ALABASTER, Ala. -- The thought of following in his brother's footsteps has long been taken as a compliment if you ask Taulia Tagovailoa.

From the blue-chip quarterback's position to the school he has verbally committed to and officially as of Wednesday, the All-American game he has elected to play in, the path has been laid out to a degree.

The 5-foot-11, 203-pound right-handed passer says, though, that the decision to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl wasn't as planned as one may think.

"I guess it is coincidence," he said of the game Tua Tagovailoa starred in two years prior. "I don't even think I knew about him playing in the same game, but I knew he had fun over there playing with all of those crazy athletes. He has Najee (Harris), (Devonta) Smith, he had (Henry) Ruggs, too.

"I'm looking forward to chilling with all of the other All-Americans and having fun with them for the whole week."

The four-star senior, who has led the Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson High School Warriors to a 6-1 record thus far in 2018, was presented with the jersey at a ceremony Wednesday morning inside the school's gym. In front of his family, coaches, teammates, the band and a large portion of the student body, his spot on the roster became official.

"It feels great, it's a blessing from God for sure," Tagovailoa said. "I couldn't do it without my teammates."

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The reigning Class 7A first-team All-State selection, whose family now-famously relocated from Hawaii to the Birmingham suburb in early 2017, admits he has long thought about the top-end of his potential for the next level. But it wasn't until things became officially on the table with the Crimson Tide where he feels his stock hit another level.

"I guess after I got offered from Alabama," he said of when he thought of this honor as a possibility. "My family has been praying a lot for me and I know these coaches and everyone around our team.

"It's all God's plan for me."

Only 100 football players receive the honor of putting on the All-American Bowl jersey each year. Each player selected to participate will culminate their high school careers at the All-American Bowl Presented by American Family Insurance, which will air live on NBC January 5, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. Tagovailoa will also participate in the Polynesian Bowl on January 19, taking place at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, to be televised on CBS Sports Network.

Tagovailoa is currently pegged as the No. 6 pro-style passer in the country per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, which also has him as the No. 173 overall prospect in the class of 2019. He is also a unanimous top 10 prospect in the state of Alabama among seniors.