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Running back Jesse Brown commits to Northwestern

Jesse Brown, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound all-purpose running back from Snellville, Ga., has committed to Northwestern. Brown tweeted the announcement Saturday:

Euphoric to say that I have committed to Northwestern University to play football. #GoWildCats @Bronco_Ftball pic.twitter.com/AeJxZB6O0B

— J Brown (@jbwood36) June 27, 2015

Brown, who has a 247 Sports composite score of .8281, chose Northwestern over Boston College, NC State, Iowa and Kansas State, among others.

According to his Hudl page, Brown has run a 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds, though high school 40-times are always dubious.