Auburn has picked up a commitment from a former East Carolina offensive lineman. Pirates transfer center Avery Jones confirmed the decision on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.

The 6-foot-4, 290-pound Jones was at East Carolina for the last 3 seasons. He declared for the transfer portal on Dec. 8 and initially committed to Illinois on Dec. 12. Jones started every contest in 2022 and all but 1 game in 2021 for East Carolina. During the shortened 2020 season, he finished with 8 starts and 9 appearances.

Jones started his college career with 2 seasons at North Carolina. He arrived at North Carolina as a 4-star prospect, the No. 12 prospect from North Carolina, and the nation’s No. 285 recruit for the Class of 2018. Jones committed to North Carolina over other offers such as Duke, Maryland, Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt.

This marks the 8th pick up along the offensive line for Auburn this offseason, which has consisted of 3 transfers (Jones, Dillon Wade and Gunner Britton), four high school recruits (Clay Wedin, Bradyn Joiner, Connor Lew and Tyler Johnson), and a JUCO prospect (Izavion Miller).