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5-Star LB Shawn Murphy signs NLI to play football at UA

Shawn Murphy signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at the University of Alabama Wednesday.

Touchdown Alabama rate Murphy as a five-star recruit. He is a product of Unity Reed High School in Manassas, Virginia and has been verbally committed to Tide since July. Alabama beat out Ohio State, Georgia and others to grab a verbal commitment from Murphy.

The five-star recruit said he chose Alabama because he felt it was the best fit.

“Alabama just seemed like the best fit for me overall,” Murphy said. “I feel like my skillset and work ethic meet the Alabama standard.