Alabama lands 4-star OT Ty Haywood, No. 18 in 2025 class

Alabama landed its second top-20 commitment of the weekend when four-star offensive tackle Ty Haywood, No. 18 in the 2025 ESPN 300, gave his pledge to the Crimson Tide on Sunday afternoon.

Haywood’s commitment comes less than 24 hours after four-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham (No. 19 on the ESPN 300) announced his commitment Saturday. The pair of commitments represent the latest development in the construction of Callen DeBoer, one of the nation’s top recruiting classes in the 2025 cycle.

With Haywood’s commitment, the Crimson Tide now have 17 ESPN 300 commitments in 2025, including nine in the top 100. The 6-foot-5, 285-pound blocker is the program’s 14th commitment since June 1, and Haywood is the highest-rated prospect in the nation’s second-ranked class in ESPN’s latest team rankings for this cycle.

Haywood emerged as a standout offensive line prospect at Ryan High School in Denton, Texas, where he also competed in the shot put and discus. The fifth-ranked offensive tackle in 2025, Haywood gave his commitment to Alabama after spring visits to the Crimson Tide, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Florida State.

Haywood now headlines an offensive class headed to Tuscaloosa that includes Cunningham, the nation’s third-ranked wide receiver, and dual-threat quarterback Kylon Russell (No. 32 in the ESPN 300). While DeBoer builds his offensive line at Alabama, Haywood will be the face of an early recruiting class alongside offensive tackle Micah Debose (No. 10 OT), Jackson Lloyd (No. 26) and Mal Wallrepp (No. 41).