Aledo 4-star athlete JoJo Earle flips LSU commitment, chooses to sign with Alabama
Aledo 4-star senior wide receiver JoJo Earle flipped his commitment from LSU to Alabama, signing his national letter of intent with the Crimson Tide on Wednesday during the early signing period.
Earle had been committed with LSU since April.
Earle received offers from 27 schools, including Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas Tech, USC and TCU. He’s ranked as the No. 5 WR in the nation for 2021 and the 10th best player in the state, according to 247Sports. He’s also ranked 48th among all players overall, nationally.
It’s not the first time Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama flipped an Aledo prospect during the December signing period. 5-star running back Jase McClellan de-committed from Oklahoma and chose the Tide last year.
“I just felt like my player development would’ve been better at Alabama,” Earle said in explaining his reason for the switch. “No shame on LSU. I appreciate everything they did for me while I was committed, but I felt like I could develop more as a player and as a character and as a person at Alabama. Coming from Aledo to Alabama, going to another championship team, I feel like I’ll fit right into the system.”
Last December, Aledo won its UIL 11-man state record ninth state championship, 45-42, over Fort Bend Marshall. Earle had a very productive game, making four catches for 107 yards and one touchdown to go along with his 43 rushing yards on 10 carries.
On the season, Earle had 84 catches for 1,600 yards and 15 TDs. He also had 47 rushes for 429 yards and 11 TDs. As a sophomore, Earle had 1,100 yards receiving and 11 TDs.
On Friday, Aledo (8-1) is scheduled to play North Forney (9-1) in the 5A D2 area round at Globe Life Park at 3:15 p.m.
Earle will join two Fort Worth All Saints twins, who also signed letters of intent on Wednesday to play at Alabama. Tommy Brockermeyer, a 5-star offensive tackle, and James Brockermeyer, a 4-star center, had previously given verbal commitments to the Crimson Tide.
This story was originally published December 16, 2020 at 4:19 PM.
