re: 2020 FB Recruiting & Roster

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Alabama landed three-star running back Kyle Edwards out of Destrehan (La.) on Friday morning over Michigan and Penn State. His head coach and offensive coordinator shared their thoughts on the kind of person and player Edwards is.

“Great player, even better kid,” Destrehan OC Greg Boyne told BOL. “Perfect fit. A lot of what we do here — we know a lot of the guys at Alabama, a lot of the coaches through the years — we kind of have a lot of the same philosophies. Some that go way back 30 years, and some that we’ve gotten from watching them and the way those guys work. He’s the type of kid who appreciates that. He appreciates the discipline, he appreciates doing the little things right. He appreciates the program aspect of Alabama.”

Destrehan head coach Stephen Robicheaux echoed Boyne’s sentiment. “We love Kyle,” Robicheaux said. “Kyle is one of those kids that’s going to outwork everybody. He’s extremely humble. He’s probably one of the nicest kids you’ll ever meet. He’s a natural talent, but he takes it to another level. He’s not about the limelight. If you were going to look up ‘student athlete’ in the dictionary it’d be Kyle Edwards. You can’t say enough good things about him. He’s the reason we coach football. He’s a team player, he gets along with everybody.

This is his fourth year here and I can’t say any negative about Kyle Edwards at all. He comes to work every day and works hard. It was him and John sharing time last year and he never said a word about it. He did what he had to do to help the team. I talked to Coach (Pete) Golding and he said the one thing about Kyle is he’s an Alabama fit. And I agree. He’s that strong, downhill guy, that really does a good job down there at Alabama. I think he’ll be a great fit and do well.”

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Real football is rapidly approaching, but not here quite yet. The NFL is still a few weeks out and college football doesn’t kick off in earnest until next week. High school football, on the other hand, gets going this week.

For many football fans, this time of year is peak fantasy season. Fantasy leagues are being fired back up with drafts taking place between now and kickoff.

With that in mind, we thought it would be fun to take a look at top high school prospects in the 2020 recruiting class who would fare well in a fantasy football format.

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RB ROYDELL WILLIAMS, Hueytown, AL



The biggest recruit to come out of Hueytown since Jameis Winston, Williams was dominant as a junior, rushing for 2717 yards and 32 touchdowns on 291 carries in 12 games. He also added 3 receiving scores. The Alabama commit’s compact build and strong lower body allows him to easily run through tackles once he gets to the second level.

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TE DREW SANDERS, Denton, TX



Ranked as an athlete, Sanders could potentially play tight end at the next level, though he’s probably more likely to end up on defense. Even then, the Alabama commit is one of the more unique overall high school football players in the class. His production backs that up. In addition to posting over 100 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 8 sacks on defense, Sanders scored 19 touchdowns, three different ways. Lining up as a short yardage quarterback, Sanders threw for 3 TDs and ran for 13 more. He also caught 3 TD passes in his limited time as a receiver.

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