Kalen DeBoer’s 2026 recruiting class doesn’t quite feature the big splash he made with five-star quarterback Keelon Russell in 2025, but the second-year Alabama head coach has managed to lock down commitments from two talented four-stars at the position, Tayden Kaawa and Jett Thomalla.
Thomalla was the first to commit, is the higher-rated of the two QBs, and made the bigger splash through the summer with an impressive Elite 11 showing, advancing to the Elite 11 Finals. Now, he’s making history in his senior season at Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska.
With five touchdowns in a 77-0 win over Lincoln Southeast on Thursday night, Thomalla set the all-time record for career touchdown passes in the state of Nebraska, with 101.