Kalen DeBoer and Alabama are staring at a recruiting ranking that doesn’t match the standard in Tuscaloosa. ESPN has the Crimson Tide’s 2027 class sitting at No. 32 in the country, a number that lands well below where a program like Alabama usually expects to be.
That doesn’t mean the class is empty, though. The Tide have already started building around the quarterback spot, and that’s where the most obvious firepower sits. Alabama has commitments from Elijah Haven and Trent Seaborn, giving the program two high-end options to work with as it plans for the future.
Haven brings the loudest résumé of the group. The five-star prospect has stacked big numbers across multiple seasons, starting with a 2023 campaign in which he completed 67.7 percent of his passes for 2,205 yards, 35 touchdowns, and three interceptions while also running for 633 yards and 12 scores. He followed that up in 2024 by hitting 60.7 percent of his throws for 3,093 yards, 37 touchdowns, and seven interceptions, plus 948 rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns.
Then came his huge 2025 season. Haven completed 72.3 percent of his passes for 3,931 yards and 62 touchdowns, while adding 794 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. That kind of production gives Alabama a quarterback with real star potential.
Seaborn offers plenty of production of his own. In 2023, he completed 72 percent of his passes for 2,601 yards, 27 touchdowns, and six interceptions, while rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns. He stayed productive in 2024, finishing at 64 percent passing for 2,675 yards, 26 touchdowns, and seven interceptions, along with 256 rushing yards and one touchdown.
His strongest season came in 2025, when he completed 71.5 percent of his passes for 3,692 yards, 35 touchdowns, and seven interceptions and added 108 rushing yards and five scores.
If either Haven or Seaborn develops the way Alabama hopes, the Crimson Tide should have a real answer at quarterback in the years ahead. Still, with a ranking of No. 32, there’s work to do if DeBoer and his staff want this class to look like one that can help Alabama stay in the national championship picture. A strong finish to the season could help them make a push with more elite recruits.
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