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Eli Lederman
Alabama picked up a high in-state goal Wednesday as four-star large receiver Cederian Morgan introduced his dedication to the Crimson Tide.
Morgan, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound move catcher from Alexander Metropolis, Alabama, is ranked No. 47 within the 2026 ESPN 300. He’s ESPN’s No. 6 large receiver prospect and third-ranked recruit from the state of Alabama. Alabama beat Auburn, Colorado, Florida and Georgia to Morgan’s dedication.
He informed ESPN that his relationship with Alabama large receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard and the second-year assistant’s historical past of growing high large receivers alongside Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb steered his dedication to this system.
“I’ve seen what they did at Washington with Coach Grubb, the OC,” Morgan stated. “It was an ideal factor to look at after they had been at Washington the best way they bought it up and down the sector; that they had a number of 1,000-yard receivers on their staff. So I am simply excited to see what sort of offense they’ve this yr. Nevertheless it’s that workers. What they’ve accomplished prior to now is a giant a part of it for me.”
A 3-sport athlete at Benjamin Russell Excessive College, Morgan has 106 receptions for 1,784 yards and 18 touchdowns over his previous two varsity seasons. He took official visits with every of his finalists this spring earlier than touchdown because the fourth-ranked commit in Alabama’s second recruiting cycle beneath DeBoer, who signed the nation’s fourth-ranked class in 2025.
Morgan, who averaged 14.4 factors and 11.3 rebounds per sport in basketball as a junior, informed ESPN that he initially deliberate to pursue faculty basketball earlier than shifting his focus to soccer in highschool.
With basketball expertise and a monitor and discipline background as a two-time state qualifier within the excessive leap, he initiatives as a bodily, big-bodied downfield goal able to carving early taking part in time on the subsequent degree. Morgan flashed his potential in an explosive junior season, when he completed with 70 catches for 1,162 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Morgan stands as this system’s eighth Prime 300 commit in 2026, and his pledge continues Alabama’s scorching run on the recruiting path. The Crimson Tide closed June with a flurry of recruiting wins, highlighted by the additions of an ESPN 300 trio in outdoors linebacker Xavier Griffin (No. 30 general), working again Ezavier Crowell (No. 31) and tight finish Mack Sutter (No. 138) from June 26 to 29.
Morgan lands as a centerpiece commit alongside Crowell, ESPN’s No. 3 working again, in a rising Crimson Tide offensive class.
He joins latest large receiver pledges Owen Cabell and Brian Williams Jr. as this system’s top-ranked move catchers within the cycle. Alabama secured a 2026 quarterback final month with a flip of four-star Iowa State quarterback pledge Jett Thomalla, and this system stays within the combine for three-star passer Tayden-Evan Kaawa. Alabama’s flip of Illinois working again pledge Javari Barnett on June 23 marked one other latest addition to this system’s talent place class.
Morgan’s dedication kicks off per week of serious anticipated developments atop the 2026 large receiver class.
Go catchers Ethan Feaster (July 4), Calvin Russell (July 5) and Salesi Moa (July 5) — three of ESPN’s high 5 large receivers in 2026 — are anticipated to announce their pledges this week. ESPN 300 move catchers Travis Johnson and Kaydon Finley — the son of former Green Bay Packers tight finish Jermichael Finley — are additionally amongst these anticipated to make selections within the coming days.