JC S Al-uqdah looking for more offers 

After winning back to back Los Angeles City Section Championships while playing alongside the likes of De'Anthony Thomas (Oregon), Greg Ducre (Washington), Hayes Pullard and Marcus Martin (both USC) at Los Angeles (Calif.) Crenshaw, one of the legendary team's late-bloomers is getting his chance.

After earning Second-Team All-League as a defensive back, S Esston Al-uqdah (Wilmington, Calif./Harbor College) has had schools from around the country checking in with him. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Al-uqdah currently holds offers from South Alabama -- which he officially visited last weekend -- and Illinois.

Al-uqdah ended the season with 49 tackles, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, seven pass breakups and four INT, two of which he took back for TD. Playing alongside such a talented roster in high school prepared Al-uqdah for the next level. Now that he is playing alongside future BCS level players such as new Oregon LB commit Joe Walker (Wilmington, Calif./Harbor College), Al-uqdah understands and embraces the hard work and talent it takes to get to the next level.

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