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Alabama Adds Talented 2022 Tight End Elijah Brown

The Crimson Tide beefed up the receiving options for Bryce Young with the signing of the tight end out of Ohio.

Katie Windham

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Tight end is a position that Nick Saban constantly refers to as a mismatch on the field and nightmare for defenses to defend, and Alabama added another talented tight end on Wednesday with the signing of 2022 TE Elijah Brown.

He made it official with the signage of his national letter of intent to the Crimson Tide. 

Out of Wayne High School in Dayton, Ohio, the 6'5", 230-pound prospect was one of the first guys to make a verbal pledge in Alabama's 2022 class back in February. 

He was first offered by Alabama in July of 2020 before committing in February 2021. He chose the Crimson Tide over schools like LSU, Auburn, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, USC, Penn State and Nebraska. 

Brown will provide more depth in the tight end room alongside guys currently on the Alabama roster like Jahleel Billingsley, Cameron Latu and Robbie Ouzts. Tight ends have accounted for nine of Alabama's receiving touchdowns in 2021. He is expected to enroll early and start working with guys like Billingsley and Latu in January. 

With solid size at 6'5", Brown can block along the edge, but is also a threat in the receiving game. He will not be as much a deep ball or over the top threat because of his speed, but is good coming out of the slot or in more short yardage situations because of his size and athleticism. 

ELIJAH BROWN

TE, 6-5, 230, Dayton, Ohio/Wayne

A playmaker at tight end who hails from Ohio … a consensus four-star prospect who is equally adept at making plays in the passing game while being a proven run blocker … listed at No. 230 on the Top247 while ranking as the No. 14 tight end and No. 11 player in Ohio … 245th in the Rivals250, the No. 9 tight end in the nation and 10th-ranked player in Ohio … rated No. 300 on the 247Composite, the No. 14 tight end and No. 11 player in the state … ESPN.com’s No. 8 tight end in the country, the No. 40 prospect in the Midwest Region and the No. 10 player in the state … four-star according to PrepStar … as a junior, caught 30 passes for 278 yards and a touchdown while helping block for a ground attack at Wayne High School that churned out 1,754 yards on just 277 attempts .. played for head coach Roosevelt Mukes at WHS … chose Alabama over Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

This story will be updated. 

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KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports. 

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