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[WarEagleAU 0]

We need to keep Bridges and Atkinson. TB may be the best corner prospect in HS/JUCO combined for 2015.

Totally agree with you Dixie, Bridges could be a shut down corner, and Akinson is perfect for the Star position.

If Auburn gets a commitment from D'Andre Walker then I like our chances to keep Atkinson.

Aren't we trending right now?

Auburn/Georgia battle.

[Auburn4Winners 0]

We need to keep Bridges and Atkinson. TB may be the best corner prospect in HS/JUCO combined for 2015.

Totally agree with you Dixie, Bridges could be a shut down corner, and Akinson is perfect for the Star position.

If Auburn gets a commitment from D'Andre Walker then I like our chances to keep Atkinson.

Aren't we trending right now?

Auburn/Georgia battle.

He tweeted a picture of himself and another recruit at Auburn, just a couple of hours ago.. That's not a terrible thing

[ClaytonAU 4,606]

We need to keep Bridges and Atkinson. TB may be the best corner prospect in HS/JUCO combined for 2015.

Totally agree with you Dixie, Bridges could be a shut down corner, and Akinson is perfect for the Star position.

If Auburn gets a commitment from D'Andre Walker then I like our chances to keep Atkinson.

Aren't we trending right now?

Auburn/Georgia battle.

He tweeted a picture of himself and another recruit at Auburn, just a couple of hours ago.. That's not a terrible thing

MA being committed helps too.

[AU Counsel 64]

Well if UGA already has several DE commitments, that helps us with Walker.

[aujeff11 6,243]

Well if UGA already has several DE commitments, that helps us with Walker.

they have 4 of em out of a whopping 9 committed recruits so far. Georgia must be hurting for some D ends

[AU Counsel 64]

Well if they get Walker maybe we can pick off Patrick.

[ellitor 33,094]

Well if UGA already has several DE commitments, that helps us with Walker.

They're recruiting Walker at LB not DE. That gives us an advantage though because Walker does not want to play LB.

[aujeff11 6,243]

Second edition of espn 300 came out today: 6 commitments in top 300

Notable Auburn commits/ recruits

rank

1. Trent Thompson

2. Martez Ivey

8. Torrance Gibson

23. Kerryon Johnson*

24. Jeffery Holland

32. Roquan Smith

45. Christian Kirk

46. Richard McBryde

47. Deondre Francois

51. Javon Patterson

53. Jonathon Ledbetter

68. Kendrick Norton

71. Jordan Colbert*

98. Brandon Kennedy

124. Kai Locksley

127. Jayson Stanley

170. Ben Edwards*

178. Traveon Samuel- Phenix city

192. Kaleb Kim*

205. D'anfernee Mcgriff*

210. Darius Slayton

213. D'andre Walker

225. Tyler Carr

230. John Burt

231. Darryl Williams, OG

271. Marquel Harrell*

http://espn.go.com/c...gs/_/order/true

[ellitor 33,094]

I don't they have been updated yet. It's still the exact same as the last 300 update.

[aujeff11 6,243]

I don't they have been updated yet. It's still the exact same as the last 300 update.

Tom Luginbill tweeted the second edition was out today. Maybe it hasnt came out yet. I will check later

[ellitor 33,094]

I don't they have been updated yet. It's still the exact same as the last 300 update.

Tom Luginbill tweeted the second edition was out today. Maybe it hasnt came out yet. I will check later

I already did with him. They are not updated yet.

@Ellitor_TheLion 1h

@TomLuginbill @ESPNRNFball Are these ranking new yet? They look the same as the last update. http://espn.go.com/c...r/true …

@TomLuginbill 4m

@Ellitor_TheLion Pushed back to Wednesday am. Sorry for confusion.

[aujeff11 6,243]

I don't they have been updated yet. It's still the exact same as the last 300 update.

Tom Luginbill tweeted the second edition was out today. Maybe it hasnt came out yet. I will check later

I already did with him. They are not updated yet.

@Ellitor_TheLion 1h

@TomLuginbill @ESPNRNFball Are these ranking new yet? They look the same as the last update. http://espn.go.com/c...r/true …

@TomLuginbill 4m

@Ellitor_TheLion Pushed back to Wednesday am. Sorry for confusion.

