Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide coaching staff look to be closing in on yet another elite edge rushing talent in the 2026 recruiting class. Alabama already holds commitments from two 4-Star prospects at the position in Kamhariyan Johnson and Jamarion Matthews, but now could be close to adding a third.
According to Hayes Fawcett of On3, 4-Star Bogart, Georgia native Khamari Brooks is officially down to just two schools: Alabama and Georgia. He has already visited both this summer, beginning with a trip to Athens on May 30, then Tuscaloosa on June 6.
BREAKING: Four-Star EDGE Khamari Brooks is down to Alabama and Georgia, he tells me for @on3recruits
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 11, 2025
The 6’4 235 EDGE from Bogart, GA has cancelled his remaining Official Visits to Texas & USC
Where Should He Go? ⬇️https://t.co/vJ04OVIUTk pic.twitter.com/6b1m6PAr0W
Brooks was expected to make stops at USC and Texas this summer as well, but he has cancelled his remaining visits.
Standing at 6-foot-4, 220 lbs., the Bogart, Georgia native is ranked by 247Sports' composite ranking as the No. 14 edge rusher in the nation and the No. 13 player in the Peach State. Brooks is an athletic defender with long arms and excellent bend around the edge.
As of now, Alabama holds six commitments in the 2026 recruiting class, most recently adding 4-Star offensive lineman Sam Utu from Orange, California. While the Tide has fallen a bit behind in terms of the actual number of commits, the six that DeBoer and the staff have assembled are some of the nation's best.
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