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BREAKING: JUCO LB Justin Jefferson commits to Alabama

Justin Jefferson announced his verbal commitment to Alabama football Tuesday.

Jefferson currently attends Pearl Community College in Mississippi, but he is originally from Tennessee. He is the eighth 2023 prospect to commit to the Crimson Tide. The Tennessee product chose Alabama over Texas A&M, LSU and others.

The new Alabama commit currently stands at 6-foot-3, and he weighs approximately 210 pounds, according to Pearl River’s football roster. He finished the 2021 football season with 53 tackles, three sacks and one interception. Jefferson plays with a lot of speed, and his reaction skills are elite. He holds a PR of 4.