In the run-up to the 2025 season, AL.com featured some of the best 1A running backs in Alabama high school football.

Now, we want to hear from you: Which 1A running back will be the best of the best in 2025?

Read the write-ups on every running back here, and then vote in the poll at the bottom of this page.

Best players at each position: QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | DL | LB | DB

The voting will conclude Sunday, August 24, at 11:59 p.m. Central. Later, we will publish the “fans’ all-star team” based on the vote of the readers.

Note: AL.com’s polls are intended to be fun. You can vote as many times as you want, but we discourage the use of script, macro or other automated means. AL.com reserves the right to adjust the voting based on irregularities. Email [email protected] with concerns.

THE CANDIDATES

(Candidates were selected based on information provided by coaches. Some coaches declined to respond to our requests for information about their team. Read more about each of these players here.)

Deion Blanks, sr., Sweet Water

Isaiah Brown, jr., Linden

Jayden Brown, fr., McIntosh

Jaydon Buchanan, jr., Wadley

Ethan Carr, jr., Sweet Water

Ja’Kavien Collins, sr., Leroy

Kaden Cotton, sr., Billingsley

Zach Curtis, sr., Ider

D’Kimbee Fuqua, sr., Cherokee

Keegan Giles, sr., Leroy

Dalton Greene, jr., Berry

Roman Hall, jr., Maplesville

Zyreonne Hamilton, sr., Sweet Water

Seth Hammack, sr., Addison

Landin Holland, jr., Fruitdale

Ross Hudson, sr., Hackleburg

Sawyer Johnson, sr., Hackleburg

Taylor Kidwell, jr., Ider

Tyler Kidwell, jr., Ider

Cortavian Lynch, sr., Wadley

Jaylon Marable, so., Wadley

Nehemiah McCary, so., Maplesville

Gary McMahon, jr., Ider

Princeton “Kamari” Miles, sr., Georgiana

Lake Norris, sr., Berry

Nytavien Nunn, jr., Pickens County

Jayden Reasor, jr., Millry

Jordyn Simpson, fr., Hackleburg

Zane Smith, jr., Addison

Stone Talley, sr., Addison

Lavon Watkins, jr., Fruitdale

Peyton Webster, jr., Cherokee

Xavier Wilder, jr., Berry

Jaquez Wilkes, sr., Wadley

Jediah Works, jr., Maplesville

Andre Wright, jr., Brantley

Hunter Wyatt, jr., Meek

For complete coverage of Alabama high school football, including schedules, scores, recruiting news and additional player spotlights, visit AL.com’s high school sports section throughout the season.