Five-star DL prospect Jalen Brewster is verbally committed to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, but the story is far from over as Lane Kiffin and LSU are seemingly in hot pursuit for the nation’s top prospect in the Class of 2027.
YouTube channels, message boards and wherever you find college football on the internet, they’ve all inserted themselves into the conversation over whether Brewster may flip his commitment from the Red Raiders to the Tigers.
Brewster, a 6-foot-3, 302-pound defender who sold 247 Sports analyst Gabe Brooks as a potential “bona fide NFL Draft candidate,” is at the center of the drama entering his final season at Cedar Hill High School in north-central Texas. His junior campaign featured major contributions on both sides of the ball, including 142 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
The general reception is that LSU is making a push to flip the Tech commit, and succesfully steering the narrative forward since the weekend. Despite committing to Joey McGuire and the Red Raiders in October, Brewster made official visits to Indiana (April 24), LSU (May 29), Miami (May 29) and Florida (June 11).
Brewster also shared this Instagram post on May 31 sporting LSU gear following his official visit:
Now, too many folks get swept into the online thing far too often these days and it’s important to remember this is social media. A lot of it’s about having fun, and when you start attaching too much meaning or a narrative to what a teenager posts on the internet, it can be very counterproductive to the process. There was obviously something Brewster liked about Tech – enough to verbally commit even – but there’s not a lot of value in trying to prove what a social media post means or doesn’t mean.
The facts are Brewster committed to Texas Tech while keeping his options open. Plain and simple. Dude’s the No. 1 recruit and the country, and it shouldn’t surprised anyone he’s taking the visit tour. It’s worth it, considering he’ll only go through this process once as a high school recruit and is now subject to the NCAA’s new 5-for-5 rule, allotting him five years of eligibility.
If LSU truly has their deal in place to land Brewster, they’ll land Brewster. But for the moment, Tech it is.
