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Alabama football priority targets arrive to campus for May 29th official visit weekend

by
Justin Smith
May 29, 2026

Some of Alabama football’s top 2027 targets and commits have made it to campus to officially visit the Crimson Tide this weekend. This is the first weekend of several that the Tide will host official visitors throughout the next month.

Monshun Sales, a 2027 five-star wide receiver, is one of those recruits. He is down to Alabama, Indiana, Miami and Ohio State. The Crimson Tide has an opportunity to show the Alabama native why he should return home to play college football.

Sales made it to campus on Thursday.

Another Alabama native who is on campus is Avrian Pauley, who is a 2027 three-star edge. He is currently verbally committed to the Crimson Tide. Fellow Alabama commit, Kenneth Simon has also checked in. Simon is a four-star linebacker and the Tide’s latest commit.

Alabama DL commit Avrian Pauley has made it to Tuscaloosa for his official visit with the Crimson Tide. pic.twitter.com/s0UIVbP87G

— Justin Smith (@Jdsmith31Smith) May 29, 2026

Another priority target for the Tide who is on campus is Antwan Jackson. The four-star edge is a top target for the Crimson Tide. and his getting to Tuscaloosa Thursday marked his fourth time getting to Tuscaloosa over the last five months or so.

Major Alabama 4-Star Edge target on campus for official visit this weekend. https://t.co/DcVWjkTV3f

— Justin Smith (@Jdsmith31Smith) May 28, 2026

Nigel Newkirk, a four-star running back out of Georgia, has also made it to The Capstone. Like Jackson, he is among the recruits the Tide has put a lot of time into recruiting to this point.

These recruits are expected to be on campus throughout the weekend. This article will be updates as the arrival of more recruits is confirmed.

Justin Smith( Managing Editor, Director of Recruiting )

Justin Smith is the Managing Editor and Lead Writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine with over 10 years of writing experience & expertise. Smith has consistently delivered high quality, extensively researched information on the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide football team that fans can trust. Smith is official credentialed media with the University of Alabama under Touchdown Alabama Magazine. He is also the Director of Recruiting for Touchdown Enterprises, specializing in scouting and analyzing high school recruits around the nation, specifically focusing on recruits within the state of Alabama.