After the decommitment of Merritt, Alabama’s 2025 class still sits at No. 2 in the nation with 21 total commitments, sitting behind only the Ohio State Buckeyes. Merritt’s decommitment also leaves Alabama with three four-star’s committed in the cycle in Darrell Johnson, Luke Metz, and Abduall Sanders Jr..

Dawson Merritt, the son of Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt, has made a significant flip in his college recruitment.

With only a few weeks until early National Signing Day, college football recruiting is heating up once again. Teams are locking in the bulk of their 2025 freshman classes, and some players are reconsidering their original commitments.

The Nebraska football team rarely collects recruiting wins over Alabama. Yet head coach Matt Rhule and company pulled the unimaginable on Thursday: Flipping a Crimson Tide commit to the Cornhuskers. Four-star edge rusher Dawson Merritt pivots to Nebraska after previously committing to Alabama.

Four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt has flipped from Alabama football to Nebraska. Merritt told On3 on Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Stillwell, Kansas native had been committed to the Crimson Tide and coach Kalen DeBoer since June 26 with outside linebackers coach Christian Robinson listed as his primary recruiter.