Alabama football 2025 season preview, predictions: Duke Johnson II
Alabama football 2025 season preview, predictions: Duke Johnson II
When looking at the Alabama Crimson Tide's 2025 football recruiting class, there are few position groups altogether that stick out more than at linebacker.
In the Crimson Tide's 2025 class, Alabama added a total of three linebackers, the highest-rated of which was Duke Johnson II, a talented prospect who was a two-way star in high school.
Johnson was also one of the first names to commit to Alabama in the class, and comes to Tuscaloosa as a name that could very easily make an impact in year one as a true freshman.
Here is everything you need to know about talented true freshman linebacker Duke Johnson II entering the 2025 Alabama football season.
Duke Johnson II player information
Position: Linebacker
Linebacker Jersey Number: No. 15
No. 15 Height: 6'1
6'1 Weight: 220
220 Class: Freshman
Freshman Hometown: Eastman, Georgia
Eastman, Georgia High School: Dodge County
Duke Johnson II career stats
Johnson is not only new to Alabama this season, but the linebacker is also a new face to college football overall. The 2025 season will be Johnson's first at the collegiate level.
Duke Johnson II 2024 stats
As mentioned previously, Johnson is new to college football this season, but is however coming off a strong year at the high school level in which he played both ways at Georgia's Dodge County High School. Defensively, Johnson amassed 122 tackles and 11 TFL across 11 games, while the now Alabama linebacker also rushed for 1,097 yards and 22 touchdowns on 115 carries, along with eight receptions for 129 yards and another score, on offense.
Duke Johnson II recruiting ranking
According to the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings, Johnson was considered as the nation's No. 130 overall player in the 2025 class, as well as the No. 9 linebacker nationally. A four-star prospect who committed to Alabama back in March of 2024, Johnson was also considered the No. 16 player in the state of Georgia out of Dodge County High School.
Duke Johnson II 2025 season outlook
There is no denying that Alabama's 2025 linebacker class is one that could make an impact in Tuscaloosa for many years to come, with Johnson as the highest-rated of that talented group.
As for 2025 in particular however, Alabama enters the season with two starters cemented at inside linebacker in the returning Deontae Lawson and Justin Jefferson, while Colorado transfer Nikhai Hill-Green is likely to play a massive role also. Because of this, Johnson is likely buried on the depth chart entering his true freshman season, meaning that the former four-star is not likely to see a significant amount of action defensively in 2025.
However, Johnson is a name that could make an impact on special teams this season in some form.
Duke Johnson II 2025 season prediction
2025 Prediction: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL
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