If the 2024 Class Signed Today...

[Zeek 16,657]

I think we land:

1. 4* QB Walker White
2. 4* RB Kevin Riley
3. 4* WR Bryce Cain
4. 5* WR Perry Thompson
5. 4* WR Malcolm Simmons
6. 3* TE Martavious Collins
7. 4* OL DeAndre Carter
8. 3* OL Favour Edwin
9. 3* DL Malik Blocton
10. 4* DL TJ Lindsey
11. 3* DL Dimitry Nicolas
12. 3* JUCO DL Brien Taylor
13. 5* LB Demarcus Riddick
14. 4* LB Joseph Phillips
15. 3* LB D'Angelo Barber
16. 4* LB Jamonta Waller
17. 4* CB Jalyn Crawford
18. 4* DB A'Mon Lane
19. 4* DB Kensley Faustin
20. 3* DB Kaleb Harris
21. 4* JUCO DB Laquan Robinson

My concerns are OL, TE, and CB. I know we WANT more players at those positions but I don't see who those players would end up being for Auburn. Most of the TEs are committed elsewhere. The OL recruiting, once again, is only yielding two sure-fire signees when we need upwards of five. The corner is where we processed a kid or two and are likely looking to the port-hole.

Guys like Ryan Williams (who might reclassify) and Jeremiah Beaman are flip targets that we have a good shot at but I'll believe them when we see them. Should we miss at LB on Waller I could see us closing on 4* Bradley Shaw finally. I guess it's fine to find OL talent in the portal but God I was hoping we finally had a staff that could recruit the position out of high school better.

Overall good news on the first real class. 2025 should be excellent if the product on the field continues to improve.

[au701948 1,001]

36 minutes ago, Zeek said:

I think we land:

1. 4* QB Walker White
2. 4* RB Kevin Riley
3. 4* WR Bryce Cain
4. 5* WR Perry Thompson
5. 4* WR Malcolm Simmons
6. 3* TE Martavious Collins
7. 4* OL DeAndre Carter
8. 3* OL Favour Edwin
9. 3* DL Malik Blocton
10. 4* DL TJ Lindsey
11. 3* DL Dimitry Nicolas
12. 3* JUCO DL Brien Taylor
13. 5* LB Demarcus Riddick
14. 4* LB Joseph Phillips
15. 3* LB D'Angelo Barber
16. 4* LB Jamonta Waller
17. 4* CB Jalyn Crawford
18. 4* DB A'Mon Lane
19. 4* DB Kensley Faustin
20. 3* DB Kaleb Harris
21. 4* JUCO DB Laquan Robinson

My concerns are OL, TE, and CB. I know we WANT more players at those positions but I don't see who those players would end up being for Auburn. Most of the TEs are committed elsewhere. The OL recruiting, once again, is only yielding two sure-fire signees when we need upwards of five. The corner is where we processed a kid or two and are likely looking to the port-hole.

Guys like Ryan Williams (who might reclassify) and Jeremiah Beaman are flip targets that we have a good shot at but I'll believe them when we see them. Should we miss at LB on Waller I could see us closing on 4* Bradley Shaw finally. I guess it's fine to find OL talent in the portal but God I was hoping we finally had a staff that could recruit the position out of high school better.

Overall good news on the first real class. 2025 should be excellent if the product on the field continues to improve.

Still do not understand the inability to attract a nominally decent quantity of Offensive Linemen!!

[AUINSY 2,228]

26 minutes ago, au701948 said:

Still do not understand the inability to attract a nominally decent quantity of Offensive Linemen!!

I'm still convinced there's some sort of Axis of Evil including Bama, UGA, and LSU that's paying O-linemen to go anywhere but Auburn...it's the only thing that makes sense to me.

[Zeek 16,657]

52 minutes ago, au701948 said:

Still do not understand the inability to attract a nominally decent quantity of Offensive Linemen!!

