The Crimson Tide was well represented in the secondary on the NFL's All-Pro team for the 2024 football season, with another prominent star landing on the second team.
Surtain II came to Alabama as a consensus five-star recruit and was ranked as the top cornerback nationally by all major recruiting outlets in 2018. As a senior at American Heritage high school in Plantation, Florida, Surtain II was a Second Team All-American selection by MaxPreps and First Team All-USA Florida selection by USA Today. He helped lead his high school to back-to-back 5A state titles in his junior and senior seasons.
In their midday news conference Thursday, several Alabama football players announced their departure from the program and their next steps towards the NFL Draft. Among them is red-shirt junior quarterback Mac Jones.
Alabama takes on Mississippi State this weekend in an SEC West matchup that, in week one, was shaping up to be a solid game, but since has lost its luster.