Austin High School Preseason 2014

Deonte Brown during Austin High School football practice at Austin High School Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 in Decatur, Ala. (Eric Schultz / eschultz@al.com)

(Eric Schultz)

Alabama picked up a verbal commitment Wednesday night when Austin High School offensive guard Deonte Brown announced his commitment on his Twitter page.

The 6-foot-3, 350-pound Brown, from Decatur, is a four-star recruit on the 247Sports composite rankings.

Brown is the third offensive lineman to give Alabama his verbal commitment and second in-state player behind T.J. Simmons, a wide receiver from Clay-Chalkville. He becomes the seventh commitment in the class of 2016 for Alabama.