THE BOARD: South Alabama Football

Latest: Delwin "Dejay" Perkins Jr. (DB/ATH, 5-10, 170, McComb HS, McComb, Miss.) and Jairius Jones (EDGE/OLB, 6-4, 205, Plaquemine HS, La.) both committed June 22 — giving Major Applewhite 16 commits.

The number

14 — Fourteen commitments in June alone. South Alabama entered the month with two committed players and now has 16. Whatever the staff pitched on official visits, it worked.

The fit

The geographic footprint tells the story. Six commits from Alabama, three from Florida, four from Louisiana, one from Georgia. South Alabama is recruiting its backyard — the Gulf Coast, the Florida Panhandle, south Louisiana — and stacking players from programs it can scout regularly.

Two commits from Daphne (Christian Segar, Courtney Maxwell) and two from Tallahassee Lincoln (Trevor Jacobs, Kamren McMillan) suggest relationship pipelines, not one-off evaluations. When a staff takes two from the same school, it knows the program that developed them.

The Jaguars are also offering early. Jordyn Fernandez (DT, 2029) and Paul "Trey" Kyles (DE/OLB, 2030) out of the Daphne and Gulfport area are long-range targets — freshmen and sophomores the staff has identified and wants to track.

The commits

Trevor Jacobs — ATH, 5-11, 175, Lincoln HS, Tallahassee, Fla. Committed Dec. 3, 2025. 83 rating (247Sports). Earliest commit in the class.

Christian Segar — QB, 6-3, 195, Daphne HS, Daphne, Ala. Committed April 4. 83 rating. The quarterback of the class.

Kamren McMillan — RB, 5-10, 190, Lincoln HS, Tallahassee, Fla. Committed June 1. Second Lincoln product in the class.

Theron Miles — TE, 6-5, 215, Scottsboro HS, Scottsboro, Ala. Committed June 2.

Courtney Maxwell — IOL, 6-4, 300, Daphne HS, Daphne, Ala. Committed June 4. Second Daphne product.

Dylan Henry — CB, 5-11, 171, Mandeville HS, Mandeville, La. Committed June 5.

BraeShun Weary — WR, 6-1, 160, Covington HS, Covington, La. Committed June 12.

Telly Simmons — LB, 6-1, 220, Hueytown HS, Hueytown, Ala. Committed June 12.

Royal Maxwell — DL, 6-4, 230, East Coweta HS, East Coweta, Ga. Committed June 12.

Makael Williams — RB, 5-10, 180, Pace HS, Pace, Fla. Committed June 13.

Sam Allen Hannah — TE, 6-4, 235, Patrician Academy, Ala. Committed June 13.

Nolan Daniel — IOL, 6-4, 294, West Feliciana HS, West Feliciana, La. Committed June 13.

DeArian Riley — WR, 6-1, 188, Sylacauga HS, Sylacauga, Ala. Committed June 15. Also offered by Jacksonville State.

Semaj "Aura" Lyons — WR, 6-1, 196, John F. Kennedy HS, New Orleans, La. Committed June 17. 3.6 GPA. Also held offers from UNLV, Western Kentucky, FAU, Liberty.

Jairius Jones — EDGE/OLB, 6-4, 205, Plaquemine HS, Plaquemine, La. Class of 2027. 3.3 GPA, 23 ACT. Track hurdler. Committed June 22.

Delwin "Dejay" Perkins Jr. — DB/ATH, 5-10, 170, McComb HS, McComb, Miss. Class of 2027. 3-star. 4.0 GPA. Committed June 22.

The visits

South Alabama's June official visit weekends produced a wave of commitments. The June 12-15 window alone added seven commits. Visit schedules for remaining targets have not been publicly tracked through 247Sports.

Charles Grubbs — OL, 6-4, 300, Bay HS, Panama City, Fla. 2027. Official visit begins Friday (June 19). Also holds offers from South Florida, FIU.

The targets

The Jaguars have offers out across four classes.

2027: Breylan Broom (OL, 6-2, 280, Williamson HS), Ty Mabrey (WR/TE, 6-6, 208, UMS-Wright — also offered by Troy), Mark Shiloh (DL, 6-3, 250, Ed White HS, Fla.)

2028: Riddge Crawford (ATH, 6-0, 166, Abbeville Christian), Hayden Coleman (6-1, 200, Theodore HS, Theodore, Ala. — 3.8 GPA), Christian Martin (CB, 5-9, 145, Saint Pauls, Covington, La. — 3.1 stars, No. 1,184 nationally), Jake Bates (Edge, 6-4, 240, Pensacola Catholic, Fla. — 3.0 stars, No. 1,301), Hudson Price (QB, 6-3, 200, Calvary Baptist Academy, La. — 2.9 stars, No. 1,472), Trace Wilson (SAF, 6-0, 180, Tupelo, Miss. — 2.8 stars, No. 1,550), Royce Trantham (TE, 6-6, 250, Alexandria, Ala. — 2.8 stars, No. 1,596)

2029: Jordyn Fernandez (DT/N, 6-3, 310, Gulfport HS)

2030: Paul "Trey" Kyles (DE/OLB, 6-2, 223, Daphne HS)

JUCO: LaDarius Jemes (DL, 6-4, 250, Hutchinson CC — December 2026 grad), Jalyas "JDUB" Winters (DB, 6-1, 200, East Central CC, Miss. — also offered by Troy). Hutchinson CC is also being targeted by Troy for OL David Giwa.

At 16 commits, the class has size across the offensive and defensive lines, a pass rusher off the edge in Jones and now adds a defensive back in Perkins. The staff continues to add across five states — Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Georgia.

All commitments listed are non-binding verbal commitments. All commitments, offers and visits listed are based on publicly reported information and do not necessarily reflect a complete listing of activity. This board is updated regularly as new information becomes available.