Ramsay running back Ashton Ashford recently announced that he has committed to North Alabama.

The Class 5A MVP of last season’s state championship game, Ashford was selected first team all-state after running for 1,881 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2022.

Ashford led the Rams in the 41-20 victory over Charles Henderson, running 44 times for 281 yards and five touchdowns at Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium. He had all 26 of his team’s rush attempts in the first half and finished with all but four in the game.

The 5-foot-9, 190-pound senior also had offers from Marshall, Alabama State, Alabama A&M and others.

In other recruiting news:

Moody’s Blaine Burke chose Arkansas State. The 5-8, 170-pound 3-star senior RB/ATH also had offers from West Virginia, Minnesota, Louisville, UAB, East Carolina and more. Burke ran for 1,605 yards last season with 20 touchdowns.

Miles Adams, a 6-5, 260-pound senior lineman from Flomaton, committed to Southern Miss. The 3-star prospect chose the Golden Eagles over Texas Tech, UAB, Liberty, Troy and others.

McAdory 4-star tight end JaCorey Whitted narrowed his impressive list to six schools. The 6-7, 220-pound senior named Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi State and Arkansas State as the top teams vying for his signature.

Whitted also had offers from Florida, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Wisconsin, UAB and more.

Brookwood offensive lineman William Sanders plans to announce his decision on Friday at 3 p.m. The 6-4, 295-pound 4-star senior narrowed more than 20 offers to Alabama, LSU and Mississippi State.

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Huntsville High’s Simon Walker announced an offer from St. John’s. The 6-5 Class of 2025 shooting guard also has offers from Marshall, Furman, Lipscomb, Jacksonville State and Alabama A&M.

Freshman girls basketball player Jayla Forbes of Thompson added two more offers to go along with an earlier Mississippi state offer. The 6-7 post player announced offers from both Auburn and Ole Miss.