Norman, a resident of Montgomery, Ala., made an official visit to Texas A&M this past weekend, and that was enough to boost the Aggies past fellow finalists Auburn, Cincinnati and Vanderbilt. Norman has at least 30 offers, including from SEC teams like Georgia, Arkansas, Kentucky and South Carolina.

The Aggies are in good shape with Hitchcock's Kelshaun Johnson and Red Oak's Taz WIlliams, but the coaching staff likes Norman's speed -- in the 4.5-second range in the 40-yard-dash -- and his potential enough to take him.

Norman is not only the first wideout in the class, he's the first commit from the state of Alabama. He is the 16th commit for the class and the fourth from out of Texas.

I think this guy's underrated. He's highly athletic and does all the things you want a receiver to do.

First, he's fast. His acceleration is excellent and he get run away from opposing defenders. He's very fluid and it doesn't take him long to get going once he makes the catch.

But what really stands out is his ability to find the ball in flight. Young receivers can have trouble with that, but Norman starts looking as soon as he makes his break and finds the ball instinctively. His hands are very good as well, as he makes several highly contested catches, including some where he has to jump over defenders.

Norman has to tighten up his route-running and get a little bigger (though he's now up to 170 pounds at least). Get a little muscle on him and get the route-running down and this is very much an SEC wide receiver.