Benjamin Russell wide receiver Cederian Morgan, the state’s top senior recruit, will announce his college decision this week.

The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Morgan’s commitment is set for noon Wednesday in Alexander City. His finalists are Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Clemson and Colorado.

Most recruiting services indicate the Crimson Tide is a heavy favorite to land Morgan and continue its recent recruiting hot streak.

New Benjamin Russell head coach Kirk Johnson described Morgan as a freak athlete in an interview with AL.com earlier this summer.

“He’s a great, great kid first of all,” said Johnson, who led Montgomery Catholic to two straight state titles before replacing Smitty Grider in Alexander City. “He’s a team first guy. He was one of the first guys I met when I got here. He wants to do something special with this team and for this city, and I highly respect that. A guy with his talent could easily be like, ‘I want the ball. Who is going to get me the ball?’ That’s not Cederian at all.”

As a junior, Morgan caught 70 passes for 1,162 yards and 14 touchdowns. Both the 247Sports Composite rankings and On3 Industry rankings have the 5-star standout as the top senior recruit in the state, just ahead of St. Paul’s EDGE Anthony Jones and Jackson running back EJ Crowell, who committed to the Crimson Tide last week.

It’s already been a huge stretch for Kalen DeBoer and company. In addition to Crowell’s pledge on Thursday, the Tide also landed commitments from 5-star Gainesville, Ga., LB Xavier Griffin, 3-star Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa LB Zay Hall and 4-star Illinois TE Mack Sutter.

The Crimson Tide currently has 14 commitments for the Class of 2026, including three 5-stars and seven 4-stars.

On3 has Morgan ranked as the No. 2 wide receiver in the nation and No. 15 overall prospect.

The Holiday week sets up to be a big week for in-state recruiting announcements overall.

Williamson 2027 LB Ellis McGaskin is set to announce his decision at 1 p.m. today. His offers include Notre Dame, LSU, Ohio State, Michigan, Arkansas, Auburn and Penn State.

On Wednesday, Theodore 2026 LB JJ Bush will announce at 6 p.m. His finalists are Arkansas, LSU, Cincinnati and Missouri.

Saraland 2026 WR DeShawn Spencer will announce July 4. He will choose between Duke and Maryland.