One of Alabama's top offensive line targets in the 2026 class has announced a top four that includes the Crimson Tide.
4-star Malakai Lee, a 6-foot-6, 318-pound offensive tackle from Honolulu, Hawaii, has the Crimson Tide in his final group of contenders. He released his final group on social media on Saturday, via On3's Hayes Fawcett. His final group includes Georgia, Texas, and Michigan, to go along with Alabama:
NEWS: Four-Star OT Malakai Lee is down to 4 Schools, he tells me for @on3recruits
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) May 24, 2025
The 6’7 320 OT from Kaneohe, HI is ranked as a Top 10 OT in the ‘26 Class (per On3)
Where Should He Go? ⬇️https://t.co/qwx4vG9iqc pic.twitter.com/f8yFQW6uxQ
According to the 247 Composite, Lee is ranked as the No. 10 offensive tackle in his class and the No. 2 overall player in the state of Hawaii. He's a consensus 4-star prospect and ranked No. 139 overall.
Lee looks the part on tape. He has all the measurables and has the fluid movement you want out of an offensive tackle prospect.
Alabama signed a big class on the offensive line in the 2025 cycle and is being a bit more selective in the 2026 class because they won't have the space to sign as many as they did last season. Lee has been one of their top targets for a while.
Lee is scheduled for an official visit to Alabama next weekend
Lee already took an official visit to Georgia in April. He has officials lined up for the other three teams still competing for his services over the next few weeks.
First up is Alabama. Lee is scheduled to visit Alabama this next weekend, with an arrival date of Friday, May 30th. This will be the second visit Lee has made to Alabama. He took an unofficial visit back in March.
Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide have a busy month ahead for recruiting. Lee will be joined this coming weekend in Tuscaloosa by a host of other blue-chip prospects as the Tide looks to solidify its 2026 class.
5-star safety Jett Washington is the headliner, but other blue-chip prospects such as RB KJ Edwards, WR Boobie Feaster, DL Nolan Wilson, LB Cincere Johnson, LB Brayden Rouse, and DL Titan Davis, among others, are all scheduled for official visits this weekend.
Alabama has a lot of momentum on the recruiting trail and it was last summer's official visit schedule where DeBoer and company got on a recruiting roll as they filled out a Top 5 class. We could see history repeat itself this summer with a ton of high-level prospects expected to be in Tuscaloosa over the next month.