Alabama Latest Team to Offer Keyshawn Johnson's Son, Keyshawn Johnson Jr.

Alabama has offered a scholarship to Keyshawn Johnson Jr., the son of legendary receiver Keyshawn Johnson.

The younger Johnson is a 6'1", 180-pound sophomore from Mission Viejo, California. He is a 4-star recruit, the No. 93 overall player and the No. 19 receiver in the 2017 class.

He told 247Sports the following of his offer:

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I talked to Coach Saban on the phone and he offered me personally. That made it very special. It's a great offer. Any offer I would be blessed to have whether it's the best team in the nation or the worst. Any coach that sees me as talented enough to play for their college is something special. But Alabama, that's crazy. I still don't really have a favorite, but they stand as high as anyone else on my list

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Alabama is the 18th team to offer Johnson a scholarship, joining such recruiting powers as Clemson, Florida State, Miami, Ohio State, Tennessee and UCLA. Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas and USC have also expressed interest, but have not made official offers as of yet.

The older Johnson played at USC in 1994 and 1995, both years cracking 1,350 receiving yards. He was twice named a consensus All-American and went No. 1 overall to the New York Jets in the 1996 NFL draft.

If and when USC makes Johnson Jr. an offer, one has to assume it's the favorite.

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Until they do, though, Alabama has as good a chance as anybody—just like Johnson Jr. said. The Crimson Tide have won five straight recruiting national titles, per the 247Sports composite team rankings, and they've done so for a reason.

The only downside might be competition for playing time. Alabama landed the No. 1 receiver in the 2015 recruiting class (Calvin Ridley) and has sophomores ArDarius Stewart, Robert Foster and Cameron Sims competing for playing time next season—not to mention all the other blue-chip receivers it signs between now and February 2017.

Johnson Jr. caught 41 passes for 572 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore last season, according to MaxPreps.

We'll keep you updated throughout his recruitment.

Note: All recruiting info refers to the 247Sports team rankings