2022 Recruiting Thread

[Zeek]

Updated December 21st, 2021

Signed Letter of Intent:

• 4* QB Holden Geriner | 6'3" 210 lbs | Savannah, GA | Committed 2/1/2021
• 4* RB Damari Alston | 5'10" 205 lbs | Atlanta, GA | Committed 7/25/2021
• 4* WR Omari Kelly | 6'2" 180 lbs | Trussville, AL | Committed 8/19/2021
• 4* LB Robert Woodyard | 6'1" 210 lbs | Mobile, AL | Committed 12/15/2021
• 4* CB JaDarian Rhym | 6'1" 170 lbs | Valdosta, GA | Committed 12/15/2021
• 4* CB Austin Ausberry | 6'1" 185 lbs | Baton Rouge, LA | Committed 12/13/2021
• 4* CB Keionte Scott | 6'0" 185 lbs | Ephraim, UT | Snow College | Committed 12/15/2021
• 4* S Tre Donaldson | 6'2" 190 lbs | Tallahassee, FL | Likely only plays Basketball
• 4* DL Jeffrey M'ba | 6'6" 305 | Independence C.C. | Committed 12/19/2021
• 3* S Marquise Gilbert | 6'2" 180 lbs | Hutchinson CC | Committed 12/15/2021
• 3* WR Jay Fair | 5'10" 175 lbs | Rockwall, TX | Committed 7/20/2021
• 3* WR Camden Brown | 6'3" 190 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Committed 12/15/2021 
• 3* TE Micah Riley-Ducker | 6'6" 235 lbs | Bellevue, NE | Committed 7/7/2021
• 3* OT Eston Harris Jr. | 6'6" 275 lbs | Opelika, AL | Committed 10/14/2021
• 3* NT Eynce Sledge | 6'3.5 315 lbs | Monroe, LA | Committed 12/14/2021
• 3*  EDGE Powell Gordon | 6'3" 215 lbs | Auburn, AL | Committed 2/25/2021
• 3* S Caleb Wooden | 6'2" 185 lbs | Lawrenceville, GA | Committed 7/8/2021
• 3* K Alex McPherson | 5'10" 155 lbs | Fort Payne, AL | Committed 7/7/21

 Verbally Committted:

• 4* DL Caden Story | 6'4" 264 lbs | Lanett, AL | Committed 8/1/2021

High Scool Targets:

• 5* DL Shemar Stewart | 6'5" 265 lbs | Opa Lacka, FL
• 4* RB Trevonte' Citizen | 6'0" 217 lbs | Lake Charles, LA | LSU Commit
• 4* OG Antavious Woody | 6'3" 291 lbs | Lafayette, AL | FSU Commit
• 3* OL Jalen Farmer | 6'5" 325 lbs | Covington, GA | Florida Commit
• 3* OL Anez Cooper | 6'6" 352 lbs | Pleasant Grove, AL
• 3* LB EJ Lightsey | 6'2" 210 lbs | Fitzgerald, GA

Transfer Portal Targets:

• USC QB Transfer | Kedon Slovis | 6'3" 205 lbs
• IW QB Transfer | Cameron Ward | 6'3" 220 lbs
• TAMU QB Transfer | Zach Calzada | 6'4" 210 lbs
• TCU RB Transfer | Zach Evans | 5'11" 212 lbs
• Vandy WR Transfer | Cam Johnson | 6'0" 200 lbs
• LSU WR Transfer | Trey Palmer | 6'0" 180 lbs
• Harvard OL Transfer | Spencer Rolland | 6'6" 295 lbs
• Cornell OL Transfer | Hunter Nourzad | 6'4" 298 lbs 
• UVA OT Transfer | Bobby Haskings | 6'7" 295 lbs
• UVA OT Transfer | Ryan Swoboda | 6'10" 325 lbs
• UF WR Transfer | Jacob Copeland | 6'0" 202 lbs
• Oregon CB Transfer | DJ James | 6'0" 185 lbs
• UNC LB Transfer | Eugene Asante | 6'0.5" 220 lbs
• UF LB Transfer | Mohamoud Diabate | 6'3" 227 lbs
• Albany DL Transfer | Jared Verse | 6'4" 247 lbs 
• Oregon DL Transfer | Jayson Jones | 6'6" 320 lbs

 

 

 

[Zeek]

Cleaned up a little bit!

[Zeek]

 

4* 2022 RB

 

NR 2022 JUCO OT he's 6-9 360 pounds

 

3* OG from Texas 

 

3* Safety from Georgia

 

[Paladin]

 

[Paladin]

 

[toddc]

On Shaz Preston it says we made his top 105. Sure it’s a typo but it’s got a star by it , so maybe not.

May be 5* weak side def end?

Edited January 16, 2021 by toddc

[tsande07]

1 hour ago, toddc said:

On Shaz Preston it says we made his top 105. Sure it’s a typo but it’s got a star by it , so maybe not.

May be 5* weak side def end?

Yeah, looks like 5* WDE Jeremaih Alexander needs to be moved down under DEs.

[Zeek]

9 hours ago, toddc said:

On Shaz Preston it says we made his top 105. Sure it’s a typo but it’s got a star by it , so maybe not.

May be 5* weak side def end?

Fixed, thank you.

