Alabama running back coach, Charles Huff, traveled to South Florida and offered 2021 defensive back, Phillip O’Brien Jr., recently, which put the Tide in a good position with the Florida product.
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LSU and the Tide have both offered O’Brien during the month of September. He also holds offers from SEC schools: Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida and Auburn. Alabama’s offer is O’Brien’s 24th offer.
The Florida product said it feels amazing to hold an offer from Alabama.
“It feels very great,” O’Brien said. “A lot Of great players have come through there and been successful in the NFL. They also have great coaches. It feels amazing to get an offer by the No. 1 college football team.”
The 2021 recruit is a product of Deerfield Beach High School, which is the same high school Alabama wide receiver, Jerry Jeudy, attended. Jeudy is well on his way to becoming a first-round NFL Draft pick and one of the best wide receivers in Alabama history. O’Brien said he feels the junior wide receiver has set a great example for all of Deerfield Beach.
“He has really set the bar with him being a great and coming from Deerfield,” O’Brien said. “He has opened many doors for us.”
O’Brien garners a 4-star rating from most recruiting sites and is an ESPN 300 recruit. At 6-3 and 170 pounds, the Deerfield Beach product is a lengthy defensive back, who can play close to the line of scrimmage and defend against the run and the short pass game. He is one of the most versatile defensive players in the 2021 recruiting class.
As the high school football season continues, working hard on and off the field at Deerfield Beach High School will be O’Brien’s main focus. As soon as the season concludes, he plans on taking a visit to Alabama to check out the campus and the atmosphere surrounding Alabama football.
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Justin Smith is a Scouting/Recruiting analyst for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via @Jdsmith31Smith
