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St. Thomas Aquinas offensive tackle Mark Matthews, the state's top-ranked player, committed to Texas A&M on May 15.
The USA TODAY Network set out to rank the top 10 players all time to come through the state on the high school level. For a player to be eligible, he had to graduate and play football for an Alabama high school, meaning many Crimson Tide and Tiger legends were ineligible for the list.
Cooper Hackett and Kaeden Penny headline top class of 2027 football recruits in Oklahoma. See which other athletes landed in the top 10.