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Alabama football’s four-star wide receiver commit, Lotzeir Brooks set a new career receiving TD record for the state of New Jersey on Friday night.
Brooks went for 200 yards and three touchdowns on five receptions in a 35-0 Millville win to to push the record to 54.
Alabama 4-Star WR commit Lorzeir Brooks set a new career receiving TD record for the state of New Jersey with 54 last night.
He finished the game with 5 catches for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns in 35-0 win for Millville
— Touchdown Alabama (@TDAlabamaMag) August 31, 2024
The Alabama pledge is slated to continue see his rating and ranking rise across multiple recruiting sites as he continues his senior season.
Millville’s head coach Humberto Ayala describes Brooks as a playmaker, who you could get the ball to and watch work.
“He’s a playmaker, and you could put the ball in his hands, and he is going to make things happen,” Ayala told Touchdown Alabama. “Obviously, you have to get creative because he draws a lot of attention. You can’t leave him just in one spot. You got to move him, you got to motion him. You got to be smart about what you do because teams are going to bracket him. They’re gonna invert coverage. Once we get him the ball, his stop-and-go and his elusiveness is so dynamic that he makes himself very hard to catch in small areas. He’s just a dynamic football player.”
Justin Smith is the Director of Recruiting for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via @Jdsmith31Smith
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