Kalen DeBoer was top prospect's first call to set up official visit to Alabama after decommitting from USC
It didn't take long at all for the Alabama Crimson Tide to hear from a top prospect after he decommitted from USC. Elite linebacker recruit Xavier Griffin was locked in with USC since July 2024, but now the top-25 player in the 2026 class has a slate of visits set up. Alabama heard from Griffin […]
It didn't take long at all for the Alabama Crimson Tide to hear from a top prospect after he decommitted from USC. Elite linebacker recruit Xavier Griffin was locked in with USC since July 2024, but now the top-25 player in the 2026 class has a slate of visits set up.
Alabama heard from Griffin as he scheduled trips to elite programs around the country. He'll start at Ohio State in two weeks before seeing Kalen DeBoer and the Tide a week later.
Then, he'll head to Texas and Florida State before the end of June. The five-star linebacker is from Georgia, so it's a little surprising he's not considering more SEC schools or the Bulldogs.
Alabama has already snagged four-star edge-rusher Jamarion Matthews from Gainesville High School, which is where Griffin attends.
On3's commitment predictor, which is not a great measure of future decisions, has Alabama with the slight lead over the Seminoles and Buckeyes in the race. Obviously, this could swing in a significant manner.
Justin Wells of On3 did report this on Griffin recently.
"After de-committing from USC on Wednesday, the nation’s 2nd-rated linebacker (he’ll be an EDGE at Texas) instantly setup four official visits, including one to Austin on June 13-15. After catching up with sources closer to the recruitment, it appears this’ll be a Texas-Alabama battle. The lack of Georgia here is interesting."
