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Jeffery Holland is the No. 2 outside linebacker prospect in the nation for 2015, according to the 247Sports Composite. (Photo courtesy of 247Sports).

Trinity Christian of Jacksonville is a hotbed of high school football talent -- particularly its junior class, which includes five-star LSU commitment Kevin Tolliver II and other players who have committed to Florida State, Florida, North Carolina and UCLA.Now, the top uncommitted junior at Trinity has listed Auburn and Alabama among his favorites.Jeffery Holland, ranked as the No. 2 outside linebacker prospect in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite, recently listed a top six of Auburn, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Ohio State and UCLA.Auburn, which got a commitment Thursday from 2016 Trinity Christian running back Jalin Buie, is at the top of that list. "Really, they stand No. 1 probably right now," Holland.Holland's uncle, Carey Holland, played basketball at Auburn with Chuck Person in the mid-1980s, helping the Tigers reach the third round of the NCAA tournament in 1985.Jeffery Holland added that Florida, his childhood favorite, is "probably No. 2," and close friend and Trinity Christian teammate Deontai Williams, a 2015 safety, committed to the Gators on Thursday.Of Alabama, Holland noted the Tide's track record of putting players in the NFL. "That's just how you get to the league from there," he told 247Sports. "They've got a pretty good tradition on defense."The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Holland was credited with 48 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks in 2013. He's a five-star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite and a four-star according to Rivals.com.