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Sports Illustrated The Tigers signed eight offensive players, five defensive players and two specialists . . . Five-star edge and Maryland commit Zion Elee will reportedly visit the Auburn Tigers later this month . . . The two new Tigers will be on the bench as Auburn hosts No. 7 Texas Thursday night at Neville Arena. Game time is 6 p.m. CT . . . Auburn is looking for help for the 2025-26 season with much of the roster gone after this season. With the recent junior college ruling, Denver Jones and Chad Baker-Mazara would be eligible for another year if they choose to go that route . . . In the first two years at Auburn, Hugh Freeze chose to build the roster while playing Payton Thorne at quarterback . . . Carter's commitment to Auburn comes as the latest jolt to a Tigers recruiting class that's off to a strong start in the 2026 class. After signing one of the nation's deepest classes in 2025, Auburn already holds five ESPN 300 pledges in the upcoming cycle . . . Henderson moved in at Auburn last weekend before going out to San Antonio for All-American Bowl . . . Devin Carter, a four-star wide receiver, committed to Auburn Saturday . . . Hugh Freeze and his staff are on the road visiting schools and putting eyes on players all over the Southeast. That has led to several offers going out this week . . . Philip Rivers said his son was "fired up" after Auburn's offer . . . "The Tigers had an obvious need on the defensive line and addressed it in the 2025 cycle with six signees. Among that group, Crawford appears the most ready to make an impact . . . He has already received his first SEC scholarship offer from Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers . . . All but four members of the class — receivers Derick and Erick Smith, and offensive linemen Kail Ellis and Tai Buster — are trickling onto campus this week, with winter workouts on the horizon. Auburn's spring semester begins Monday . . . The first order of business was finding a ready-made starter, something Auburn hopes it found in Arnold, who transferred from Oklahoma . . . With a standout portal class arriving this offseason, optimism is running high for the Tigers to turn things around next fall . . . A former Class of 2022 recruit out of Gordo, Bailey signed with South Carolina . . . There's nothing more important than talent and Auburn is beginning to acquire more and more . . . Former Crimson Tide linebacker Jeremiah Alexander visited Auburn this weekend . . . Auburn believes Murray fits into their buck linebacker position . . . "A lot of things about the visit gave me a yes. War Damn Eagle! . . . He's been one of the nation's most sought-after cornerback recruits for a long time and it showed again during the Under Armour events throughout the week. Auburn found another top cornerback . . . Four Auburn signees will play in the 17th annual Under Armour Next All-America game . . . "Auburn's going to be great . . . Starting right guard Jeremiah Wright announced his return for another season . . . "Causing havoc off the edge, that's what I feel like is my specialty . . . The Tigers have added 14 transfers so far and their class ranks eighth . . . Can you add a few key pieces up front on defense? That's going to be a big deal as the portal window closes for Auburn . . . Denver Jones and Chad Baker-Mazara are two of the top players on the current roster and with the recent ruling, both could return next season after each spent a year in junior college . . . Auburn has added two four-star offensive tackles through the portal in Mason Murphy and Xavier Chaplin from USC and Virginia Tech respectively . . . Miller is expected to get another year of eligibility after spending his first two seasons at Southwest Mississippi Community College. His return would be huge for an Auburn offensive line that is adding a pair of experienced offensive tackles out of the transfer portal . . . The Douglasville, Ga. native is a four-star transfer and the No. 1 wide receiver in the transfer portal . . . Keep in mind, Singleton played for a Georgia Tech squad known for its rushing attack, not its efficiency through the air . . . Knight is a player that can absolutely break down a defense with his legs but can throw the ball with accuracy down the field. As he gets into the program and continues to get bigger and stronger, his level of play should only increase . . . Singleton is now teaming up with Oklahoma transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold and one of the top young receiving corps in college football . . . WATCH: During the holiday season the Auburn football team got some great gifts from the transfer portal . . . Eric Singleton committed to