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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Daron Payne, a heralded senior prospect who attends Shades Valley (Ala.) High, announced on Friday that he has verbally committed to Alabama.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Payne is the No. 3 defensive tackle and No. 21 player in the class of 2015, according to the recruiting website Rivals.com.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 6-foot-2, 335-pounder also drew scholarship offers from Auburn, Florida State and Ole Miss, among other programs.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Payne is the fifth five-star prospect in the class of 2015 to commit to the Crimson Tide, joining quarterback Blake Barnett, wide receiver Calvin Ridley and defensive backs Minkah Fitzpatrick and&amp;nbsp;Deionte Thompson.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Payne, who reportedly plans to take visits to schools in January, explained why he chose Alabama.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;HAMILTON: Alabama's Sugar Bowl loss completes dramatic collapse for SEC&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From TideSports.com:\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"It's a school where I feel they can better me as a player,\" Payne said. \"I like Alabama because of their development history, the facilities and the coaching staff.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"They were showing me some film. They were telling me how they don't really run a 3-4 defense anymore. They use different front and rotate guys in and out. They said they want to use me inside-out.\"&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alabama's 2015 recruiting class is ranked No. 1 in the country by Rivals.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;ELLIS: 10 reasons to be excited for national championship&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200B\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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