The quarterbacks will be in the spotlight, as always, but a few other NFL Draft prospects could play key roles Friday night.

Ford brings added reinforcement to a position group that will likely see change in 2026. Josh Cuevas, Alabama’s top tight end this season, is a redshirt senior who is set to be out of eligibility. Backup tight end Brody Dalton is also a redshirt senior.

With the completion of the state championships earlier this month, the 2025 season for Alabama high school football is wrapped up. And to no one’s surprise, the Yellowhammer State was again loaded with talent in the senior class.

Former Alabama football star A.J. McCarron is not going to continue his lieutenant governor campaign, dropping out of the race.

The Moody High School football program has been fined and placed on probation for “flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct” following its Class 5A state championship victory over Vigor on Dec. 4 in Birmingham.