I would do filthy things for five 4* OL 

[ellitor 33,105]

2 hours ago, Zeek said:

I could see us closing on 4* Bradley Shaw

JMO but from the way things sound, I doubt it. Sounds like we would look elsewhere for a LB if we decided to take another one if we miss on Waller.

[ellitor 33,105]

1 hour ago, au701948 said:

Still do not understand the inability to attract a nominally decent quantity of Offensive Linemen!!

@au701948 it's a down OL class in terms of talent so a number of teams are going to go for the same targets more than normal.

[Sizzle 3,916]

Probably unpopular opinion but I feel like Blocton is maybe the 2nd best player in this Auburn class only behind Thompson

[autan 737]

So we have 16 official commitments today, but Z expect AU to add Riley, Edwin, Waller, Laquan, and JUCO Taylor and hold on to the 16? I thought we had a couple shopping, but DCarter has reconfirmed I guess. We could do a lot worse. For some reason I was thinking we might have a couple of surprise flip-ins and a couple of surprise flip-outs but sounds like this is it from the inside at least.

[augolf1716 21,208]

6 minutes ago, autan said:

surprise flip-ins

We still may have a few

[AUwent 3,754]

1 hour ago, ellitor said:

@au701948 it's a down OL class in terms of talent so a number of teams are going to go for the same targets more than normal.

I would say Wade is probably the most important player to convince to stay.

[bigbird 60,567]

16 minutes ago, AUwent said:

I would say Wade is probably the most important player to convince to stay.

He should, IMO.  He's had far too many penalties called on him. 

[AUApostle 7,651]

Fox?

[Paladin 3,305]

I'd be shocked if Collins is in the 2024 class. 

[Gowebb11 9,330]

46 minutes ago, bigbird said:

He should, IMO.  He's had far too many penalties called on him. 

Agreed. It seems like Muskrat may have been the better pickup from Tulsa. 

[CR 2,446]

1 hour ago, Paladin said:

I'd be shocked if Collins is in the 2024 class. 

Im surprised it hasntt already happened.

[ellitor 33,105]

3 hours ago, AUwent said:

I would say Wade is probably the most important player to convince to stay.

Not sure about that. I don't think he would be irreplaceable in the portal.

[ellitor 33,105]

2 hours ago, AUApostle said:

Fox?

Not sure he's a take yet.

[ellitor 33,105]

2 hours ago, Paladin said:

I'd be shocked if Collins is in the 2024 class. 

Yup! Nice catch.

[Mikey 16,626]

14 hours ago, Sizzle said:

Probably unpopular opinion but I feel like Blocton is maybe the 2nd best player in this Auburn class only behind Thompson

I'm in no position to rank them, but Blockton is a STUD. It suits me if the rating services continue to overlook him. The guy is one we definitely need to keep.

[Zeek 16,657]

15 hours ago, ellitor said:

JMO but from the way things sound, I doubt it. Sounds like we would look elsewhere for a LB if we decided to take another one if we miss on Waller.

It’s so interesting to me. I obviously have a totally different evaluation of Shaw. Think he’ll be a solid college contributor.

[bigbird 60,567]

3 minutes ago, Zeek said:

It’s so interesting to me. I obviously have a totally different evaluation of Shaw. Think he’ll be a solid college contributor.

If we weren't already stacking that position I'd pursue him for depth, but these next two classes are gonna be stacked

[AEAugirl 9,633]

So….Waller soon?  👀 

 

[Zeek 16,657]

1 hour ago, bigbird said:

If we weren't already stacking that position I'd pursue him for depth, but these next two classes are gonna be stacked

That is true about next year as well. I am just higher on Shaw than some other names I have seen. 

[Sizzle 3,916]

3 hours ago, bigbird said:

If we weren't already stacking that position I'd pursue him for depth, but these next two classes are gonna be stacked

There's a lot of juniors and seniors in the LB group so they could offer somebody this class if they wanted 

[ellitor 33,105]

5 hours ago, AEAugirl said:

So….Waller soon?  👀