Saban offers 8th-grade graduated QB an Alabama scholarship
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (BVM) 鈥� QB phenom Trent Seaborn had his eighth-grade/Class of 2023 graduation ceremony in early June. Now, two weeks later, Seaborn has received a D-I scholarship offer to play football at Alabama from head coach, Nick Saban.聽
鈥淥ur team (Thompson High School in Alabaster, AL), went undefeated at The and won the [championship],鈥� on social media on Saturday. 鈥淎nd after a great talk with Coach Saban, I am so grateful to have earned a scholarship offer to Alabama.鈥�
Seaborn is talented in many aspects of his life. He carried an “A” average throughout his sixth, seventh and eighth-grade years. He even played in the middle school band as a saxophonist.聽
Johnny Congdon of ABC 33/40 Sports asked Seaborn back in October 2022, 鈥淲ould you rather be the starting quarterback at Alabama or be first chair in the Boston Pops (orchestra)?鈥澛�
鈥淚 love music a lot鈥� [but] I would have to choose the quarterback before the music,鈥�
Seaborn has plenty of options lined up for him as a 14-year-old. Just last week, he received an . He鈥檚 also collected offers from top programs including , and
Here are the rules for recruiting that are specific to young football players, according to
鈥淚f the coach is truly interested in that recruit, they can extend a verbal scholarship offer. A verbal offer is a non-legally binding scholarship offer, and college coaches can extend verbal offers to a recruit of any age. It鈥檚 essentially a way for the coach to say, 鈥業鈥檓 reserving a spot on my team for you.鈥� However, because verbal offers aren鈥檛 legally binding, coaches鈥攁nd athletes鈥攃an back out of them at any point.鈥�
ranked Seaborn as the No. 1 eighth-grade QB this past school year. Many can recall that QB Julian Lewis was also ranked No. 1 by QB Hit List as an eighth grader (and now he鈥檚 No. 1 by ESPN).听
Seaborn, listed at 6 feet, 179 pounds by , will graduate high school in the Class of 2027. The rising ninth grader is expected to be a starter for the Thompson High School varsity team (five-time AHSAA state champions).
Many can recall that Seaborn played on the Thompson High School team as an eighth-grader this past season. He was the Warriors鈥� starting quarterback in the playoffs and led the team to win the Class 7A state title over Auburn, 49-24. He threw 12 completions in 14 attempts for 207 yards and five touchdowns.聽
As bizarre as it sounds that a middle schooler took the starting job over a senior quarterback 鈥� the reality is that Seaborn鈥檚 stats prove why he deserved it. In 10 games, he and only three interceptions. and he can
With an offer from the Crimson Tide, Seaborn’s future looks bright and he could soon become the most sought-after quarterback in the country.聽
