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Inside the Auburn Tigers Five-star small forward Jonathan Kuminga announced his top-five choices on Friday afternoon, with Bruce Pearl's team making the cut for the 6-foot-8, 205-pound Congo native . . . The high-flying, former three-star guard announced his final seven schools on Wednesday on Twitter, with the Tigers listed among the group that also includes Texas Tech, Memphis, USC, BYU, Arkansas and Wake Forest . . . Rising junior cornerback Brian Dilworth of Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna Prep committed to the Auburn Tigers on Tuesday . . . For the fifth time in as many days, the Tigers picked up a commitment -- though this one is for the 2022 class . . . When did 4-star defensive end Jeremiah Williams become an Auburn fan? . . . That's what makes Friday's commitments from 2021 offensive tackles Caleb Johnson and Garner Langlo as significant as Sunday's addition of a potential quarterback of the future, four-star Houston product Dematrius Davis — it's a sign that the Tigers and first-year offensive line coach Jack Bicknell Jr. are finding success recruiting position they have struggled to in recent years . . . The 6-foot-2, 185-pound McKinstry is considered by many as the state's top football recruit in the Class of 2021 . . . Davis will push the quarterback room from day one and ultimately battle 2020 signee Chayil Garnett as the successor down the road . . . Auburn added a commitment from four-star dual-threat quarterback Dematrius Davis out of Houston, Texas . . . He chose Auburn over Miami, Louisville, South Carolina and others . . . After going nearly one month without an addition to the 2021 class, Auburn picked up its second in the span of a few hours Friday when four-star offensive tackle Caleb Johnson announced his commitment to the Tigers . . . Speedy three-star athlete Tra'varish Dawson announced his commitment to Auburn on Twitter . . . In February, he called Auburn and Tennessee his co-leaders . . . "I have been a JT Thor fan for three years . . . Council, who was rated as a two-star recruit out of high school, is now the No. 26 offensive lineman on the transfer market and 16th among offensive tackles . . . Cardwell is the fifth signee in Auburn's 2020 recruiting class . . . The Tigers on Monday morning officially added four-star power forward JT Thor to their class, as the recent commit sent in his National Letter of Intent to play on the Plains . . . I honestly believe that Devan Cambridge holds the key for the Auburn basketball Tigers heading into next season for Bruce Pearl and company . . . Kollie is an emerging Auburn target . . . Since Savion Byrd visited Auburn earlier this year, there hasn't been much chatter about the Tigers and the 4-star offensive tackle . . . Fairchild, the No. 158 overall recruit nationally in the industry generated 247Sports Composite, released his top six Friday and Auburn made the cut along with Georgia, LSU, Penn State, South Carolina and Tennessee . . . Looking to add a true big man in the 2020 signing class, Coach Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers got just what they were looking for on Thursday when 3-star Dylan Cardwell committed to the program over UConn, Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and others, strengthening what was already a Top 10 class nationally . . . 2-Minute Drill: Can't miss defensive prospects in Auburn history . . . After Auburn struck out on a couple of top-10 five-star prospects last month -- combo guard Jalen Green, who opted for the NBA G League pathway, and power forward Greg Brown, who stayed close to home and committed to Texas -- the Tigers can get on the cusp of a top-five recruiting class this week when three-star big man Dylan Cardwell makes his college decision . . . One day after Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide extended an offer to Gordo's Tanner Bailey, Gus Malzahn and Auburn followed suit . . . "I love every bit of (Auburn). I can't wait to get back up there for a visit . . . Without those opportunities it may mean some kids wind up elsewhere despite having the talent to help Auburn win football games in the SEC . . . Kira Lowery, an NJCAA All-American in 2020, will join the Auburn women's basketball team for the 2020-21 season . . . "It'll definitely change things if they can't come on for camps, which it doesn't look like they're going to . . . If possible, the Tigers still hope to host the event this summer . . . In addition to Auburn, his offers include Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU and multiple others . . . His younger brother Caden, one of the top prospects in the state's Class of 2022, received an offer from rival Auburn on Monday . . . For the Tigers, Gooch