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Anyone know if we have a date or running visitors list yet?

Anyone know if he'll be at BCW? And if we have a date for the next BCW?

I don't have access to Hoke's inside info, but hopefully the visit went well and he thinks AU is his best choice to get drafted. If Dillon joins, then the depth chart would look something like this. If Pettiford and Jones could both play the 1 at times, then perhaps CBP is good with what we have. In other words, he may not force filling the backup PG slot, although it would be great to have someone like J'Von McCormick to get easy buckets/ break down the defense at times. PG: JP Pegues, Pettiford, TBD SG: Denver Jones, Tahaad Pettiford, SF: CBM, Jakhi Howard PF: Dillon Mitchell, Chaney Johnson Center: Johni Broome, Dylan Cardwell P.S. I am really excited about Jakhi Howard and think he could end up being a force at the 3.

Here's hoping for: PG: JP Pegues, Pettiford, TBD (not sure we need to force fill this slot, but it would be great to have someone like J'Von McCormick) SG: Denver Jones, Tahaad Pettiford, SF: CBM, Jakhi Howard PF: Dillon Mitchell, Chaney Johnson Center: Johni Broome, Dylan Cardwell

Not sure who this is, but it looks like we could be trending the right direction for an Edge from GA. edit: looks like Scroggins from Benedictine. Sounds like he's underrated based on ON3's previous pods, but Rivals has him as a 4-star now.

Um....is there a better coach to play for to build your offensive game, confidence and overall draft stock than CBP? He's probably looking at Okoro and seeing a D first, super athletic wing get drafted top 5 even though his long range shot is still a bit of a struggle. But back to your point, I'm sure that we'll see some bricks from him, but if he's able to improve his shot, then this will be a monster pickup given his defense and athleticism. And dunks and layups are what you want, assuming the rest of our team can hit some 3's.

I think this would be a really good pickup. He's super talented and athletic, but is still working on his long range shot. Feels like a perfect fit for CBP's offense right? Lol! We may see lots of bricks in the beginning of the year until he builds up his confidence, but even if he gets regulated to just shooting corner 3's, he's the kind of athlete that can expose closeouts. What I like most are his stat lines against the better teams that they played, when UT's guards were having trouble scoring, he had to be more aggressive and played well. From 247: Against two-time national champion UConn, Mitchell scored 21 points and had 8 rebounds. He later had 16 points and 11 boards against Texas Tech and had back-to-back double-doubles against Houston and TCU. He scored in double figures in 17 games and had 10 or more rebounds in 12 contests.

in that case, here's my prediction for our final class of 25 assuming OTV is loaded and can come through: *Note: I have no intel on these particular players, so it's just a wish list. Would love to hear some commentary from our insiders. @Zeek? @bigbird? @ellitor? Quarterback (Need 1 HS and 1 Transfer) 5* Julian Lewis - current USC commit, but since we didn't spend on a portal QB, here's hoping we have the horses to flip him to AU during big cat Running Back (Need 2) 3* Shekai Mills-Knight - Ole Miss leads according to the RPM, but this is another big cat weekend commit Unknown - seems like we're a bit behind this year and are still top heavy at this position, so we get a second through the portal Wide Receiver (Need 3-5) 5* Caleb Cunningham - commits to Mississippi State in the summer but flips to AU on NSD to join Lewis and because we got 2-3 more wins than MSU. He ends up leaving a year early following Cam Colemna's immediate success in the NFL as a rookie. 4* CJ Wiley - Georgia leads according to the RPM, but AU closes this one in the Fall after Georgia fills their WR class. CJ ends up being a red zone target during his AU career and approaches the career TD record. 3* Daylyn Upshaw - AU comes to their senses and flips him late in the cycle to rejoin Cam Coleman so that they can continue their obvious synergy playing different roles in the passing game. NR Branden Hoch - Auburn leads according to the RPM - joins the class in the early Fall and ends up being a diamond in the rough. Tight End (Need 2) 3* Ryan Ghea - Auburn commit Unknown or transfer - not sure where we are after our recent de-commitment Offensive Line (5-6 HS) 5* Andrew Babalola - Kansas State leads according to the RPM, but this ends up being a NSD flip because we invest our RB & TE money here instead. We were only planning on 6, but take him anyway. 4* Broderick Shull - Auburn leads according to the RPM and gets a commitment at BCW 4* Tavaris Dice - Auburn commit 4* Carde Smith - Auburn commit 3* Tai Buster - Auburn commit 3* Spencer Dowland - Auburn commit 3* Jacobe Ward - Auburn leads according to the RPM - joins at BCW This class ends up being the foundation for an ongoing improved O-line under Freeze that will be talked about for the next decade. Defensive Line & Edge (Need 3-5) 4* Jakaleb Faulk - Auburn commit 4* Jourdin Crawford - Auburn commit 4* Malik Autry - Auburn commit 4* Andrew Maddox - Ole Miss leads according to the RPM, but AU gets another top player from MS on NSD 4* Zion Grady - Alabama leads according to the RPM, but AU wins on NSD Linebacker (Need 2-3) 4* Tyler Lockhart - Auburn commit 4* Jadon Perlotte - Georgia commit, but flips to AU on NSD Defensive Back (Need 3-6) 4* Devin Williams - Auburn commit 3* Dante Core - Auburn leads according to the RPM and joins at BCW 4* Anquon Fegans - Zeek's intel suggests Auburn is trending and he commits at BCW. 4* Eric Winters - Auburn is trending and commits in the next 3 weeks

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I'm really hoping to get to 6 or 7 wins, but I think that's going to be more difficult than most expect.

Anyone know if we've talked to Wesley Yates? I believe he had us second last year and is in the portal. https://www.on3.com/db/wesley-yates-120516/

I am surprised that we haven't heard Wesley Yates name since he's in the portal? We were so high on him as a HS recruit last year. I know that he got hurt and didn't play much for UW, but perhaps he could be a combo guard that could play the 1 or 2 or just a knock down shooter to play with Pettiford.

you think!?

Was just taking a quick look at 247's top uncommitted WR's in the portal and a few names ring a bell. Any intel on us talking with Karmello? Is he friends with Cam Coleman? Or what about Badger?

No AJ Dybantsa?

Looks like Scott got unprocessed! Here's hoping to improves and does some good things on the field this year because it seems like he has a lot of the tools we're looking for.

me too. I think we have a real chance for 8 wins.

Honest Answer: Likely Peyton Thorne. No for real, it seems like a lot. But it feels like a good problem given our history. And I'm sure that its common for the "WR U's" to be stacked like this and have high level talent that doesn't see a lot of time as a freshmen. On that note, who knows how often Cain and Simmons will see the field this year and there was a suggestion earlier in this thread that there could be 1-2 more transfers out. Not sure if that's still likely though or not.

Any updates on Keyron Crawford or Nyjalik Kelly? 247 seems to think those are two Edge targets that we're high on.

Well, I guess CBP was thinking the same thing.

Agreed, but it seems like there is no date in mind and that CBP doesn't want to push it too much publicly. Although I'm sure he feels the clock a ticking. ⏰ https://247sports.com/college/florida-atlantic/article/johni-broome-auburn-nba-draft-2024--229487499/

The chatter all seems to be in this thread started today.

Moore or Fair?

Agreed. But that seems to be the spot that we recruit best. Way less certain about the Offense. Think we'll lose anymore WRs, OL or QBs?