EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week, AL.com will explore the best of high school sports in Alabama. We hope you join the conversation. The best player in college football today is likely Travis Hunter, who plays regularly on offense and defense for Colorado. But it’s incredibly rare for a player to be equally talented on both sides of the ball.

Alabama football landed No. 7 in the third CFP bracket. Here's the College Football Playoff picture for the Crimson Tide.

The latest College Football Playoff rankings are out, and Alabama is in at number 7. This is a jump from last weeks number 10 ranking. Alabama beat Mercer over the weekend 52-7.