Top 10 Alabama defensive players for 2023 HS football season
6. Zion Grady, Jr., Charles Henderson
A fellow junior defensive end, Grady was simply dominant as a sophomore last fall. During the season, Grady recorded 108 tackles, 37 of them for loss, 22 sacks, three fumble recoveries, three blocked field goals and two fumble recoveries for a 12-2 Trojans team that finished as the Class 5A runner-up. Grady was named as a result.
The 6-foot-4, 225-pound defensive end is considered one of the top juniors regardless of position, ranking as the No. 23 player nationally by and No. 3 player in the state by . Grady holds 22 scholarship offers including from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Michigan, Texas and USC among others.
