Top Four-Star QB Visiting Alabama This Weekend

The Alabama Crimson Tide begins official visits for top recruits across the country this weekend. Numerous top prospects will descend on Tuscaloosa over the next four weekends as upcoming high school seniors begin to whittle down their finalists before committing to their homes for the next three to four years.

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The Tide will host 16 visitors this weekend; one could be Alabama's future quarterback. Jett Thomalla, a four-star quarterback currently committed to Iowa State, is taking an unofficial visit to Tuscaloosa this weekend, according to Blake Byler of On3 Sports.

Thomalla is considered one of the top quarterbacks in the 2026 recruiting class, passing for 3,664 yards and 47 touchdowns during his junior campaign with a 70 percent completion percentage. He was named the MaxPreps Nebraska Player of the Year and led Millard South to a state championship victory.

He committed to Iowa State on April 18, but since his commitment last month, Alabama offered the top recruit in the state of Nebraska, and it may have changed his recruitment.

An Alabama offer can certainly change the tides of a quarterback's recruitment, similar to how Alabama poached Keelon Russell from SMU last season. Russell was a three-star quarterback committed to SMU, but ended the 2025 recruiting cycle as the No. 2 overall prospect and a consensus five-star, signing with Alabama in December 2024 before enrolling in January.

Thomalla's visit on May 30 will be his first trip to Tuscaloosa, and he only has one confirmed official visit at this time - Iowa State on June 6.

247 Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins had high praise for the Omaha, Nebraska native in his scouting report:

"Decorated prep signal caller with some peaks and valleys on the game tape, but one that has a chance to emerge as a winner on Saturdays. Looks the part with a budding frame that’s pushing 6-foot-4. Set multiple records as a junior while leading his team to its first state title in 15 years, but isn’t exactly the most consistent passer at this stage as he can struggle with ball placement and fail to find a rhythm when the competition gets ramped up. Comfortable operating out of the gun in single-back sets and seems to find the most success working the quick perimeter game. More than capable of extending plays and creating opportunities when the pocket breaks down as he climbs away from pressure and keeps his eyes downfield. However, doesn't offer a ton of value as a runner despite being an above-the-rim finisher on the hardwood. Uses touch and trajectory to push the ball into the deeper third, but must get more comfortable firing fastballs over the middle and throwing his targets open. Cut down on the interceptions as an 11th grader, and further film study should only improve his ability to anticipate gaps in coverages. Projects as a potential multi-year starter at the Power Four level. Likely to need a developmental year or two, but hard not to get excited about the size, velocity, and resume."

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.