jeremiah Beaman, Central-Phenix City’s Isaia Faga and Brookwood’s William Sanders. Auburn commits joining Thompson are Anniston’s Jayden Lewis, Pike Road’s Malik Blocton, Andalusia’s J’Marion Burnette and Baker’s Bryce Cain.

Players were selected by the AHSADCA All-Star selection committee at a meeting last week from nominations submitted by member schools.

Enterprise’s Ben Blackmon will coach the Alabama All-Stars.

“As always, we thank the committee for their time and dedication in picking this outstanding group of student-athletes,” said Brandon Dean, director of the AHSADCA. “We look forward to watching these student-athletes compete against Mississippi in December. Along with coach Blackmon and his staff, we know they all will put on a great representation for our state and their respective schools and communities. We thank our members schools and or coaches for their continued support of this annual matchup.”

The quarterbacks selected for the team are South Alabama commit Jared Hollins of Mary G. Montgomery and uncommitted Opelika QB Roman Gagliano.

Other top committed players on the roster include Spanish Fort EDGE Cole McConathy (Louisville), Theodore LB Bobby Pruitt (Miami), Clay-Chalkville OL JacQwan McRoy (Oregon), Tuscaloosa County RB Kevin Riley (Miami) and Central-Phenix City WR Cam Coleman (Texas A&M).

Currently uncommitted players on the team include Clay-Chalkville WR Mario Craver, Hoover LB Bradley Shaw and Gagliano. Fourteen players on the roster have yet to commit. Only seniors are eligible for the game.

“I think we’ve got a good team,” Blackmon told AL.com. “I think we’ve got some really dynamic players that I am excited to coach. We are going to do our best to go out and represent the state of Alabama well. Just making sure all these guys play hard for our state is the big goal, and I know they will.”

The committee has certain guidelines in choosing the 40-man roster. Only two teams can have as many as three players on the roster. This year, those two teams are four-time reigning 7A champ Thompson and Class 6A No. 2 Clay-Chalkville. Also, at least one player must be chosen from each of the eight districts and all seven classifications must be represented.

“It’s really a tough task,” Blackmon said. “There are definitely more than 40 great players in this state. It makes the job very difficult. There are a lot of kids who probably could have or should have been in this game, but I think the committee did the best job they could in getting the top players in the state. I’m certainly excited about the challenge.”

Blackmon’s staff includes Saraland’s Jeff Kelly, Andalusia’s Trent Taylor, Ramsay’s Ronnie Jackson, Foley’s Deric Scott, Opelika’s Erik Speakman, Bibb County’s Matt Geohagan and Benjamin Russell’s Smitty Grider. The scout coach is Justin Turner of Enterprise.

Alabama beat Mississippi last December at Mobile’s Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama 14-10. The series started in 1988 with Alabama winning three overtimes 24-21. The 36th game improved Alabama’s record to 25-11 overall.

ALABAMA ALL-STAR ROSTER

Name, high school, height, weight, position, head coach

Kamore Harris, BB Comer High School, 6-1, 235, Ath, Adam Fossett

Jayden Lewis, Anniston High School, 6-0, 176, DB, Rico Jackson

Jaylen Mbakwe, Clay-Chalkville High School, 6-1, 175, DB, Drew Gilmer

Dre Kirkpatrick, Gadsden City High School, 6-0, 195, DB, Ali Smith

Travaris Banks, Hillcrest High School, Tuscaloosa, 6-2, 195, DB, James Mitchell

Xavier Johnson, Muscle Shoals High School, 5-10, 175, DB, Scott Basden

Kaleb Harris, Thompson High School, 6-0, 195, DB, Mark Freeman

Jamari Payne, Loachapoka High School, 6-3, 250, DE/LB, Reco Newton

Quinton Reese, Ramsay IB High School, 6-0, 215, DE/LB, Ronnie Jackson

Jamison Curtis, Saraland High School, 6-1, 210, DE/LB, Jeff Kelly

Cole McConathy, Spanish Fort High School, 6-5, 235, DE/LB, Chase Smith

Cameron Pruitt, Theodore High School, 6-3, 195, DE/LB, Steve Mask

Tyler Hicks, Thompson High School, 6-0, 210, DE/LB, Mark Freeman

Bradley Shaw, Hoover High School, 6-1, 225, DE/LB, Wade Waldrop

Jeremiah Beaman, A.H. Parker High School, 6-4, 265, DL, Frank Warren

Isaia Faga, Central, Phenix City, 6-2, 285, DL, Patrick Nix

Fred Vili, Enterprise High School, 6-1, 250, DL, Ben Blackmon

Jaylen Brown, James Clemens High School, 6-6, 240, DL, Chad McGehee

Malik Blocton, Pike Road High School, 6-4, 275, DL, Granger Shook

Kevin Norwood, Theodore High School, 6-2, 305, DL, Steve Mask

Donovan Price, Hewitt-Trussville High School, 6-3, 225, HB, Josh Floyd

Towns McGough, Auburn High School, 6-0, 192, K/P, Keith Etheredge

Carson Wheeler, Brooks High School, 6-3, 285, OL, Timothy Bowens

William Sanders, Brookwood High School, 6-4, 295, OL, Mike Bramblett

JacQwan McRoy, Clay-Chalkville High School, 6-8, 370, OL, Drew Gilmer

Reese Baker, Madison Academy, 6-5, 285, OL, Bob Godsey

Daylin Martin, Saraland High School, 6-1, 290, OL, Jeff Kelly

Asher Hale, St. Paul’s, 6-6, 305, OL, Ham Barnett

Clark Barker, Wetumpka High School, 6-3, 285, OL, Bear Woods

Jared Hollins, Mary G. Montgomery High School, 6-4, 190, QB, Zach Golson

Roman Gagliano, Opelika High School, 6-3, 210, QB, Erik Speakman

J’Marion Burnette, Andalusia High School, 6-1, 200, RB, Trent Taylor

Arrington Green, Thompson High School, 5-11, 201, RB, Mark Freeman

Kevin Riley, Tuscaloosa County High School, 6-1, 200, RB, Adam Winegarden

Watts Alexander, Mountain Brook High School, 6- 4, 265, TE, Chris Yeager

Bryce Cain, Baker High School, 5-10, 140, WR, Steve Normand

Cameron Coleman, Central, Phenix City, 6-3, 190, WR, Patrick Nix

Jywon Boyd, Charles Henderson High School, 5-11, 185, WR, Quinn Hambrite

Mario Craver, Clay-Chalkville High School, 5-10, 160, WR, Drew Gilmer

Perry Thompson, Foley High School, 6-3, 215, WR, Deric Scott

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