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Montgomery Advertiser The Tigers picked up their second 2020 offensive line commit in less than a week when JUCO offensive tackle Jonathan Buskey announced his commitment to the program via Twitter . . . Of course, the comparisons to Johnson the 2017 SEC Offensive Player of the Year and second-round NFL Draft pick by the Detroit Lions a year ago are natural . . . He said he wants to help build the next crop of talent and be a big part of helping shape the 2020 class . . . Malzahn took notice . . . When Auburn kicks off against Oregon in August, Malzahn could be trotting out an all-senior starting five to stare down the Ducks at the line of scrimmage . . . "You will see us probably sign the largest offensive line class we've done since I've been here with this class, and I think we're already in a pretty good spot with 2020 going into this class . . . It's something Malzahn and his staff will need to address in 2020 . . . Rodney Garner continues to be an elite recruiter for Auburn . . . He picked Auburn over a host of offers, including Florida State, Kentucky, Louisville and Nebraska . . . While Gus Malzahn was excited about the group overall, it fell one player short of being a truly elite class following George Pickens' flip to Georgia on National Signing Day . . . It's not uncommon for athletes to sign multiple Letters of Intent for both NCAA programs, and JUCO programs, if there is any risk of that athlete not qualifying academically for the four-year university . . . The Tigers' three signees from Alabama are the fewest in-state recruits of the Malzahn era . . . Gus Malzahn's program finished 11th in the national class rankings . . . 2 Minute Drill: Auburn Still Has Needs Following Signing Day . . . After his decommitment from the Bulldogs, Auburn defensive line coach Rodney Garner made a massive push for Moore, who projects as a defensive end . . . Then, he put a Georgia hat on . . . ITAT HD: Malzahn Breaks Down National Signing Day, 2019 Class . . . When Bell, who attends Colquitt County high school, visited Auburn on Jan. 13, he said the AU coaching staff told him he would likely play center with the Tigers program . . . Four-star athlete Mark-Antony Richards, the nation's No. 90 overall prospect, committed to Auburn on National Signing Day, giving the Tigers their second big pickup of the day . . . Moore is the first commitment of the day for Auburn and the second player to sign with the Tigers on Wednesday . . . Now Kameron Brown gets an opportunity to play alongside his older brother and also follow in the footsteps of a player that followed a similar path . . . Only once during Gus Malzahn's tenure on the Plains has he not signed a top-10 class (in 2018), so the Tigers hope to get back into that top tier of classes . . . It's National Signing Day again . . . When Brown chose instead to stay in school for one more year, he set off a chain reaction . . . Much like Bell, Henry could go either way. And much like Bell, it may end up coming down to Auburn or Florida State . . . Calvin Ashley was supposed to be the gem of Auburn's 2017 signing class, joining the program as a five-star offensive lineman and the No. 26 player in the nation . . . If the other six spots are filled and Auburn hopes most or all of them will be they'll be filled on National Signing Day . . . Derrick Brown was the highest-rated prospect in Auburn's 2016 class, a five-star recruit ranked in the top 10 nationally, and he has lived up to the billing on the Plains . . . Levorn Harbin, who spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons as a defensive analyst on Malzahn's staff was added to the Tigers' support staff as director of recruiting on Monday . . . During his time on the Plains, however, Cowart never lived up to the expectations bestowed upon him and transferred after two-plus seasons before finishing out his career at Maryland last season . . . Making a visit to the Plains on Saturday to check out the program and facilities and sit down with the coaches, Foster-Allen said he knew it was time to go ahead and make the call . . . If he were to sign, he would join LB Owen Pappoe as the jewels of a stacked recruiting class . . . "That offer would mean a lot since I grew up being a huge fan of Auburn's . . . Looking for someone to add a playmaking ability to the group, Auburn has made Richards a top target and this one could come down to the Tigers and Miami when all is said and done . . . However programs like "Georgia, Southern Miss, UAB, Georgia Tech, Troy, Auburn" are showing interest . . . It doesn't appear that he was the first candidate considered for the job, but that doesn't matter now: Williams' former boss believes his new boss made the right choice in hiring him . . . There should be plenty of drama between now and National Signing Day, which is Feb. 6 . . . Already with Bo Nix in the 2019 class as an early enrolee, Auburn is looking to add a second quarterback with Plumlee having already visited last weekend . . . While Pappoe, who enrolled in classes this spring, may not be a Day 1 starter, there's little doubt that he will have an immediate role at outside linebacker this fall . . . With football as the long-term goal, preliminary factors in one day picking a program are beginning to form for Brooks . . . Brown, the little brother of Auburn star defensive tackle Derrick Brown, committed to the Tigers on Tuesday . . . The Tigers received a commitment from Arizona State grad transfer Jay Jay Wilson on Sunday night . . . Although he's viewed as an undersized linebacker at 6-feet, 220 pounds, Kameron Brown said he spent the weekend talking to Tigers linebackers coach Travis Williams and defensive coordinator Kevin Steele about playing linebacker . . . The Class of 2019 recruit is 5-foot-11, and 200 pounds, and is rated as a two-star recruit . . . Kameron Brown took his official visit to Auburn over the weekend, and while he did not make a commitment during his time on the Plains, he said a final decision is on the horizon and will likely come this week . . . Brown will officially visit the Tigers this weekend and he said a decision could come soon after that . . . ITAT HD: Bo Nix Talks Mr. Football, Future At Auburn . . . As of right now, the Class of 2019 prospect is still considering Tennessee, South Carolina and Kentucky, in addition to Auburn . . . Already on the Auburn campus and preparing to challenge for the starting quarterback job with Jarrett Stidham leaving early for the NFL, Nix continues a long line of Auburn players that have been named Mr. Football dating back to Freddy Weygand in 1983 . . . The other running back high on Auburn's wish list is uncommitted four-star West Palm Beach, Fla., athlete Mark-Antony Richards, who took an official visit to the Plains early last month . . . "Right now, it's (South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Auburn)
