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5-Star LB Shawn Murphy announces top eight schools

Shawn Murphy announced his top eight schools Wednesday.

Murphy is a five-Star linebacker out of Unity Reed High School in Virginia. The Crimson Tide offered Murphy in April of 2019 when he was a freshman. After hosting Murphy in February for one of its junior day events, the Tide was joined by Florida, Clemson, Oregon, Oklahoma, Penn State, Georgia, and Ohio State in his top eight.

Thank you you yo all the schools who have been recruiting me @Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/7JurIGkGXw

— Shawn Murphy (@Theicedupshawn) January 14, 2021

After the Tide offered him, Murphy said he felt Alabama was an elite program.