Linebacker Darrell “Duke” Johnson pledged to Alabama football on Wednesday. Johnson, a Georgia high school student at Dodge County, is rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports.
Johnson is the No. 28 overall player in the class of 2025, and the 247 composite ranks him as the No. 3 linebacker in the class. He played defensive back for the first part of his high school career before switching to linebacker.
Plays the game incredibly effectively in the air, making use of his 80-inch wingspan and superb athleticism to attack the ball at the highest point,” 247Sports national analyst Hudson Standish stated in his appraisal of Johnson.
He made strides with his feet and recognition on the defensive side of the ball as a junior, resulting in 103 tackles—a career-high. demonstrates a sense of urgency when attacking ball carriers from sideline to sideline and downhill. A real thumper who has repeatedly demonstrated the force of his full-speed contact to knock the football away.
Johnson is 200 pounds and 6 feet, 3 inches tall. Despite offers from Florida State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Florida, and Central Florida, he decided to join the Crimson Tide.
He committed to UA as the sixth member of the class of 2025. The 247 composite currently has the group ranked 10th nationwide.
