By Joshua Huff, sports editor
The 2019 Alabama high school all-star roster for the upcoming Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star Classic, set for Dec. 14 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was released Wednesday evening with several area players named to the roster.
The players were selected by the AHSAA.
The 40-man roster has 14 players committed to SEC programs.
Mississippi has won two out of the past three games between the two states. Mississippi won the 2018 meeting, 24-20.
2019 AL/MS Team Alabama Roster
Position | Name | School | Coach | Commitment |
ATH | Kristian Story | Lanett | Clifford Story | Alabama |
DB | Kendrick Simpkins | Robert E. Lee | Eric Hudson | Undecided |
DB | Malachi Moore | Hewitt-Trussville | Josh Floyd | Alabama |
DB | Ja’cobee Bryant | Hillcrest-Evergreen | Clinton Smith | Kansas |
DB | Korian Wilson | McGill-Toolen | Earnets Hill | Undecided |
DB | Jaylen Stinson | Opelika | Erik Speakman | Purdue |
DB | Deshazio Williams | Pinson Valley | Patrick Nix | Undecided |
DL | Jayson Jones | Calera | Trey Simpson | Alabama |
DL | DeCarius Hawthorne | Center Point | George Bates | Undecided |
DL | Quintarious Abernathy | Florence | Will Hester | Undecided |
DL | Eric Taylor | Hewitt-Trussville | Josh Floyd | LSU |
DL | Carlos Johnson Jr | Spanish Fort | Ben Blackmon | Undecided |
DL | Daniel Foster-Allen | St. Paul’s Episcopal | Steve Mask | Auburn |
HB/TE | Jamius Mitchell | Opelika | Erik Speakman | Undecided |
K/P | Evan McGuire | Thompson | Mark Freeman | Undecided |
LB | Daquan Johnson | Flomaton | Doug Vickery | Troy |
LB | Allen Merrick | Gadsden City | Ali Smith | UAB |
LB | Cameron Riley | Hillcrest-Evergreen | Clinton Smith | Auburn |
LB | Jackson Bratton | Muscle Shoals | Scott Basden | Alabama |
LB | Xavier Morrow | Paul Bryant | Eldrick Hill | Undecided |
LB | Adam Chaney | Saraland | Jeff Kelly | Tulane |
LB | Demouy Kennedy | Theodore | Eric Collier | Alabama |
OL | Trent Howard | Briarwood | Matthew Forester | Georgia Tech |
OL | Javion Cohen | Central – Phenix City | Jamey DuBose | Auburn |
OL | Joshua Jones | Central – Phenix City | Jamey DuBose | Kentucky |
OL | Cade Gothard | Eufaula | Ed Rigby | Undecided |
OL | Logan Self | Hewitt-Trussville | Josh Floyd | Troy |
OL | David Bodden | Hoover | Josh Niblett | Undecided |
OL | Zac Taylor | James Clemens | Wade Waldrop | UAB |
OL | Brady Wilson | Spanish Fort | Ben Blackmon | UAB |
QB | Robby Ashford | Hoover | Josh Niblett | Ole Miss |
QB | Logan Smothers | Muscle Shoals | Scott Basden | Nebraska |
RB | Roydell Williams | Hueytown | Scott Mansell | Alabama |
RB | Carlos “CJ” Evans Jr. | McGill-Toolen | Earnest Hill | Undecided |
RB | Jordan Ingram | St. Paul’s Episcopal | Steve Mask | Undecided |
TE | Eric Shaw | Reeltown | Matt Johnson | South Carolina |
TE/WR | Eddie Williams | Central – Phenix City | Jamey DuBose | Clemson |
TE/WR | Jamichael Thompson | Clay-Chalkville | Drew Gilmer | Middle Tennessee |
TE/WR | Keyonteze Johnson | Pinson Valley | Patrick Nix | Undecided |
TE/WR | Kris Abrams | Spanish Fort | Ben Blackmon | Ole Miss |