Vierster sink Elijah Brown committed to Alabama, the Dayton (Ohio) Wayne product announced on its social media account Friday morning.
“Championships, for sure,” he told BamaOnLine last year, which interested him about the tide. ‘The winning attitude they have. They dominate university football. ”
Brown promised UA on a number of additional offers from Auburn, LSU, USC, Wisconsin and others. The tide targeted him last summer.
New offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien took over the recruitment of Brown after Charles Huff originally offered him.
Brown is the number 13 team and the 277th overall player in the country, according to the industry’s 247Sports composite rankings.
Brown is the third commitment in the Tide’s 2022 class, joining the four-star full-back Robert Woodyard and Louisiana defensive end Walter Bob. The Tide class now stands at number 23 in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings generated by the industry.
The Ohio native is the first four-star forward to commit to UA since Jahleel Billingsley in the 2019 class. route.
Brown’s head coach spoke to BamaOnLine about what makes the Ohio talent special:
“He’s a great athlete,” Mukes told BamaOnLine. “He moves really well. He catches the ball very well, catches it with his hands, not with his body. He continues to develop every day, every year, as a player and person. Just seeing that development and seeing its growth was amazing to me. …
“For me, just the way he moves and how he can create mismatches for us across the field is a great asset,” Mukes said. He adds that the team manages the ball about 65 percent of the time. ‘a better job to get him more involved in the game plan. He’s obviously a target for a quarterback he should have across the middle of the field, of course. We want to utilize his abilities and involve all our playmakers in the game early. ”
Stay tuned to BamaOnLine for more details on this striking story.
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