Yeah I seen that you asked him. I appreciate it E

[ellitor 33,094]

[WaynesAUworld 179]

:cheers:/>

You are such a Lion E.

[CameronCrazy 1,062]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/class/2016/order/true

2016 ESPN 300 was released today. Notable recruits and commits are....

5. Kareem Walker

6. Nate Craig

7. Deontay Anderson

9. Keion Joyner

11. Dredrick Snelson

12. Lyndell Wilson

14. Tevian Feaster

21. Denzel Mitchell

28. Demetris Robertson

29. Brandon McIlwain

35. Shea Patterson

42. Isaac Nauta

44. Ben Cleveland

58. John Broussard

67. Jawon Pass

83. EJ Price

100. Julian Rochester

114. Antwaun Jackson

122. Xavier Gaines

123. Shaquille Quarterman

140. Jarrett Guarantano

141. Derrick Brown

152. Marquez Callaway

154. Trevon Diggs

158. Malik Miller

160. McTelvin Agim

180. Jeremiah Moon

237. Stephen Davis, Jr.

267. David Marshall

299. Landon Rice (commit)

[AuburnArch13 185]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/class/2016/order/true

2016 ESPN 300 was released today. Notable recruits and commits are....

5. Kareem Walker

6. Nate Craig

7. Deontay Anderson

9. Keion Joyner

11. Dredrick Snelson

12. Lyndell Wilson

14. Tevian Feaster

21. Denzel Mitchell

28. Demetris Robertson

29. Brandon McIlwain

35. Shea Patterson

42. Isaac Nauta

44. Ben Cleveland

58. John Broussard

67. Jawon Pass

83. EJ Price

100. Julian Rochester

114. Antwaun Jackson

122. Xavier Gaines

123. Shaquille Quarterman

140. Jarrett Guarantano

141. Derrick Brown

152. Marquez Callaway

154. Trevon Diggs

158. Malik Miller

160. McTelvin Agim

180. Jeremiah Moon

237. Stephen Davis, Jr.

267. David Marshall

299. Landon Rice (commit)

Wow, quite a desparity between espn and rivals on Rochester. Obviously still lots of time though.

[ellitor 33,094]

Wow, quite a desparity between espn and rivals on Rochester. Obviously still lots of time though.

Rivals has not rated 2016 kids yet. You must be talking about 247.

[AuburnArch13 185]

Wow, quite a desparity between espn and rivals on Rochester. Obviously still lots of time though.

Rivals has not rated 2016 kids yet. You must be talking about 247.

Yes. My apologies for the typo.

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New Top247 drops Wednesday

Barton Simmons...

We're doing some final tinkering today with the Top247 for 2015 following The Opening and the new rankings will be released on Wednesday morning.

A couple notes:

There will be a new No. 1 in the country

There will be a new No. 1 QB in the country

There was a lot of movement in the five-star range. Several dropped out and were replaced by new names. As things stand right now. 6 five-stars drop to 4 and 6 four-stars are bumped to 5.

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http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Auburn-commits-targets-in-the-updated-Top247-29651272

Keith Niebuhr

Some Auburn commits/targets rose in the new Top247, some fell and some stayed the same.

Martez Ivey shined at The Opening.

The highest-ranked target remains 5-star offensive tackle Martez Ivey of Apopka (Fla.), who stayed at the No. 4 spot. Ivey did, however, see his rating rise from a 98 to a 99 following his performance at The Opening last week in Oregon, where he was offensive line MVP.

Defensive end Josh Sweat of Virginia, a physical freak who dominated at The Opening, is the new No. 1 prospect. He jumped up from No. 6.

Ivey has Auburn and Florida as his leaders.

“Martez actually moved up one spot in his rating to a 99 because we think he is still the offensive tackle with the most upside in the county,” said Barton Simmons, 247Sports national analyst. “He has a great frame. He’s still getting familiar with his pass set, but he’s so athletic and has great reaction quickness. I think by February, he’s a guy to watch to definitely be a candidate for the No. 1 spot."

Quarterback Deondre Francois of Florida was one of the Auburn targets to move up, going from 243 to 223 after a respectable showing in Oregon. Francois has Auburn in his top four and is expected to visit this weekend.