became the fourth member of the 2021 recruiting class, which is ranked No. 26 in the country right now . . . With Green off the board, Greg Brown becomes the highest-rated target for Auburn . . . Three-star offensive tackle J'Marion Gooch announced his commitment to Auburn on Thursday night . . . There's no doubt that the 6-foot-5, 170-pound shooting guard would have made the Tigers better next season . . . Green had been weighing his options, with Auburn and Memphis as the top-two college choices . . . Council, who chose Auburn over Missouri, will have one year of eligibility remaining after playing as a redshirt junior for the Zips last season . . . Assuming Green doesn't make a surprise commitment to Auburn, the crown jewel of the 2020 class is 5-star point guard Sharife Cooper . . . Domio signed with Auburn in December as a four-star cornerback ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit coming out of junior college in the 2020 class . . . The five-star combo guard and No. 3 overall player in the 2020 class announced on his Instagram story on Tuesday that he is altering his decision date for the second time in a week . . . The results showed that the 2020 team could be Auburn's most talented since 2017 . . . Maybe the most impressive thing about his commitment is just how quickly Pearl and his staff moved to the forefront with Thor after he reclassified to the 2020 class . . . Four-star power forward JT Thor announced his commitment to Auburn on Sunday . . . Will Auburn land 5-star guard Jalen Green? . . . "That has a few challenges with that," Malzahn said. "One of our advantages at Auburn is getting guys on campus and getting that family feel and those relationships. So we're not able to do that, so we have to be creative with some different things . . . Green, the top uncommitted player in the 2020 class, was originally set to make an announcement regarding his future on the court on April 15, but on Friday he let it be known that his decision has been pushed back . . . "Probably the family atmosphere. I grew up an Auburn fan and live close by so that's big . . . Despite being a parent, Reese didn't give up on playing basketball . . . Council chose Auburn over his other finalist, Missouri . . . Auburn appears to be making Dematrius Davis, a 4-star quarterback from Houston (Texas) North Shore, a priority target and it looks as though that effort will pay off with an official visit . . . Coaches are able to talk to recruits by phone, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, are not allowed to host prospective athletes on campus visits or travel to see them at their schools and homes . . . Auburn seems to be a bit of a longshot at least for the time being . . . He said he talked with Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn earlier this week and talks with at least one member of the Tiger staff daily . . . Muhammad, who reeled in interest from more than 20 schools, is down to Auburn, Georgia, Alabama, Seton Hall, Arizona State, UCLA, West Virginia and New Mexico . . . These are the teams that made the cut for the talented defender: Auburn, Ole Miss, Michigan, Florida, Tennessee, Maryland, Georgia, Penn State, Arizona State, and Texas A&M . . . Fortunately for the Tigers, two of their primary targets, five-star guard Jalen Green from Napa, Calif., and five-star power forward Greg Brown from Austin, Tex., took official visits to Auburn in the fall . . . Evans, a 4-star defensive tackle recruit from Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances Academy, released a top eight via Twitter on Sunday and Auburn made the cut . . . Auburn signee Sharife Cooper continues to rack up awards and achievements for his time at McEachern High School . . . Four-star quarterback Kaidon Salter of Cedar Hill (Texas) was the last known unofficial visitor to Auburn before the nationwide coronavirus scare led to the suspension of on-campus visits. After that trip, he spoke highly of the Tigers . . . Recently, Cooper was named as a third-team Naismith All-American by the Atlanta Tipoff Club . . . The NCAA on Wednesday extended the recruiting dead period for Division I and Division II through May 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic . . . Auburn currently sits in the No. 5 spot . . . With Auburn basketball squarely in the mix for two 5-star players this cycle (guard Jalen Green and power-forward Greg Brown) who likely will announce their decisions in late April, today we take a look at the 10 highest-rated signees of the Bruce Pearl era at Auburn (2014-present) . . . Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Ole Miss and LSU are among the programs hoping they're smiling in the end of this recruitment as they are in good position to ultimately sign McKinstry who not only has a couple football state championship rings on his fingers but as a 1,000-plus point scorer in basketball has one in that sport as well . . . "Auburn has come on, they came at me pretty hard too . . . Four-star big man Cliff Omoruyi announced his commitment to Rutgers on Sunday, electing to go with the in-state Scarlet Knights over his other two finalists, Auburn and Arizona State . . . Here's our story on Jackson from last week, which notes his close family ties to the Auburn football program . . . Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, the future Auburn linebacker has lost access to his school's weight room . . . On Tuesday, Auburn unveiled one step it's taking to be innovative on the recruiting front during this unplanned dead period when the program's official Twitter account posted the first installment of a new video series called "T-Will's Takeover . . . He added Auburn to his long list of offers recently . . . "He's so explosive . . . Currently the Tigers have Justin Powell, the No. 2 player in the state of Kentucky, Chris Moore, recently named the Arkansas player of the year, and McDonald's All-American Sharife Cooper signed for next year . . . Mims recently trimmed his list to 12 schools: Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Oregon, South Carolina, Southern. California, Tennessee, Texas A&M . . . The 6-feet-1, 185-pound back grew up an Auburn fan and the Tigers probably are the early team to beat . . . Moore, a 6-feet-7 power-forward from West Memphis (Ark.), has been named the state Player of the Year in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas All-State boys basketball team presented by Suddenlink . . . Brown, a native of Austin, Texas, is rated as the No. 9 overall player in the 2020 class and the nation's top-rated power forward . . . Jared Wilson is currently a high 3* (88.25) in the 247 Composite rankings, but with offers from Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, and Georgia . . . Podcast: How the coronavirus is impacting Auburn recruiting . . . The NCAA has now made a ruling for all member schools -- it has decided all recruiting activities, both on- and off-campus, will be cancelled until April 15 as an effort to curb the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak . . . Auburn coach Gus Malzahn has not commented on Moore's departure . . . Football was a part of Marco's life from a very early age . . . Looking at the numbers from the last five recruiting cycles (2016-20), it's obvious what Auburn coach Gus Malzahn and his staff consider the program's recruiting bread and butter . . . Auburn's commitments are defensive tackle Blount defensive lineman Lee Hunter (56) and Hewitt-Trussville running back Armoni Goodwin (85) . . . During Malzahn's time at Auburn, the Tigers signed more Texas products in the 2020 class (three) than they did in all of his other classes combined (two) . . . Watch: AU commit Lee Hunter season highlights . . . Williams replaces Marcus Woodson as the recruiting coordinator . . . Georgia, FSU, LSU, Florida, Texas A&M, Penn State, and Auburn all made Ahmari Harvey's top seven . . . He'll arrive at Auburn as a motivated man in May . . . Although replacing those major contributors (specifically Davidson and Brown) will be tough a challenge for coach Gus Malzahn's staff, the recruiting class the program brought in this cycle could help ease the burden . . . Overall, Auburn had a successful recruiting year, but below is a position-by-position look at how Auburn did . . . So, how exactly did this class come together and which coaches had the biggest role in landing Auburn's seventh-ranked class? . . . Assures fans that Auburn will really start using tight ends more with Chad Morris running the offense . . . Physicality and size up front is one thing, but bringing in guys that are ready to help out early was a must for the Tigers in this class after losing Derrick Brown and Marlon Davidson on the defensive line along with four senior starters on the offensive line . . . "I just want to make sure — our staff's done a very good job recruiting this year, so we're going to give them extended time off and come back refreshed here are the end of next week and be ready to go . . . Which of Auburn's 26 signees will contribute immediately? . . . With National Signing Day, and thus the 2020 recruiting cycle, now in the books, Auburn settled at No. 7 in the 247Sports Composite team rankings . . . While Bigbsy will deal with splitting carries his freshman year, he looks likely to be the future of the running back position at Auburn . . . Three-star junior college defensive tackle Marquis Burks announced his commitment to Auburn on Wednesday morning . . .
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