LSU beats out Alabama for 4-star 2019 LB Marcel Brooks out of Texas
By Adam Spencer
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The LSU Tigers scored a major win on the recruiting trails on Sunday evening, picking up a commitment from 4-star LB Marcel Brooks out of Texas.
Brooks was also heavily considering Alabama, so coach Ed Orgeron pulled off a great victory by landing Brooks in Baton Rouge.
As you can see in the video below, Brooks got straight to the point, coming through the doors decked out in LSU gear:
Committed? pic.twitter.com/3dH2H7yzat
— MARCEL BROOKS (@MarcelBrooks_5) April 29, 2018
Coach Ed Orgeron quickly welcomed Brooks to the LSU family with his usual celebratory tweet:
Hold That Tiger!
— Coach Ed Orgeron (@Coach_EdOrgeron) April 29, 2018
According to the 247Sports composite, Brooks is the No. 5 outside linebacker in the class of 2019 and the No. 14 overall recruit out of the state of Texas.
LSU now has nine players in its 2019 class, which currently ranks No. 7 in the SEC and No. 15 in the nation, per 247Sports.
Check out some of Brooks’s highlights below, courtesy of Hudl:
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