One Auburn target that fell was defensive tackle Daron Payne of Birmingham (Ala.) Shades Valley. Payne, who checked in at 6-foot-2, 348 pounds at The Opening, had a solid showing, but didn’t look like a 5-star, according to Simmons. He fell from No. 28 to No. 53, and went from a 5-star to a 4-star. Auburn is in Payne’s top group with Alabama and Texas. “He’s still a guy we really like,” Simmons said. “He showed us some things at The Opening that were really impressive. He definitely had flashes of being a dominant player. But we wanted to move him to a high 4-star because we feel as a 5-star you need a little more consistency out of him. He still has a chance to be extremely disruptive on the next level.”

LINK: NEW NO. 1 & COMPLETE TOP247.

Here’s a look at how some other Auburn commits/targets fared (Remember, a minor drop in ranking often simply means that others behind that player got a ratings bump)

TOP247 MOVEMENT OF NOTE

MARTEZ IVEY, OL

New ranking/old ranking: 4/4 (even)

New rating/old rating: 99/98

TRENT THOMPSON, DT

New ranking/old ranking: 7/8 (+1)

New rating/old rating: 98/98

BYRON COWART, DE

New ranking/old ranking: 15/66 (+51)

New rating/old rating: 98/96

TORRANCE GIBSON, QB-ATH

New ranking/old ranking: 24/20 (-4)

New rating/old rating: 98/98

TERRY GODWIN, ATH

New ranking/old ranking: 48-43 (-5)

New rating/old rating: 97/97

DARON PAYNE, DT

New ranking/old ranking: 53-28 (-25)

New rating/old rating: 97/98

KERRYON JOHNSON, RB

New ranking/old ranking: 54/50 (-4)

New rating/old rating: 97/97

JAVON PATTERSON, OG

New ranking/old ranking: 60/56 (-4)

New rating/old rating: 97/97

GEORGE CAMPBELL, WR

New ranking/old ranking: 62/47 (-15)

New rating/old rating: 96/97

CHRISTIAN KIRK, WR

New ranking/old ranking: 66/75 (+9)

New rating/old rating: 96/96

JEFFERY HOLLAND, LB

New ranking/old ranking: 68/58 (-10)

New rating/old rating: 96/96

ROQUAN SMITH, LB

New ranking/old ranking: 84/143 (+59)

New rating/old rating: 96/94

KIRK MERRITT, WR/ATH

New ranking/old ranking: 114/141 (+27)

New rating/old rating: 95/94

DARIUS SLAYTON, CB/WR

New ranking/old ranking: 119/112 (-7)

New rating/old rating: 95/95

NATREZ PATRICK, DE

New ranking/old ranking: 123/88 (-35)

New rating/old rating: 94/95

DREW RICHMOND, OT

New ranking/old ranking: 126/119 (-7)

New rating/old rating: 94/94

JOHN BURT, WR

New ranking/old ranking: 173/150 (-23)

New rating/old rating: 93/93

D’ANDRE WALKER, DE

New ranking/old ranking: 189/186 (-3)

New rating/old rating: 93/93

DEONDRE FRANCOIS, QB

New ranking/old ranking: 223/243 (+20)

New rating/old rating: 92/91

[Mikey 16,605]

http://auburn.247spo...Top247-29651272

Keith Niebuhr

Some Auburn commits/targets rose in the new Top247, some fell and some stayed the same.

Martez Ivey shined at The Opening.

The highest-ranked target remains 5-star offensive tackle Martez Ivey of Apopka (Fla.), who stayed at the No. 4 spot. Ivey did, however, see his rating rise from a 98 to a 99 following his performance at The Opening last week in Oregon, where he was offensive line MVP.

Defensive end Josh Sweat of Virginia, a physical freak who dominated at The Opening, is the new No. 1 prospect. He jumped up from No. 6.

Ivey has Auburn and Florida as his leaders.

"Martez actually moved up one spot in his rating to a 99 because we think he is still the offensive tackle with the most upside in the county," said Barton Simmons, 247Sports national analyst. "He has a great frame. He's still getting familiar with his pass set, but he's so athletic and has great reaction quickness. I think by February, he's a guy to watch to definitely be a candidate for the No. 1 spot."

