If Jackson senior Landon Duckworth wasn’t well known outside of the Southeast before last week, he is now.

The uncommitted, dual-threat quarterback was consistently among the top performers in the prestigious Elite 11 quarterback competition.

“People are like, ‘Yeah, he’s a good Alabama quarterback.’ But then he goes out to the Elite 11 with the top quarterbacks in the country, and he is right there at the top, step for step with everyone else,” Aggies coach Cody Flournoy said. “He still has a lot of room to improve. He has incredible upside. He is really good right now, and he’s going to keep getting better.”

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Duckworth was named Class 4A Back of the Year in January after leading his team to the state title. He completed 67 percent of his passes for 3,439 yards and 39 touchdowns and also rushed for 648 yards and 12 TDs. He also was MVP of the state championship game against Cherokee County.

He said Thursday night while attending teammate EJ Crowell’s commitment party that Auburn and South Carolina remain his finalists even after the Tigers flipped another rising senior QB in Peyton Falzone this week.

Duckworth said he hopes to make a college decision in July but doesn’t have an exact date yet. Last week, he was named AL.com’s Coastal Male Athlete of the Year. He followed his team’s football run by helping the Aggies repeat as 4A basketball champs and taking part in Jackson’s winning 4X100 relay team.

The On3 Industry rankings for Alabama senior recruits currently have Duckworth as the No. 4 prospect in the state, one spot below Crowell.

In other recruiting news:

COMMITMENTS

Jackson 4-star Jamarrion Gordon committed to North Carolina this week.

The 5-11, 185-pound senior DB also had offers from most SEC schools and had previously committed to Alabama and UCF. Other offers include Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Tennessee along with Oregon, Penn State, Michigan, Miami and more.

“If you are a defensive back, who doesn’t want to play for Bill Belichick?” Jackson coach Cody Flournoy asked. “Everyone is interested to see what will happen with UNC, but they have a great coaching staff and, of course, great facilities. It’s an easy, good decision for ‘Juicy.’”

Gordon told AL.com on Thursday night that his mind was made up after attending the UNC-Duke basketball game earlier this year.

“I knew I was going there right then,” he said. “I’m locked in, 100 percent.”

Gordon described longtime NFL coach Belichick as “a cool guy, very exciting to be around.”

James Madison got a commitment from Huntsville 6-5, 290-pound 3-star OL Michael Price, who also had offers Air Force, Colorado State, North Alabama and others.

Daphne 3-star OL Jai’Vale Fredericks committed to Louisiana over offers from Florida State, South Alabama, Troy, UAB, Tulane and more for the 6-6, 290-pound senior.

Williamson’s Jermaine McCree committed to Appalachian State.

The 5-11, 160-pound 3-star DB chose also had offers from Arkansas, Texas A&M, Florida State, UAB and more.

Blount 6-1, 180-pound senior DB Christopher Leatherwood committed to North Alabama.

Gadsden City senior DB Tylan Sims recently committed to Mercer.

LeFlore OL/DL Amauri Reed committed to North Alabama.

OFFERS

Lanett 6-3, 230-pound senior DL Jeremiah McGillberry earned his first D1 offer from Alabama A&M.

Woodlawn 6-1, 165-pound senior DB/WR Cornealius Hudson picked up an offer from Samford.

Ohio State is the latest to offer Hoover junior RB CJ Cowley, who played at Spain Park last season.

The 5-10, 180-pound 3-star recruit also has SEC offers from Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt along with Miami, Penn State, Troy, UAB and more.

Williamson DB Captain Munnerlyn Jr. received an offer from North Alabama.

Sports writer Dennis Victory contributed to this report