Olaus Alinen

Position:
OL
Height:
6-6
Weight:
315
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pori, Finland
High School:
The Loomis Chaffee School

An elite offensive line prospect who hails from Pori, Finland, but prepped at The Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut ... unanimous four-star prospect ... ranked as high as No. 132 on the ESPN300 list and the No. 14 offensive tackle prospect by the outlet ... consensus No. 1 player in the state of Connecticut ... ranked 175th in the 247Composite and the No. 15 offensive tackle ... No. 131 in the Top247 ratings and the No. 17 tackle ... 249th in the Rivals 250 and the No. 26 tackle ... rated 168th in the On3 Consensus and the No. 12 offensive tackle ... No. 276 nationally by On3 ... ESPN also listed him as the No. 12 player in the East Region ... member of the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team, ranking No. 112 nationally and the No. 16 tackle and top player in Connecticut ... earned an invitation to the Under Armour Next Future 50 ... selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game ... moved from Finland prior to his junior year of high school ... father, Klaus, played in NFL Europe and spent one season on the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad ... played for head coach Adam Banks at The Loomis Chaffee School ... chose Alabama over Georgia, Miami, Ohio State and Oregon.