Yhonzae Pierre

Position:
LB
Height:
6-4
Weight:
220
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Eufaula, Ala.
High School:
Eufaula

A versatile player who can be used in a variety of ways along the defensive front ... a unanimous four-star prospect ... rated as high as the No. 34 overall player nationally, the No. 6 edge and the No. 3 prospect in the state of Alabama by On3 ... No. 71 in the On3 Consensus along with being tabbed the No. 8 edge rusher and No. 9 player from Alabama ... listed on the 247Composite at No. 72 ... the same service rates him as the No. 10 edge and No. 9 overall recruit in Alabama ... No. 130 on the Top247 list while also being listed as 247's No. 14 edge defender and the No. 10 player from the state ... listed at No. 117 on the ESPN300 and checked in as the No. 16 overall defensive end, No. 60 player in the Southeast Region and the No. 12 prospect from Alabama per ESPN ... Rivals' No. 8 weakside defensive end and the 12th-ranked player in Alabama ... ranked as a four-star by PrepStar Magazine, who has him listed at No. 206 overall, No. 17 at his position and No. 18 out of Alabama ... earned a spot in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas ... played for head coach Ed Rigby at Eufaula High School ... the cousin of former Alabama standout linebacker Courtney Upshaw ... signed with the Crimson Tide over Auburn, Florida and Georgia.