4-Star DB Brian Branch Signs With Alabama Over Oklahoma and Tennessee

Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide might not be piling up the historically dominant recruiting classes they're used to, but that doesn't mean they can't steal a 4-star from the likes of Oklahoma every now and again.

4-star safety Brian Branch, who hails from Tyrone, Georgia, has officially committed to Alabama.

Branch was sought after by Oklahoma and Tennessee as well as the in-state option in 3-9 Georgia Tech, but, as they often do, Alabama won out.

At 6-1 and 185 pounds, Branch is a bigger safety who can cover plenty of ground in a deep zone. That should serve him well in a Nick Saban defense.

Scouting reports on Branch have even compared him to Eddie Jackson, a former Tide safety currently starring with the Chicago Bears. Not bad at all.

Saban and the Tide continue to serve as a factory that pumps out defensive backs to the professional ranks with regularity, and Branch just might be the next in line.