Edwin Freeman recruiting updates: 2014 safety/outside linebacker

It was Freeman’s first tweet from that account in 567 days.

The consensus four-star prospect and Under Armour All-American chose the Horns over the Texas A&M Aggies. Both schools had jockeyed for the position atop Freeman’s list for well over a year.

The 6’1, 215-pound hybrid defender has now narrowed his list to those two schools, according to 247Sports, with visits planned to each over the next two weeks. First up is Texas A&M, which will host Freeman this weekend, then Texas the next weekend. Freeman’s timeline lists the Austin visit for the 14th, the day after the team banquet, which would seem like a possibility as well.

As for one of the deciding factors in his recruitment, the Longhorns are still recruiting Freeman as a safety even though he’s played linebacker each of the last two season and projects there in college as he continues to add mass to his frame. The Aggies, meanwhile, are recruiting him as a pure linebacker.

A visit to College Station to take in the Texas A&M-Alabama game over the weekend resulted in a new leader for Arlington (Texas) Bowie safety/outside linebacker Edwin Freeman, who once again moved the Aggies to the top of his list, according to a report from TexAgs.

A consensus four-star prospect ranked as the No. 10 outside linebacker prospect nationally and the No. 17 player in the state of Texas, the 6’1, 212-pound Freeman had reinserted childhood favorite Texas as his leader during the spring after the Aggies passed the Longhorns last fall. It even looked like Freeman was set to become a Longhorn prior to the start of his season, but he opted to extend his recruitment in order to take official visits in the fall, though his trip to College Station was unofficial.

LEANDER, Texas -- The recruiting process is about to come to an end for Arlington (Texas) Bowie safety/outside linebacker Edwin Freeman, who has a top three of Texas, Texas A&M, and TCU (in that order), as well as a pending trip to visit LSU before he makes his decision in August.

The 6’1, 215-pounder told SB Nation Recruiting at Texas State 7on7 that the ‘Horns are at the top of his list because they were his favorite growing up and because of his strong relationship with defensive back coach Duane Akina and recruiting coordinator Bruce Chambers.

Arlington (Texas) Bowie safety/outside linebacker Edwin Freeman is a bit hard to recognize these days.

There’s the new baby dreads with bleached gold tips, which he started growing out after the summer 7-on-7 season.