2017 Recruiting Roundup: Alan Ali
Alan Ali
 

 
  Height 6-5  
  Weight 275  
  40-yard Dash 5.03  
  Bench Press 340  
  Squat 420  
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
High School/JUCO: Keller (Timber Creek)
Position: Offensive tackle

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District/Conference: 3-6A
2009 Record: 7-5 (3-3)
Mascot/Nickname: Falcons
Coach: Kevin Golden

Other Sports: Basketball: small forward/shooting guard

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Favorite Team(s) Growing Up: San Diego Chargers — “My dad used to live there”
Favorite Player(s): (Washington Redskins tackle) Trent Williams for pass blocking, (San Diego Chargers tackle) for run blocking
Recruited By: Joe Craddock
Player Host: Chad Pursley
Projected Major: Business: “It’s something you can use for a lot of different careers. The business program is what really got me”
Chose SMU Over: Arizona State (offer), Cal (offer), Colorado (offer), Colorado State (offer), Iowa State (offer), Nebraska (offer), Nevada (offer), New Mexico (offer), North Texas (offer), Tulsa (offer), Virginia (offer)
Unofficial Visits: Nebraska, Iowa State, Texas A&M, TCU, Oklahoma, Baylor, Arkansas
Camps: TCU, Texas, Arkansas, Michigan satellite

Awards/Honors

Honorable Mention All-State (Associated Press)
First-team All-District 3-6A
ESPN: ***
247sports: ***
scout: ***
rivals: ***
rivals: No. 42 offensive tackle in country
ESPN: No. 43 offensive tackle in country
247sports: No. 57 offensive tackle in country
scout: No. 73 offensive tackle in country
247sports: No. 72 player in Texas
scout: No. 10 offensive tackle in Texas
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football: No. 41 player in Texas
scout: No. 10 offensive tackle in Midland Region

Last Year Statistics

Knockdowns (off feet, on ground): 95

Strengths as a Player

Alan Ali is a dominant but balanced offensive lineman, polished in pass protection and extraordinarily powerful as a run blocker. His size and strength allow him to physically overwhelm many opponents, and his technique is more advanced than many high school linemen, leading to a flood of accolades coming his way.

Interviews

Alan Ali on why he chose SMU:

The business school was the biggest thing. SMU is a great school, and now that I know the coaches and saw the campus life … it’s a great place.

I love Coach Morris. He’s a great man. He and Coach Fry and Coach Craddock recruited me hard, even though after I was already committed. I went to visit with my mom, and we walked around … it’s an amazing place. I knew then that I loved SMU.

I wanted to get the ball rolling for the 2017 class. I wanted other people to see it’s not about how many people are in the stadium, it’s about who you have around you.

I think Coach Fry is a great teacher. Playing for him, I think I’ll really clean up my technique. I think he’s going to make me a much better player.
2025 Season
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  East Texas A&M 8/30
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  Baylor 9/6
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  Missouri St 9/13
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  Texas Christian 9/20
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  Syracuse 10/4
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  Stanford 10/11
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  Clemson 10/18
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  Wake Forest 10/25
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  Miami 11/1
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  Boston College 11/8
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  Louisville 11/22
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  California 11/29