Four Star Tight End Elijah Brown pledged to Alabama, the Wayne Dayton (Ohio) product announced Friday morning on his social media account.
“Championships, for sure,” he told BamaOnLine last year about what intrigues him about Maré. “The winning attitude they have. They dominate college football. “
Brown has committed to the AU in a series of additional offers from Auburn, LSU, USC, Wisconsin and others. Tide took aim at him last summer.
New offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien took over Brown’s recruitment after Charles Huff originally offered to him.
At 1.8 m tall and 230 pounds, Brown is ranked as the No. 13 tight end and No. 277 overall player in the country, according to the 247 Sports Composite Rankings generated by the industry.
Brown is the third appointment in the Tide 2022 class, joining the internal four-star linebacker Robert Woodyard and defensive end of Louisiana Walter Bob. The Tide class is now 23rd in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings generated by the sector.
The Ohio native is the first four-star tight end prospect that the AU has made a commitment to since 2019 in the 2019 class. graduation route.
Brown’s head coach talked to BamaOnLine about what makes Ohio’s talent special:
“He’s a great athlete,” Mukes told BamaOnLine. “He moves very well. He catches the ball very well, catches it with his hands, not his body. He just continues to develop as a player and person every day, every year. Just seeing this development and seeing its growth, for me, was tremendous. …
“For me, just the way he moves and how he can create mismatches across the field for us is a great asset,” said Mukes, adding that the team controls the ball about 65 percent of the time. a better job of involving you more in the game plan. He’s a good-sized target for a quarterback to have in the middle of the field, of course. We want to use your skills and involve all of our game creators in the game sooner. “
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