High School Football

Alabama offers highly-recruited junior from Arlington Lamar

By Brian Gosset

bgosset@star-telegram.com
Lamar Vikings celebrate a touchdown from a fumble recovered in the end zone by Bobby Brown (29) against Martin in a high school football game at Cravens Field in Arlington, TX Thursday, November 3, 2016.
Lamar Vikings celebrate a touchdown from a fumble recovered in the end zone by Bobby Brown (29) against Martin in a high school football game at Cravens Field in Arlington, TX Thursday, November 3, 2016. Richard W. Rodriguez rrodriguez@star-telegram.com

Bobby Brown, a 6-foot-4 defensive lineman from Arlington Lamar, is among the best players from the Class of 2018 - and most highly recruited.

Brown, who was 4-6A first-team all district in 2016, picked up an offer from national power Alabama on Friday.

The 275-pound junior came in ranked No. 2 among the top 2018 players from the Star-Telegram. Brown is also No. 11 in the nation for the 2018s, ranked by 247Sports.

Brown holds offers from Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Houston, Texas, Missouri, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Indiana, Colorado and Kansas State.

This story was originally published March 18, 2017 at 1:33 PM with the headline "Alabama offers highly-recruited junior from Arlington Lamar."

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