{"id":871599,"date":"2026-04-22T03:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/871599\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T03:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:42:16","slug":"three-star-peach-state-defensive-lineman-commits-to-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/871599\/","title":{"rendered":"Three-Star Peach State Defensive Lineman Commits to Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2027 three-star defensive lineman Stevan Thornton III has committed to head coach Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide, according to a post <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FultonW_\/status\/2046774411781394618\" rel=\"nofollow\">he made on social media<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/attachment-900.jpg\" alt=\"Tide 100.9 logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All glory to god for guiding me through prayer, hard work, and the support of my family,&#8221; Thornton said in his commitment post. &#8220;This journey didn&#8217;t come easy, but I&#8217;m proud to say I&#8217;m officially 1000% committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thornton, a 6-foot-6, 200-pound edge rusher from Cairo High School in Cairo, Georgia, held 21 offers, according to Rivals, including SEC teams such as Tennessee, Ole Miss, and in-state Georgia, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Rivals, Thornton took one unofficial visit to Alabama on April 7, with his primary recruiter being Alabama outside linebackers coach Christian Robinson. He&#8217;s rated as the No. 779 overall prospect, the No. 65 edge prospect, and the No. 87 player in the state of Georgia, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/stevan-thornton-iii-285750\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rivals Industry rankings<\/a>. As a sophomore in 2025, Thornton had 91 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss, and eight sacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thornton is the fifth overall commitment for the Crimson Tide in the 2027 recruiting class:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trent Seaborn: Four-Star QB<br \/>Colt Lumpris: Three-Star TE<br \/>Avrian Pauley: Three-Star DL<br \/>Oakley Keegan: Three-Star TE<br \/>Stevan Thornton III: Three-Star Edge<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FultonW_\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wyatt Fulton<\/a>\u00a0is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men&#8217;s basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FultonW_\" rel=\"nofollow\">@FultonW_<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama&#8217;s Sixth Spring Practice Ahead of 2026 Season<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Wyatt Fulton<\/p>\n<p>Alabama Football 2026 Spring Practice Five<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Wyatt Fulton<\/p>\n<p>Alabama Keeps Dancing in NCAA Tournament After 90-70 Win Over Hofstra<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Wyatt Fulton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2027 three-star defensive lineman Stevan Thornton III has committed to head coach Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":871600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[52,405,3106,1104,331,7,3108,3109,3110,6429,4615,8307,9,3111,101852,3112,3113,3114,110792,21162],"class_list":{"0":"post-871599","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-alabama","9":"tag-alabama-football","10":"tag-alabama-sports","11":"tag-articles","12":"tag-college-football","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-inside-the-locker-room","15":"tag-martin-houston-show","16":"tag-on-air","17":"tag-photos","18":"tag-recruiting","19":"tag-sec-football","20":"tag-sports","21":"tag-t-town-sports-daily","22":"tag-the-deep-south-college-football-show","23":"tag-the-game-with-ryan-fowler","24":"tag-the-gary-harris-show","25":"tag-the-millers-edge","26":"tag-the-rookie-report","27":"tag-top-25"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116446295303499404","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=871599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/871600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=871599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=871599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}