On the eve of his senior football season, Mary G. Montgomery wide receiver Jaiden Smith committed to South Alabama on Thursday.

Smith (6-foot-1, 175 pounds) becomes the Jaguars’ 11th commitment for the 2025 signing class. He joins LeFlore offensive lineman Antonio Gibbs as Mobile-area pledges to South Alabama.

Smith helped MGM to a 12-1 record and a Class 7A, Region 1 championship as a junior in 2023, catching 11 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns. Smith’s high school quarterback, Jared Hollins, is currently a true freshman at South Alabama.

Mary G. Montgomery opens the 2024 season on Friday at Pace, Fla. The Vikings are ranked No. 7 in Class 7A by the Alabama Sports Writers Association.

National signing day for high school seniors takes place in December.

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South Alabama 2025 football commitments (11)

Kohl Bradley, DB, 6-0, 170, Lucedale, Miss./George County HS

Antonio Gibbs, OL, 6-5, 265, Mobile, Ala./LeFlore HS

Keeson Hines-Wheeler, DB, 6-0, 180, Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee HS

Byron Jackson, LB, 6-4, 215, Havana, Fla./Gadsden County HS

Tristan Jackson, LB, 6-0, 200, Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Choctawhatchee HS

Julyon Jordan, RB, 5-11, 175, Guntersville, Ala./Guntersville HS

E’Mauri Smiley, DL, 6-3, 254, Opelika, Ala./Opelika HS

Jaiden Smith, WR, 6-1, 175, Mobile, Ala./Mary G. Montgomery HS

Shermon Smith, LB, 6-1, 210, Sylvester, Ga./Worth County HS

Trae Stevenson, WR, 6-0, 170, Madison, Miss./Germantown HS

Jeremiah Thomas, DB, 5-10, 170, Havana, Fla./Gadsden County HS