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Birmingham News The 6-foot-3, 226-pound Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College standout is now a four-star, the 10th-rated JUCO prospect in the country and the top safety . . . In his brief tenure as a Division I college assistant, Craig has already made a name for himself as a dynamic recruiter and a rising star in the profession . . . Bryant holds offers from more than 15 college programs and nine from the SEC, including Alabama and Auburn . . . McDowell said Wednesday that he doesn't have any favorites yet, but added that his interest in Auburn is strong . . . Auburn needs an impact linebacker . . . All eyes have been on the region, where Auburn picked up its fourth verbal commitment on Sunday . . . His coaches and teammates expect Davis to return from his injury stronger than ever . . . Craig, a Blount High graduate, certainly knows Mobile . . . "It's all going to start in Alabama, Georgia and Florida, but we'll nationally recruit, and our guys are doing that . . . The 6-foot-7, 260-pound star could play on either side of the ball at Auburn . . . A hot week on the recruiting trail is never a bad thing, but the timing of this particular week is very important to Malzahn's overall 2014 recruiting plan . . . While the 6-foot-5, 250-pound star recently gave positive reviews of Auburn after taking a trip there with his head coach, former Auburn star Karibi Dede, the Tigers did not impress the five-star pass rusher enough to move into his top five . . . The trio of commitments rocketed Auburn up the various team recruiting rankings . . . "We plan on winning the national championship one day . . . Auburn's re-focused efforts on south Alabama began in January with the hiring of Dameyune Craig . . . He's ranked as the No. 10 weakside defensive end in the country in the Class of 2014 . . . Let's take a look at some of the highlights of Auburn's major recruiting headlines from the month of May so far . . . Moncrief, who is a 6-foot-3, 220-pound safety, was a three-star prospect coming out of Prattville . . . Auburn assistant coach Dameyune Craig has put the Tigers on the minds of top prospects in Mobile, just like he was hired to do . . . Williams might be the biggest name from the Mobile area to commit to Auburn since Yeldon. How did that turn out? . . . He has all the tools one might expect to see in a Top 5 linebacker in the country . . . Once Thornton gets his commitment out of the way, he'll be able to shut down his recruitment and focus on academics, to ensure he qualifies . . . Coming into the visit, Davis was getting close to pulling the trigger for LSU before learning that they had plans of playing him at fullback . . . Williams also said he was told that he would play as an inside linebacker at Auburn, but that could change "on how much bigger" he gets . . . Williams' decision to attend Auburn - alongside St. Paul's teammate Josh Casher and Vigor linebacker Deshaun Davis - shows that Gus Malzahn and company will be a major recruiting force now and in the future . . . Williams is the fifth commitment for Auburn's 2014 class . . . Regardless of which squad he chooses, he'll join a team whose 2014 class already has talent in the middle of their defense . . . One of the fastest-rising defensive line prospects in the Southeast, Thornton will choose between Auburn, LSU and Texas A&M on Sunday morning . . . Williams' top five has been Alabama, Auburn, Southern Cal, Ole Miss and Florida - in no particular order . . .
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