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Former 5-star edge rusher for Alabama taking steps at right time ahead of UGA matchup

Alabama fans saw Qua Russaw get off to a fast start as a redshirt freshman Wolf linebacker for the Crimson Tide.

Russaw, a former five-star, arrived as talented in-state product from Carver High School in Montgomery (Ala.) in 2023.

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Alabama brought in another highly touted in-state pass rusher in the 2023 class. Yhonzae Pierre, the cousin of former Tide All-American Courtney Upshaw, was a five-star playmaker at Eufaula (Ala.) High School. The 6-foot-3, 239-pounder redshirted his freshman campaign, but has gotten reps in Alabama’s first three games.