Auburn again on verge of top 10 recruiting class
Auburn limped to a disappointing 8-4 campaign in 2014, and now is without a defensive coordinator due to the dismissal of Ellis Johnson one day after the 55-44 loss to Alabama.
Recruits are hanging in the balance, waiting for Gus Malzahn to make his move in the search for a new coordinator, though Auburn’s second-year coach has not put a timetable on the hire.
The Tigers have hauled in consensus top-1o classes in recent years, but currently are on the outside looking in at No. 11. Nineteen commitments are on the books for Malzahn and company, with a wave of JUCO transfers and early enrollees set to arrive in the coming weeks.
With Auburn nearing its 20th verbal commitment, let’s assess the Tigers’ class thus far.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Saturday Down South’s references to recruiting rankings are to 247Sports.com industry composite ranking.
NAT RANK | PLAYER | H.S. (CITY, STATE) | STAR | POS | HGT | WGT |
1 | Jovon Robinson | Georgia Military College (Milledgeville, GA) | 5 | RB | 5’11” | 225 |
39 | Kerryon Johnson | Madison Academy (Madison, AL) | 4 | ATH | 6’0” | 200 |
188 | Darrell Williams | Hoover (Hoover, AL) | 4 | OLB | 6’3” | 226 |
195 | Jordan Colbert | Griffin (Griffin, GA) | 4 | S | 6’2” | 205 |
219 | Tyler Carr | Southside School (Gadsden, AL) | 4 | OG | 6’5” | 311 |
221 | Richard McBryde | Charles Henderson (Troy, AL) | 4 | OLB | 6’2” | 210 |
228 | D’Afernee McGriff | Leon (Tallahassee, FL) | 4 | RB | 6’1” | 230 |
247 | Marquell Harrell | Creekside (Fairburn, GA) | 4 | OG | 6’3” | 295 |
261 | Kaleb Kim | Mill Creek (Hochston, GA) | 4 | OC | 6’4” | 280 |
320 | Bailey Sharp | Sprayberry (Marietta, GA) | 4 | OT | 6’5” | 280 |
12 | Jason Smith | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (Perkinston, MS) | 4 | ATH | 6’1” | 180 |
360 | Tyler Queen | North Cobb (Kennesaw, GA) | 3 | PRO | 6’2″ | 229 |
370 | Chandler Cox | Apopka (Apopka, FL) | 3 | FB | 6’1” | 225 |
438 | Montavius Atkinson | Langston Hughes (Fairburn, GA) | 3 | ILB | 6’1″ | 200 |
487 | Jauntavius Johnson | Lincoln (Tallahassee, FL) | 3 | DT | 6’2” | 330 |
530 | Elijah Sullivan | Tucker (Tucker, GA) | 3 | OLB | 6’1″ | 215 |
533 | Jalen Harris | St. James School (Montgomery, AL) | 3 | TE | 6’5” | 244 |
940 | Chris Westry | Oakleaf (Orange Park, FL) | 3 | CB | 6’4” | 180 |
NA | Ian Shannon | Marietta (Marietta, GA) | 3 | P | 6’4″ | 190 |