[ellitor]

8 hours ago, tsande07 said:

9 hours ago, toddc said:

On Shaz Preston it says we made his top 105. Sure it’s a typo but it’s got a star by it , so maybe not.

May be 5* weak side def end?

Yeah, looks like 5* WDE Jeremaih Alexander needs to be moved down under DEs.

Fixed.

[toddc]

39 minutes ago, Zeek said:

Fixed, thank you.

Not being picky but I know you want it right.

[ellitor]

1 hour ago, Zeek said:

Fixed, thank you.

 

1 hour ago, ellitor said:

Fixed.

@ZeekJinx. We fixed it at the same time. 1. That's odd. 2. You owe me a coke. lol

[Paladin]

 

[woodford]

Let’s go!!

[AuburnTiger4Life]

42 minutes ago, Paladin said:

 

Does LSU even have a DC yet? 

[Paladin]

2 hours ago, AuburnTiger4Life said:

Does LSU even have a DC yet? 

Not yet. Looks like Barry Odom may be the next man up. Just read an article Oregeron said he doesn't have a timetable for hiring somebody.

https://lsutigerswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/15/lsu-tigers-coach-ed-orgeron-gives-update-on-defensive-coordinator-search/

 

Edited January 16, 2021 by Paladin

[fredst]

2 hours ago, Paladin said:

Not yet. Looks like Barry Odom may be the next man up what. Just read an article Oregeron said he doesn't have a timetable for hiring somebody.

https://lsutigerswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/15/lsu-tigers-coach-ed-orgeron-gives-update-on-defensive-coordinator-search/

 

I wonder if their message boards are melting like ours?

[Zeek]

https://247sports.com/college/auburn/Article/Auburn-football-is-in-need-for-offensive-tackles-and-Eston-Harris-Jr-is-a-player-on-the-radar-for-the-Tigers-and-Coach-Bryan-Harsin-159428885/

We're talking with Eston Harris Jr. a 3* OT from Opelika in the 2022 class. Seems like we're trying to win the local area.

[AuburnNTexas]

Eston Harris is a perfect example of what was wrong with our O-Line recruiting. He is in our own backyard and until a new coaching administration we were not on him at all.

 

Look at this time line from 247 UK, Miami, Indiana, Oregon, Missouri all offer him. 6'6" 280 pounds moves well but we were not in on him.  

[toddc]

Damari Alston is a 2022 4* RB we’re talking to. Looks like Caddie is liking this kid.

 

[bigbird]

19 hours ago, AuburnNTexas said:

Eston Harris is a perfect example of what was wrong with our O-Line recruiting. He is in our own backyard and until a new coaching administration we were not on him at all.

 

Look at this time line from 247 UK, Miami, Indiana, Oregon, Missouri all offer him. 6'6" 280 pounds moves well but we were not in on him.  

Inexplicable

[AUSwim]

2 hours ago, bigbird said:

Inexplicable

Inconceivable

[Paladin]

@bigbird

Know anything about him?

 

Edited January 19, 2021 by Paladin

[bigbird]

13 minutes ago, Paladin said:

@bigbird

Know anything about him?

 

Sorry, no. Mansfield is a little out of my area. Plays at a good program though and has good size as a Junior

[ellitor]

Can someone create an Eston Harris three? He’s a three star OT in the 2022 class. Jeffrey Lee has a free article&  says he’s a high priority. I’m kind of busy with work right now.

[Paladin]

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2022 in-state 4-star prospect getting early attention from new Auburn staff

by Jason Caldwell

29 minutes ago

MOBILE, Alabama—At 6-2, 210 pounds, class of 2022 football prospect Shemar James from Faith Academy is ranked as a 4-star recruit by 247Sports as a wide receiver, but it’s at another position that he has already been contacted by Coach Bryan Harsin and the new staff for the Auburn Tigers. Playing multiple positions on both sides of the ball as a junior, James caught 34 passes for 453 yards and seven touchdowns, carried the ball 44 times for 249 yards and five touchdowns, and added 66 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, six sacks, an interception and a blocked kick on defense.

It’s the numbers on defense that made Auburn linebacker coach Jeff Schemming  take notice when he turned on video from James’ junior season.

“The inside linebacker coach, Coach Schmedding, he was actually the first person I talked to,” James said. “He told me to call him probably the day he got to Auburn. He told me they wanted to re-offer me after they watched my film and I was actually the first film he watched as soon as he got there.

“He told me he came to Auburn because he knows about the winning tradition and just the way they play football. I talked to the head coach, too. He made a good first impression. I hope I did as well. I haven’t really talked to him much, but it seems like he’s going to be a great coach up there at Auburn.”

Already with more than a dozen offers from programs such as Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, Ole Miss, Penn State, South Carolina and Tennessee, James has been a priority recruit for several teams already. Getting that first look and such early attention from Auburn was something that really stood out to him after those early phone conversations.

“That means a lot,” James said. “I don’t know how many people they offered in the 2022 class, but for me to be the first film they watched that shows that I’m a priority.” 

Playing all over the field is something that James said he believes will give him an advantage when he is on defense. With linebackers now having to play outside of the box and in coverage at times, he said being familiar with what wide receivers do and think can help him on the next level.

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Edited January 19, 2021 by Paladin