Kelby Collins, a 4-star DL from Alabama, names 6 SEC schools among top 8 college choices

Kelby Collins could be heading to play football in the SEC. However, he’s still considering nearly half of the teams in the conference at this point, so there are a lot of possibilities for the future.

Collins, a 4-star defensive lineman out of Gardendale (Ala.) High School, announced his top 8 college choices on Thursday, and his list included 6 SEC schools: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas A&M. He also named Texas, which will be joining the SEC in the future, and Clemson.

A member of the 2023 class, Collins still has plenty of time to decide on a school. But there’s a strong chance that he’ll be ending up at an SEC program. It just isn’t clear yet which one.

Year 17❤️ my recruitment is still 100% open pic.twitter.com/qcKiFf6wrQ

— Kelby Collins (@kelby_collins) October 21, 2021

Collins is the No. 12 defensive lineman and No. 49 overall recruit in the 2023 class, per the 247Sports Composite rankings. He is listed at 6-foot-5, 250 pounds.

Here are some of Collins’ high school highlights, courtesy of his Hudl account:

Jake Rill

Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.