The quarterback class in Alabama high school football is loaded right now, but Trent Seaborn is still the one setting the pace.
The Alabama commit from Thompson climbed to No. 6 in AL.com’s Best in Bama rankings after another big week, and his rise comes with some serious historical weight. Last week against Vestavia Hills, Seaborn became the state’s all-time leading passing yards leader.
He has also helped the No. 1 Warriors stack up wins over No.
2 Central-Phenix City, No. 1 Class 5A Clay-Chalkville and No.
2 Vestavia Hills.
That’s the kind of run that changes the conversation around a player. When Seaborn won his first state championship in 2022, there were questions about whether Thompson had won it despite starting an 8 th -grader at quarterback, even though Seaborn was named the Most Valuable Player of the championship win over Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Now he’s the centerpiece of a team that’s favored to win its fourth championship in a five-year stretch, and he’s done it while growing from an undersized young standout into a 6-foot-1, strong-armed athlete committed to Alabama.
Seaborn isn’t alone near the top of the rankings, either. North Carolina State commit Gunner Rivers of St.
Michael Catholic remains No. 1 in Best in Bama, which ranks the state’s top recruits regardless of classification or graduating class. Rivers has missed most of St.
Michael Catholic’s first two games because of a knee injury suffered in the season-opener.
Joining Rivers and Seaborn near the top are Benjamin Russell junior Kingston Preyear, also an Alabama commit, and Saraland’s Jamison Roberts, an Oklahoma commit. Those four quarterbacks are all in the top six, and any of them could still end up at No. 1 before the recruiting season is done.
The depth at quarterback has been obvious early. Seven of the 50 players in the rankings are quarterbacks, and that doesn’t even count Virginia Tech tight end commit Braxton Salster, who has been putting together another huge season at quarterback and in other roles for Pleasant Valley.
Three weeks into the season, five of the seven quarterbacks in the Best in Bama rankings had already taken a loss. The two who hadn’t were Seaborn and Selma freshman Kole Moody, whose team has averaged 54 points per game.
There was also one fresh face in the latest update. Quinton “QJ” Underwood, a 6-foot-3 freshman wide receiver from Bibb County, entered at No.
- That makes it two straight weeks with a freshman debut after Orange Beach tight end Amari Trammell broke in last week.
The overall makeup of the list leans heavily toward older players, with 29 seniors, 15 juniors and four freshmen. By college commitment, Alabama and Auburn each have five players in the rankings, while Oklahoma, Texas and Miami each have two. Arkansas, Georgia Tech, and several others are represented once, and 19 players remain uncommitted.
Thompson leads all schools with five players in the rankings, followed by Williamson with four. Prattville and Spain Park each have three, while Benjamin Russell, Saraland, Central-Phenix City, Vigor, Selma and Orange Beach each have two.
A long list of other schools are represented once, including St. Michael Catholic, Pleasant Valley and Bibb County.
By position, defensive line has the biggest footprint with 14 players. Wide receiver follows with eight, quarterback and defensive back each have seven, linebacker has four, tight end has three and running back has two.
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