When looking ahead to the upcoming Alabama high school football season, many of the state’s top defensive backs from 2021 will return in 2022. A group headlined by three five-star recruits according to the 247Sports Composite, who is the state’s top player in the secondary entering the 2022 season?

The previously mentioned trio of Thompson’s Tony Mitchell, Central-Phenix City’s AJ Harris, and Florence’s Jahlil Hurley certainly stick out as obvious choices, but what about a few other names such as Munford’s Sylvester Smith, Selma’s DaKaari Nelson, Alabama Christian’s Avery Stuart, and Gardendale’s Dallas Young? While there are obviously no bad choices, who would you say is the state’s top defensive back returning in 2022?