Auburn early Monday morning – marking the 14th player for the portal to pick Auburn as his next destination . . . Singleton was ranked as the No. 2 overall player and the top-ranked wide receiver in the portal . . . The Tigers are bringing a Maryland transfer for the second straight year. Preston Howard has committed to Auburn during his visit Friday . . . Gibbs will be joining Ian Vachon who ended the season as the primary place kicker and rising sophomore Towns McGough . . . A talented recruiter, Kelly was named the 2023 247Sports National Recruiter of the Year and was one of the top five national recruiters the season before . . . It's not necessarily about Auburn adding a big name but rather finding the right type of defensive tackle . . . There was a time Atkins was expected to land at Texas A&M. The Aggies had a coaching change in 2023, and Atkins elected to sign with LSU. He's now excited about the opportunity to play for DJ Durkin . . . It is now up to 10 transfer portal pickups in the span of just six days, as the Tigers currently rank as 247Sports' No. 4 transfer class . . . At 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Fields provides another big target for Auburn at receiver, joining other big receivers such as Cam Coleman and Perry Thompson. He also provides extra experience to a young group that lost both Robert Lewis and KeAndre Lambert-Smith. Fields will have one season of eligibility remaining at Auburn . . . He was a three-star prospect coming out of high school but rated as a four-star transfer . . . Walker, a 6-foot-4, 320-pound nose tackle, spent the past two seasons at WKU, finishing last year with 45 tackles, four tackles for loss and an interception . . . Former Texas A&M and Western Kentucky defensive lineman Dallas Walker has signed with Auburn . . . The Georgia Tech star is expected to rake in on a huge pay day valued at a ballpark of $1 million with whichever his next destination proves to be . . . Amaris Williams announced his intentions on entering the transfer portal Monday afternoon before announcing his return to the program on Tuesday . . . He spent two seasons at Auburn, appearing in the Music City Bowl in 2023 and playing in two games in the 2024 season. Reed did not record a stat during his Auburn career . . . Linebacker is a position of need for Auburn in the portal following the departures of Eugene Asante, Austin Keys and Dorian Mausi Jr . . . The Tigers have added a pair of experienced offensive tackles from the power-four ranks . . . Murphy started all 12 games for the Trojans at right tackle leading the team in total and offensive snaps. He is the eighth player out the portal to sign with Auburn joined by Chaplin, Jackson Arnold, Ashton Daniels, Durell Robinson, Raion Strader Taye Seymore and Hudson Kaak . . . A position-by-position breakdown of where Auburn stands after one week . . . He plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. Playing in 10 games last season, Williams finished with six tackles and half a sack for the Tigers. This is one that Auburn will battle to try to keep . . . The 6-7, 323-pound offensive tackle started every game for the Hokies over the last two seasons after redshirting his freshman campaign in 2022 . . . This season, Chaplin allowed only two sacks, no quarterback hits and 10 quarterback hurries on 300 opportunities. Chaplin battled a shoulder and bone bruise injury throughout the season but it never kept him off the field . . . Strader is a star in the making. He totaled 40 tackles with 2 interceptions and an incredible 19 pass deflections this past season . . . Just two days after they landed Jackson Arnold, they brought another quarterback to town on Monday . . . "I can tell that we're really close to winning a lot of games. So I'm hoping that I can come in and be a fit for this offense and help to win games . . . Arnold comes to Plains from Norman, Oklahoma after spending three seasons with the Sooners. This past year, the former four-star recruit threw for 12 touchdowns with 3 on the ground . . . Seymore played primarily as a safety at Georgia Tech, making 49 tackles and two pass deflections across his two seasons with the Yellow Jackets . . . "He's a dual-threat guy who understands the RPO system extremely well and throws the deep ball extremely well . . . Daniels' commitment would give Auburn three scholarship quarterbacks, one away from the number Hugh Freeze said he wanted to have on the roster going into the season. He'll join Arnold and 2025 signee Deuce Knight . . . Grace Ivey, a transfer midfielder from Texas A&M, will join the program for the spring 2025 semester. "Welcoming Grace as the first signing of the new era is incredibly exciting . . . With Brown, Thorne