4-Star DL Antonio Coleman on Alabama commitment decision: “I just was fulfilling my dreams”

Antonio Coleman recently became the Alabama Crimson Tide’s fifth 2025 commit when he chose the Tide over Texas, Clemson and others.

Coleman is a four-star defensive lineman recruit, who attends Saraland High School in Alabama.

The junior told Touchdown Alabama it has always been a dream of his to play for the Tide. 

“I just feel like Alabama is home,” Coleman said. “Since I was a kid, I wanted to go to Alabama. Seeing them play that first game, it just lit up my eyes. I was just fulfilling my dreams.”

Coleman and Saraland are 3-0 on the season after recently picking up a win over Spanish Fort. 

“I want to prove that I’m more dominant than people think,” said Coleman. “I feel like as a whole we want all eyes on us because last year, it was kind of biased on the offensive side, so I feel like we have a point to prove. We got a chip on our shoulder.”

Alabama newest 4-Star DL commit #95 Antonio Coleman @AC9852 completely blows up the play. pic.twitter.com/o78qiiYjpw

— Justin Smith (@Jdsmith31Smith) September 16, 2023

Teams from across the nation will continue to try to recruit Coleman, but he plans to stay locked in with Alabama. 

“All I need is Bama right now,” Coleman said.

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Justin Smith is the Director of Recruiting for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via jdsmith31smith