AndrewPurcell

A four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals.com and 247Sports and has a three-star ranking from On3.com … The No. 165 player nationally by 247Sports … Also rated No. 11 in Alabama and the nation’s No. 19 cornerback by the same service … Consensus top-20 player in Alabama and top-50 cornerback by all the recruiting services … A two-way player who also saw action at wide receiver … Athletic ability also indicated by winning the state high jump championship as a junior; has played basketball as well … Rivals analyst John Garcia evaluated, “A lengthy cornerback with a head-turning athletic profile, Purcell also has production to his name in hauling in seven interceptions as a junior. But as he gets sized up by college coaches this winter, his state title-winning 6-foot-8 high jump mark comes up in conversation aplenty on its own.” … His personal best jump is 6-foot-10 … Had three interceptions, including one pick-six in 2024 … Helped the Wildcats advance to the third of the 7A state playoffs, their best finish since 1993 … His eight pickoffs in 2023 were the most in Alabama Class 7A and he returned two of them for touchdowns … Coached by Ben Blackmon … Selected for the Alabama North-South All-Star Game … Picked Kentucky over Clemson, Georgia, Miami and Florida.