With the early signing period just a few weeks away, Kalen DeBoer and Alabama are making an aggressive late push for a handful of prospects. With most of the top guys already committed, that's coming in the form of potential flips.
A new - yet familiar - target has emerged for the Crimson Tide.
Per Bama247, 4-star WR Jaden Upshaw, the No. 54 overall player in the 247 composite, will take a visit to Alabama for the Iron Bowl in a couple of weeks:
Texas A&M WR commit Jaden Upshaw plans to visit Alabama for the Iron Bowl, he tells me for @Bama_247@rockerlee229 standout committed to the Aggies in April, but the Crimson Tide has stayed in contact for months.
— Brett Greenberg (@BrettGreenberg_) November 12, 2026
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Upshaw has been committed to Texas A&M since April, but he's familiar with Alabama. He took a visit to Tuscaloosa over the summer, and as the time approaches for him to put pen to paper, he wants one more look at the Crimson Tide before his final decision has to be made.
Upshaw is a native of Leesburg, Georgia and the is the No. 9 overall WR and the No. 4 player in the Peach State.
If this is strictly a decision based on money, then you can expect Upshaw to remain in the Aggies' class. Texas A&M is not going to be outbid or a player they view as a priority. But if the decision is made purely from a football perspective, DeBoer and Ryan Grubb's history with quarterbacks has to be enticing for Upshaw, especially amid Texas A&M's season-long issues at the position.
Alabama has Keelon Russell returning next year, and a pipeline of blue-chip quarterbacks waiting in the wings with Jett Thomalla and incoming 2027 recruits Elijah Haven and Trent Seaborn.
Alabama flipping Jaden Upshaw would complete an elite 2027 WR haul
Alabama has two wide receivers committed in this class. 4-star Osani Gayles out of IMG Academy and in-state star Cedrick Simmons. Gayles is a composite 5-star and the No. 37 overall player in the class. He was a massive get for the Crimson Tide.
Simmons is one of the most productive players in the state of Alabama and could turn out to be a Lotzeir Brooks-type gem down the line for this staff.
Alabama is happy with the two-man haul of Gayles and Simmons, and I would expect the Crimson Tide to potentially be portal shoppers for a difference-maker at receiver, depending on what Ryan Coleman-Williams' stay-or-go NFL Draft decision ends up being.
If he returns, that's likely unnecessary, and Alabama would likely be happy adding two or three receivers in the high school class to pair with a talented group of returners for Russell in 2027.
Upshaw is a name to keep an eye on in the coming weeks. Taking a late visit before the signing period opens is a big deal. It means he has not made a final decision and is weighing his options down the stretch.
If he ends up on campus, DeBoer and company will have a chance to flip him and land a big win over A&M on the recruiting trail in the 11th hour.
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