Trendon Watford to announce top four schools on Friday

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Trendon Watford, a 5-star forward in the 2019 recruiting class, will announce his top four schools on Friday.

Watford named his top nine back in June, and it had plenty of SEC flavor with Alabama, LSU, Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt all in the mix.

Florida State, Indiana, Kansas, Memphis, and TCU were also on the list.

According to 247Sports, Watford ranks as the No. 5 power forward and No. 27 player overall in the 2019 class.

In the 247Sports Crystal Ball projections, Memphis currently leads the way with 67 percent while Alabama is second at 25 percent.

Should he choose to join the Crimson Tide, it would push Avery Johnson and company even higher in the overall rankings.

Alabama sits at No. 18 right now having picked up three 4-star prospects in Juwan Gary, Jaylen Forbes, and Jaden Shackelford.

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