Quarterback Deondre Francois of Florida was one of the Auburn targets to move up, going from 243 to 223 after a respectable showing in Oregon. Francois has Auburn in his top four and is expected to visit this weekend.

One Auburn target that fell was defensive tackle Daron Payne of Birmingham (Ala.) Shades Valley. Payne, who checked in at 6-foot-2, 348 pounds at The Opening, had a solid showing, but didn't look like a 5-star, according to Simmons. He fell from No. 28 to No. 53, and went from a 5-star to a 4-star. Auburn is in Payne's top group with Alabama and Texas. "He's still a guy we really like," Simmons said. "He showed us some things at The Opening that were really impressive. He definitely had flashes of being a dominant player. But we wanted to move him to a high 4-star because we feel as a 5-star you need a little more consistency out of him. He still has a chance to be extremely disruptive on the next level."

LINK: NEW NO. 1 & COMPLETE TOP247.

Here's a look at how some other Auburn commits/targets fared (Remember, a minor drop in ranking often simply means that others behind that player got a ratings bump)

TOP247 MOVEMENT OF NOTE

MARTEZ IVEY, OL

New ranking/old ranking: 4/4 (even)

New rating/old rating: 99/98

TRENT THOMPSON, DT

New ranking/old ranking: 7/8 (+1)

New rating/old rating: 98/98

BYRON COWART, DE

New ranking/old ranking: 15/66 (+51)

New rating/old rating: 98/96

TORRANCE GIBSON, QB-ATH

New ranking/old ranking: 24/20 (-4)

New rating/old rating: 98/98

TERRY GODWIN, ATH

New ranking/old ranking: 48-43 (-5)

New rating/old rating: 97/97

DARON PAYNE, DT

New ranking/old ranking: 53-28 (-25)

New rating/old rating: 97/98

KERRYON JOHNSON, RB

New ranking/old ranking: 54/50 (-4)

New rating/old rating: 97/97

JAVON PATTERSON, OG

New ranking/old ranking: 60/56 (-4)

New rating/old rating: 97/97

GEORGE CAMPBELL, WR

New ranking/old ranking: 62/47 (-15)

New rating/old rating: 96/97

CHRISTIAN KIRK, WR

New ranking/old ranking: 66/75 (+9)

New rating/old rating: 96/96

JEFFERY HOLLAND, LB

New ranking/old ranking: 68/58 (-10)

New rating/old rating: 96/96

ROQUAN SMITH, LB

New ranking/old ranking: 84/143 (+59)

New rating/old rating: 96/94

KIRK MERRITT, WR/ATH

New ranking/old ranking: 114/141 (+27)

New rating/old rating: 95/94

DARIUS SLAYTON, CB/WR

New ranking/old ranking: 119/112 (-7)

New rating/old rating: 95/95

NATREZ PATRICK, DE

New ranking/old ranking: 123/88 (-35)

New rating/old rating: 94/95

DREW RICHMOND, OT

New ranking/old ranking: 126/119 (-7)

New rating/old rating: 94/94

JOHN BURT, WR

New ranking/old ranking: 173/150 (-23)

New rating/old rating: 93/93

D'ANDRE WALKER, DE

New ranking/old ranking: 189/186 (-3)

New rating/old rating: 93/93

DEONDRE FRANCOIS, QB

New ranking/old ranking: 223/243 (+20)

New rating/old rating: 92/91

Nice find, man. Thanks for posting!

[ellitor 33,094]

Class of 2016 rankings come out next week. Here's the schedule

• Monday 7/28 - Rivals100
  
• Tuesday 7/29 - Rivals250
  
• Wednesday 7/30 - Four stars outside Rivals250
  
• Thursday 7/31 - Positions
  

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Back up to #4 on 247 with McBryde's commitment, 5 points back from Clemson at #3.

[ellitor 33,094]

Back up to #4 on 247 with McBryde's commitment, 5 points back from Clemson at #3.

#4 on the composite. #7 om the 247 only rankings. Link

[au_bsci_04 407]

Scout...

@ITATJason: Richard McBryde's commitment moves Auburn up to No. 3 on http://t.co/XDRwOQlXNc team rankings.