It happens every single year. A team comes out of nowhere and lands a big-time prospect that didn’t seem reasonable just weeks before National Signing Day.

Alabama is trying to do just that for five-star defensive end Brian Burns.

Burns is one of the most coveted uncommitted prospects in the country, and the Crimson Tide have entered the race as a real player. Burns will visit Alabama January 28, according to Rivals.com.

The South Florida native has been high on Florida, Florida State and Georgia, and he was thought to be a Florida-Georgia battle. However, FSU will get the last visit, but the Crimson Tide will be able to get him on campus before signing day. That’s a big deal.

247Sports rates Burns as a five-star prospect and the No. 22 overall player in the country.

Here are Burns’ high school highlights: