Walking through the door as an eighth grader, Josh Chapman had something special. Hoover High School coach Rush Propst never doubted it.
It was just a matter of finding the right place for the still-growing rising talent. Soon, his size, speed and brut power made him a can’t-miss defensive lineman.
More growth. More strength. More of everything eventually made him a hot commodity for the two SEC schools in the state.
Now Chapman, standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 310 pounds, is one game from putting a bow on his five years at Alabama. That raw young talent that stepped into the suburban Birmingham football machine is on the verge of a pro career. He’s the anchor of statistically the best defense in the country and arguably one of the best in Alabama history.
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