2024 Preseason MaxPreps Top 25: No. 22 Central-Phenix City

By Zack Poff Jul 11, 2024, 9:00am

Andrew Alford, Tristan Lyles, Daylyn Upshaw, Mal Waldrep headline key players returning for defending 7A state champs.

No. 22 Central (Phenix City, Ala.)

Head coach: Patrick Nix | Record: 44-9, fifth season
2023 record: 13-0 | National rank: No. 25
Last five years: 56-11 | State championships: 3 (1993, 2018, 2023)
Central wide receiver Daylyn Upshaw had more than 1,100 yards receiving last year and 15 touchdowns as the Red Devils went 13-0. (Photo: Corey Jones)
Central wide receiver Daylyn Upshaw had more than 1,100 yards receiving last year and 15 touchdowns as the Red Devils went 13-0. (Photo: Corey Jones)
Key players

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 185
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Senior (2025)

Height: 6-1 | Weight: 220
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Junior (2026)

Height: 5-11 | Weight: 175
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Senior (2025)



Height: 6-5 | Weight: 320
Status: Committed to Alabama | Class: Senior (2025)

Height: 5-10 | Weight: 185
Status: Uncommitted | Class: Senior (2025)

Key dates

Aug. 23 — vs. Pinson Valley (Pinson)
Sept. 27 — vs. No. 3 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Oct. 4 — vs. Auburn