Saraland 4-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman isn’t going to let teammates KJ Lacey or Ryan Williams sway him into his college decision.

Lacey, the team’s quarterback, committed to Texas earlier this summer.

Williams, the reigning Mr. Football as a wide receiver, is a longtime Alabama commit.

“They are putting the pressure on, but I’ve got to go where I want to go,” the 6-foot-2, 285-pound Coleman said last week as he watched his teammates compete in the Foley 7-on-7. “KJ is putting the pressure on me to go to Texas. Ryan is trying to pull me toward Alabama but at the end of the day it’s going to be my decision.”

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All three Spartans rank among the top three rising junior recruits in the state, according to the current 247 composite rankings. Williams is No. 1, Lacey is No. 7 and Coleman is No. 13.

The trio helped Saraland to its first state football championship last fall and would love to repeat in 2023, but Coleman said he and his teammates aren’t focused on the hype.

“If you do, you get distracted and you aren’t going to be able to do the things you need to do to produce another state championship ring,” he said. “We need to stay humble, stay uncomfortable and always want more. If you get comfortable, somebody is going to catch up with you.”

Coleman told AL.com he has Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama, Auburn and Clemson in his top five but is focusing on the Longhorns, Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers specifically at this point in his recruitment. He has visited Clemson, was impressive in a recent camp at Alabama and has a trip to Texas set on July 29.

He said he hopes to make a college decision after that visit.

Here is what Coleman said about the Tide and Tigers:

Alabama: “As a kid, I grew up on Alabama so for me to have an opportunity to go there and have an opportunity to play there is just a dream come true. I like the feel at Alabama. I like coach Freddie Roach, but I do know you can’t go to a school just because of a certain coach.”

Clemson: “I like how they do the academic part of it. I like the defensive line, and they definitely put a lot of defensive linemen in the NFL, and I want to be a part of that.”

Coleman said the decision will ultimately come down to academics as well as football.

“Which school is going to benefit me in not just football but whatever comes after football,” he said. “That’s what I’m looking at.”

Coleman finished his sophomore season with 69 tackles, 20 tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks and 12 QB hurries. Led by Lacey and Williams, the offense averaged 43 points a game. However, the Spartan defense was stout as well. Coleman’s group allowed just 19.4 points a game.

“He’s a very disruptive player,” Saraland coach Jeff Kelly said of Coleman this spring. “He’s still a young player, still learning, still growing. … He’s really a big reason we were able to have the success we did.”

Coleman said the team’s mindset hasn’t changed since beating Mountain Brook for the 6A crown in December.

“We just work hard,” he said. “We have a bond. We know each other and know how we react in certain situations. I feel like leadership is going to come because we are older now. I feel like it will pay off for us.”

Coleman also believes practicing against the Saraland offense helps the Spartan defense as well.

“You aren’t going to come across too many players like those guys over there in games,” he said. “It can only help you improve each day.”

Saraland will open the season against Tennessee power Lipscomb Academy on Aug. 25 in a game that is expected to be nationally televised.