it's kind of like a tie right now . . . The nation's No. 3 tackle said it won't be the last time he'll be taking a trip to The Plains . . . "Auburn's definitely a top team for me top everything . . . Bell added that Auburn would have him play center, a position he hasn't played at Colquitt County High School . . . While he remains committed to NC State, Auburn has made a climb for Griffin, who is rated as the No. 21 running back in the 2019 class and the 345th-overall prospect nationally . . . Auburn currently has one running back signed to the 2019 class -- three-star prospect DJ Williams, who signed last month and enrolled in classes this week -- but is likely to try to add one more before National Signing Day . . . With the possibility of signing up to 26 players in the class, Auburn has up to 10 spots available for signees on Feb. 6th . . . February's signing day is now less than a month away, and as the recruiting season gears up again, the Tigers coaches know where they're turning next as they look to sign nine more players to fill out the team's 2019 roster . . . In a surprising development, Auburn offered the unrated senior . . . He had plenty of zip on the throws, his accuracy was good and he made good decisions . . . Nix improved as the two-hour session moved forward . . . The team will look to complete a full 25-man class when the regular signing period opens Feb. 6 . . . Nix covered a wide range of topics, from new Auburn quarterbacks coach Kenny Dillingham, who recently visited with Nix, to his friendship with Tigers receiver commit George Pickens to the young talent Auburn is likely to return on offense in 2019 . . . 5-star linebacker recruit Owen Pappoe of Grayson (Ga.) is here in Florida to take part in his final high school event before he arrives in Auburn next week to begin college . . . Noah Cain seriously considered Auburn for his college football destination . . . The class is high on quality. The average rating per commit is 91.90, which is well above the 90.00 threshold for a 4-star average . . . Ricks is ranked as the top cornerback and ninth-best overall prospect in his class. He had 28 offers and chose LSU over Alabama, Auburn, Ohio State and USC . . . Which needs did the program meet -- and which ones did it not meet? . . . The Tigers closed on two very important targets, signed all but one commitment and positioned themselves to finish with another top 10 class . . . The 10 best recruits from the Early Signing Period who got away from SEC schools and chose programs from other conferences . . . Owen Pappoe has the type athleticism and technical ability to be an instant contributor . . . Jadon Haselwood was previously committed to Georgia, but Miami, Oklahoma and Auburn have recruited him heavily . . . Here's a look back at Auburn's six offensive line recruiting classes since Malzahn became the head coach . . . High-school commitments shouldn't have to deal with nonsense like this, but Auburn's faithful recruits did, and stuck by their school of choice . . . ITAT TV 2-Minute Drill: A Look At Auburn's Signees . . . In the future, those names could represent the building blocks for something even more: the future of the Auburn football program . . . 2 Minute Drill: Auburn Has Good Haul In Early Signing Period . . . The more film they watched, the more they were impressed . . . With Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele recruiting him hard, Pritchett said that bond was something that was important for him as well as getting to know DB Coaches Greg Brown and Marcus Woodson throughout the process . . . The groundwork is there, laid Wednesday morning with the opening of the NCAA's early December signing period . . . DJ Williams signs with Auburn football, Twitter loves it . . . Saying he was "50/50" about his decision to sign following his official visit to Auburn in early December, Handy decided the time was right on Wednesday as he joined with Derick Hall to give the Tigers a pair of four-star defensive line signings out of Mississippi in the 2019 class . . . He is rated as the nation's 25th-best running back, the 51st-best player in the state of Florida and the No. 400 overall prospect in the 2019 class . . . ITAT HD: Auburn's Gus Malzahn Talks Early Signing, Bowl Prep . . . ACL tear recoveries can take around six months, meaning he would miss spring practices, but has the potential to be ready for the start of his freshman season . . . Originally contemplating waiting until February to sign with Auburn, Johnson changed his mind early in December after sitting down with Malzahn and the coaches . . . Hall chose Auburn over Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Florida and Florida State . . . Staying consistent in the process, Malzahn and Larry Porter have been big for Deal and he said it was appreciated . . . He originally committed to Auburn over Clemson back in August . . . As a senior Simpson played quarterback and defensive back and excelled in all three roles . . . While Auburn is not in the top 10 ahead of the early signing period, Malzahn feels good about this group of players set to join the program . . . One of the best players in Auburn's class, the Virginia native played quarterback as a senior, but projects as a DB all the way for the Tigers . . . That connection between the four-star Pinson Valley quarterback and four-star Hoover wide receiver was on display since throughout the five days of practice leading up to Monday's game, but it was built long before the Alabama high school All-Star team was put together . . . Fellow Auburn commitment Bo Nix completed 9-22 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns with one interception on a night when Mississippi controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball . . . As Sheffield noted, these two helped to build up the Frederica Academy program, now they'll help to rebuild an Auburn program coming off of a disappointing 7-5 season . . . With just a few days left until the early signing period, here are some of Auburn;s targets that have the Tigers in the mix heading into their decision day . . . It's an exciting change for Broussard, who came to Auburn as one of the most highly-touted players in the state of Alabama . . . In the time since his reaffirmation, Pappoe has been back to Auburn's campus twice . . . Bo Nix: What to know before the 4-star QB signs with Auburn football . . .
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