and Geriner all not returning in 2024, Auburn is expected to add two transfer quarterbacks to join freshman Walker White and 2025 signee Deuce Knight . . . "Just get ready. We're coming to work. We're ready to turn this around. We believe. I hope y'all believe too. Y'all are going to get a competitor in me and a dog. That's it . . . With quarterback Deuce Knight the only player on the Mississippi side, it will be a big week for the future Tigers as they prepare to join the team in 2025. Nine of the 10 will be on campus in January . . . Tennessee's Mr. Football joins an already young and talented Auburn secondary . . . A portal quarterback Auburn wasted no time pursuing is former Duke Blue Devil Maalik Murphy, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound redshirt sophomore from Inglewood, Calif. who spent two seasons with the Texas Longhorns prior to arriving at Duke in 2024 . . . Auburn is searching for added production in the backfield this offseason, with the program's No. 4 all-time rusher, Hunter, off to the NFL . . . Fresno State linebacker Phoenix Jackson has committed to play for Auburn in 2025 . . . Hugh Freeze and the staff signed 16 total transfers going into the 2024 season . . . Freeze said on signing day that he plans to carry four scholarship quarterbacks on the roster, meaning Auburn would have to sign two via the portal . . . Robby Ashford has entered the transfer portal for the second straight offseason . . . With the transfer portal, prospects will be able to sign an agreement that binds both sides when it opens — unlike last year where a school would have to wait until a prospect attended a class to bind them a school . . . The Tigers currently have just two scholarship quarterbacks, incoming freshman Deuce Knight and redshirt freshman Walker White . . . Everyone at Auburn, from the coaches down to the fans in the stands are hopeful that Knight can become a bona fide college star . . . Wooden is the eighth Auburn player to announce his intention to enter the transfer portal . . . With Lindsey planning to enter the transfer portal, Quientrail Jamison-Travis, Malik Blocton, Darron Reed Jr. and Joe Frazier Jr. are the Auburn interior defensive linemen currently set to return next season . . . Auburn has seen the wins decline as the talent level decreased. Hugh Freeze and the current Auburn staff are hoping to change that . . . He is the likely favorite to start games for Hugh Freeze next season . . . Auburn's class was one of the most versatile in recent memory. That bodes well for future matchups with Bama and UGA . . . "We dang near came close to sweeping the top 10 . . . There aren't a lot of big offensive tackle names entering the portal yet, but that will likely change over the coming days and weeks. Once there's a bigger pool of offensive linemen in the portal, expect Auburn to be a major player . . . "This is a good day for us . . . Auburn signed 11 players total from Alabama in its 2025 class, making up 44% of its signees. That comes after signing 10 players from in-state in 2024, making up 50% of the class . . . Freeze said Auburn will still use the transfer portal, but as it stacks recruiting classes it will likely take less transfers . . . "It was definitely amazing," Smith said of his official visit to Auburn in November. "It was one of the best college visits I have had . . . Auburn was also able to sign eight of the top-10 highest rated recruits from the state of Alabama – the other two went to Oregon and Ohio State . . . Freeze says Auburn expects to carry four scholarship quarterbacks next season. Currently the Tigers have three . . . "It looks like we'll finish with another Top 10 class, one of the tops in the SEC . . . There were widespread rumors that he might flip to Ole Miss at the last moment, but those fears were quickly quelled at Knight's National Signing Day ceremony in his high school gymnasium. Knight's entire family was wearing Auburn gear . . . Smith, who has been committed to Auburn since Aug. 3, signed with the Tigers, despite Ole Miss and South Carolina making a late push for his signature . . . Auburn's class of defensive linemen can match up with anyone in the country . . . Auburn is certainly expected to be active in the quarterback market this offseason. Payton Thorne is out of eligibility . . . Bredschneijder will come to the Plains from the Netherlands and the village of Oosthuizen in North Holland . . . The transfer portal officially opens on Dec. 9 . . . Russo, a redshirt freshman, spent two seasons at Auburn and was the Tigers' backup punter in 2024. His departure leaves a hole at the position, with starter Oscar Chapman out of eligibility . . .
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