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Quandarrius Robinson. (Photo: Keith Niebuhr , 247Sports)

 

Auburn hopes the 2020 recruiting class is as solid as the others of the Gus Malzahn era. After making the top 10 of the final 247Sports recruiting team rankings for each of his first five seasons as coach, Auburn now has finished just outside of it the past two cycles. That said, those classes for the most part still were really strong. Proof of that comes in 1. the average rating per commit, 2. the number of true freshmen who contributed in 2018 and 3. the potential difference-makers in the 2019 class, starting with 5-star quarterback Bo Nix.

The 2020 cycle has only just begun and already Auburn has gained a handful of commitments and handed out a bunch of offers. By our count, around 200 recruits claim them.

As of Thursday, the Tigers hold six commitments, and the No. 15 class ranking.

This class has an average rating per commit is 88.70, which is just below the 90.00 threshold for a 4-star average. It's down significantly from the 2019 class, when that number stood at 91.16. One thing to consider, though: Auburn’s average rating is being crushed right now by the 80.00 score that's currently attached to junior college offensive tackle commit Jonathan Buskey. 247Sports and the other sites used for the 247Sports Composite have yet to dig too deep into the junior college ratings. Once they do, Buskey's score is likely to shoot up.

With the Crystal Ball, media members predict where top recruits will land. Even though it's early in the cycle, today we take a look at what the chatter is about some top Auburn targets.