A day after Alabama’s Chris Braswell declared for the NFL Draft, the outside linebacker has accepted an invitation to the Reese’s Senior Bowl.

The annual all-star game announced the news Friday on social media.

Braswell makes the third Crimson Tide players to accept an invitation, joining defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe and kicker Will Reichard.

“We’re excited to get Chris to Mobile,” Reese’s Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy said on Friday. “He’s one of those guys that just consistently got better every year and he took advantage of every opportunity he had. Credit the Alabama staff for developing him but also credit Chris for putting in all the hard work and stepping up when they increased his role.”

Braswell ranked second on UA’s roster behind Turner in sacks, recording eight to lose offenses 57 yards.

As previously reported by AL.com, ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. ranked Braswell the third outside linebacker in the class, behind Turner and UCLA’s Laitau Latu. Listed at 6-foot-3, 255 pounds, Braswell became a veteran presence, seeing the field more and more after arriving as a five-star from Saint Frances (Maryland) Academy. In 40 career games, Braswell made 76 total tackles, including 17 for a loss. He posted 11 sacks.

Other notable players committed to the 2024 Senior Bowl include Troy running back Kimani Vidal, Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, Mississippi State’s Nathaniel Watson, North Carolina State linebacker (and Butkus Award winner) Payton Wilson, Missouri defensive lineman Darius Robinson, Texas defensive linemen Byron Murphy and (and Outland Trophy winner) T’Vondre Sweat, Texas A&M defensive lineman McKinnley Jackson, Kansas State offensive lineman Cooper Beebe, South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler and wide receiver Xavier Legette, North Carolina wide receiver Tez Walker, Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton, Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt, Georgia center Sedrick Van Pran and Iowa punter (and Ray Guy Award winner) Tory Taylor. Players will be continue to be added as game week approaches.

The 2024 Senior Bowl, sponsored for the first time this year by the NFL Players Association, kicks off at noon on Feb. 3. NFL Network will televise the game live.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.