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2025 5-star Dijon Lee signs with Alabama football. What to know about Crimson Tide CB
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Another top high school cornerback has signed with Alabama football .
Dijon Lee , a five-star cornerback out of Mission Viejo, California, signed with the Crimson Tide Wednesday and joined Kalen DeBoer's first recruiting class in Tuscaloosa.
Lee, a 6-foot-4, 190-pound cornerback, is ranked as the No. 19 player and the No. 4 cornerback in the 2025 class per 247Sports' composite rankings.
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"The DBs that have come out of there are legendary, and I want to be a part of that," Lee said. "Be one of the next ones to come out."
Here's what you need to know about Lee as he officially joins Alabama.
Dijon Lee recruiting: How he ended up with Alabama football
Lee was a top target for DeBoer when he was at Washington, offering the cornerback after his sophomore season at Mission Viejo High School. Bigger programs came later like Oklahoma , Oregon , Texas , Auburn and Georgia, but Washington "always kept pursuing" Lee.
According to Mission Viejo football coach Chad Johnson, Lee's recruitment was simple.
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"It was Washington," Johnson said. "And then that staff went to Alabama. And it really wasn't, you know, a lot more than that."
Once DeBoer moved to Alabama, he quickly offered Lee, which turned into a June official visit and commitment.
"I think football is football no matter what conference you're in," Lee said. "But the SEC is definitely a more (prestigious) conference, so I was really excited to find out they were going there, and I was real happy that they kept recruiting me and they wanted me even whenever they left Washington to Alabama."
Dijon Lee stats
According to MaxPreps , Lee had 139 tackles across his last three seasons at Mission Viejo with seven tackles-for-loss. He had eight interceptions and 18 pass deflections.
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In 2024, Lee had 52 tackles, four interceptions and two pass deflections.
Where does Dijon Lee fit in Alabama depth chart?
Alabama has its share of young talent currently on the roster, players like Jaylen Mbakwe and Zabien Brown who have already played extensively next to Domani Jackson , and a player like Zavier Mincey who is still waiting in the wings.
Alabama also has Chuck McDonald, a California four-star who is set to join Lee in the 2025 class.
But Lee and his 6-foot-4, 190-pound frame will be incredibly hard to keep off the field based on his track record as a boundary safety and his potential as a shut-down cornerback with a size not many in his position have.
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Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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