A trio of Baldwin County standouts were selected to represent their state at the 38th-annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic set for Dec. 14 at Mobile’s Hancock Whitney Stadium.

Running back Kolin Wilson from Gulf Shores, linebacker Bishop Burkhalter from Spanish Fort and defensive lineman Talib Graham from Daphne were all named to the 41-player roster revealed Wednesday afternoon by the Alabama High School Athletic Association.

Wilson marked the first Dolphin to receive a roster spot for the interstate all-star contest in program history.

Burkhalter and Graham will both be their teams’ first representatives since 2021, following Cooper Wilson and Jacob Galmiche, respectively. According to the Alabama High School Football Historical Society, Burkhalter is the 16th Toro chosen and Graham is the 20th Trojan selected.

The Alabama All-Stars, head coached by Saraland’s Jeff Kelly, will be looking for their fifth-straight victory in the all-time series that they lead 26-11.

Stat check-in

All three local representatives have helped their teams fight for playoff positioning in their respective regions with some stellar stats so far.

Wilson, a Mississippi State commit, is the 11th-ranked rusher in Alabama according to MaxPreps stats with 1,334 rushing yards on 177 attempts over eight games for an average of 7.54 yards per carry and 166.5 yards per game. He’s registered 13 total touchdowns as part of 1,785 all-purpose yards.

Burkhalter has been one of the top tacklers in the state and recently surpassed the century mark with 101 total tackles between 43 solos and 58 assists over eight games to rank No. 29 in MaxPreps’ standings. He’s also recorded 7 tackles for loss and 1 sack on top of 3 pass breakups and 2 fumble recoveries, one of which he returned for a touchdown.

The Toro linebacker was also credited with an AHSAA record for the shortest punt return for a touchdown, a 1-yard score against Murphy in Week 5 that ultimately went viral.

Graham, an Ole Miss commit, has been featured in the sack rankings since the beginning of the season and is currently tied for 31st in Alabama with 7 sacks in addition to 3 quarterback hurries. The edge rusher has racked up 61 total tackles to go along with 24 tackles for loss, 4 forced fumbles and a blocked field goal. Graham also earned a 16-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown against McGill-Toolen in Week 1.

Star-studded roster

Team Alabama will look to extend its winning streak behind a star-studded lineup that includes double-digit SEC commits.

A host of others will join Wilson and Graham in suiting up for Southeastern Conference teams next year, including Elba’s Alvin Henderson (Auburn), Carver-Montgomery’s Anthony Rogers (Alabama) and Tristan Norman (Texas A&M), Saraland’s KJ Lacey (Texas), Southside-Selma’s Derick Smith (Alabama), Parker’s Jourdin Crawford (Auburn), Highland Home’s Jakaleb Faulk (Auburn), Thompson’s Anquon Fegans (Auburn) and T.R. Miller’s Myles Johnson (Florida).

Other Alabama All-Star players set to ascend to the college ranks include Oxford’s Mason Mims (Louisville), Enterprise’s Zion Grady (Ohio State), Parker’s Na’eem Offord (Ohio State) and Timothy Merritt (Miami), Auburn’s Peyton Plott (Georgia Southern) and Central-Phenix City’s Daylyn Upshaw (Miami).

Money quote

“We thank the committee, as always, for their time and dedication in picking this outstanding group of student-athletes,” said AHSADCA Director James Lawrence. “We look forward to watching these student-athletes compete against Mississippi in December. Along with Coach Kelly and his staff, we know these all-stars will represent the AHSAA, our state and their respective schools and communities well. We thank our member schools and our coaches for their continued support of this annual matchup. Picking this team is always a difficult job.”

Full Alabama roster

Athlete, School: Position; Height; Weight; Head Coach

Offense

Karle 'KJ' Lacey, Saraland High School: QB; 6'1; 180; Jeff Kelly

Mason Mims, Oxford High School: QB; 6'2; 205; Sam Adams

Alvin Henderson, Elba High School: RB, 5'10; 200; Marc Sieving

Anthony Rogers, Carver High School – Montgomery: RB; 5'9; 190; Bobby Carr

Kolin Wilson, Gulf Shores High School: RB; 5'9; 185; Mark Hudspeth

Carter Tinker, Fort Payne High School: TE; 6'2; 225; Chris Elmore

Wilson Hodges, Montgomery Catholic High School: TE; 6'5; 240; Kirk Johnson

Daylyn Upshaw, Central High School – Phenix City: WR; 6'0; 185; Patrick Nix

Derick Smith, Southside High School – Selma: WR; 6'2; 195; Charles Moody

Tristan Norman, Carver High School – Montgomery: WR; 6'0; 170; Bobby Carr

Carson Gill, Saraland High School: WR; 5'8; 150; Jeff Kelly

Peyton Plott, Auburn High School: WR; 5'8; 165; Keith Etheredge

Torrey Ward, Helena High School: WR; 6'3; 195; Richie Busby

Mal Waldrep, Central High School – Phenix City: C; 6'5; 315; Patrick Nix

Hugh Bodiford, Auburn High School: C; 6'3; 330; Keith Etheredge

Micah DeBose, Theodore High School: OL; 6'3; 348; Steve Mask

Spencer Dowland, Athens High School: OL; 6'6; 290; Cody Gross

Carde Smith, Williamson High School: OL; 6'6; 285; Antonio Coleman

Jamin Brown, Southside High School: OL; 6'4; 295; Ben Stewart

Rodney Trot English, Hoover High School: OL; 6'3; 288; Chip English

Daniel Ellis, Mountain Brook High School: OL; 6'5; 285; Chris Yeager

Special Teams

Grayson Forrest, Alexandria High School: K, P; 5'10; 175; Todd Ginn

Timothy Coleman, James Clemens High School: LS; 5'11; 225; Chris McGehee

Defense

Antonio Coleman, Saraland High School: DL; 6'3; 280; Jeff Kelly

Jourdin Crawford, A.H. Parker High School: DL; 6'3; 310; Frank Warren

Christopher Johnson, Percy Julian High School: DL; 6'3; 270; Kenneth White

Jared Smith, Thompson High School: DE; 6'6; 250; Mark Freeman

Malik Autry, Opelika High School: DL; 6'6; 325; Bryan Moore

Kindal Moorehead, Hillcrest High School – Tuscaloosa: DL; 6'3; 285; James Mitchell

Talib Graham, Daphne High School: DL; 6'2; 235; Kenny King

Antonio Rice, Madison Academy: LB; 6'2; 235; Bob Godsey

Jakaleb Faulk, Highland Home High School: LB; 6'3.5; 240; Justin Bragg

Myles Johnson, T.R. Miller High School: LB; 6'1; 220; Brent Hubbert

Zion Grady, Enterprise High School: LB; 6'5; 245; Ben Blackmon

Bishop Burkhalter, Spanish Fort High School: LB; 6'0; 215; Chase Smith

Na'eem Offord, A.H. Parker High School: DB; 6'1; 185; Frank Warren

Timothy Merritt, A.H. Parker High School: DB; 6'1; 190; Frank Warren

Eric Winters, Enterprise High School: DB; 6'3; 205; Ben Blackmon

Anquon Fegans, Thompson High School: DB; 6'2; 193; Mark Freeman

Taijh Overton, Williamson High School: S; 6'3; 200; Antonio Coleman

Michael Igbinoghene, Hewitt-Trussville High School: DB; 5'10; 180; Josh Floyd

Zytavien Boddie, Florence High School: DB; 6'2; 180; Kenny Morson