Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze has signed his first full recruiting class on the Plains.
“I really believe in the young men we’ve signed and the families they come from," Freeze said. "I love these kids; I think they want to help the program reestablish itself as one of the elite programs in the country, and I’m excited to get a lot of them here soon and go to work."
According to 247Sports, Auburn has the No. 8 recruiting class in the country. Freeze was pleased with the results of this year's recruiting; two positions in particular.
“Our receiver class and our linebacker class have to be two of the tops in the country," Freeze said. "We’ll go from here to fill in the missing pieces that we did not land."
Freeze said a lot of work and networking went into accomplishing his goal of recruiting a top class on his first go-around.
“Making our first class here a Top 10 class was our goal," Freeze said. "That’s how you start to build a program that is able to stack itself and create competitiveness on the roster. We had to close the gap to get into the battles for some of the top guys, and we did that by building relationships. I’m very thankful for the efforts of so many people who contributed to what was a large task.”
As of now, Auburn has signed 19 players for the class of 2024. Auburn's class includes two 5-star recruits, 13 4-star recruits, and four 3-star recruits.
5-star recruits:
Cam Coleman:
Coleman, a 5-star wide receiver from Phenix City, Alabama, became Auburn's highest-ranked prospect in this class and second-highest all-time when he flipped his commitment from Texas A&M to Auburn on December 1.
Coleman is the No. 4 player nationally, the No. 2 wide receiver and the No. 1 player in the state of Alabama according to 247Sports' composite rankings. Coleman had offers from almost every elite program in the country.
Perry Thompson:
Thompson, a 5-star wide receiver from Foley, Alabama, became the first 5-star recruit to commit to Auburn since 2019 when he flipped his commitment from Alabama to Auburn over the summer.
Thompson is the No. 31 player nationally, the No. 10 wide receiver and the No. 4 player in the state of Alabama according to 247Sports' composite rankings. Thompson chose Auburn over programs such as Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, and Georgia.
4-star recruits:
Amaris Williams:
Williams, a 4-star defensive lineman from Clinton, North Carolina, flipped his commitment from Florida to Auburn today.
Clinton is the No. 79 player nationally, the No. 12 defensive lineman and the No. 1 player in North Carolina according to 247Sports' composite rankings. Clinton chose Auburn over Florida, Ohio State and Penn State programs.
Demarcus Riddick:
Riddick, a 4-star linebacker from Clanton, Alabama, flipped his commitment from Georgia to Auburn over the summer.
Riddick is the No. 45 player nationally, the No. 4 linebacker and the No. 6 player in Alabama according to 247Sports' composite ratings. Riddick chose Auburn over programs such as Alabama, Florida State, Georgia and LSU.
Jamonta Waller:
Waller, a 4-star edge rusher from Picayune, Mississippi, flipped his commitment from Florida to Auburn on Nov. 11.
Waller is the No. 82 player nationally, the No. 6 edge rusher and the No. 2 player in the state of Mississippi according to 247Sports' composite ratings. Waller chose Auburn over Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Oregon and Texas A&M programs.
Walker White:
White, a 4-star quarterback from Little Rock, Arkansas, committed to Auburn on Feb. 3. He played a significant role in helping recruit players to the Tigers.
White is the No. 150 player nationally, the No. 11 quarter and the No. 3 player in the state of Arkansas according to 247Sports' composite ratings. White chose Auburn over programs such as Clemson and Ole Miss.
Joseph Phillips:
Phillips, a 4-star edge rusher from Tuskegee, Alabama, committed to Auburn on June 15.
Phillips is the No. 106 player nationally, the No. 6 edge rusher and the No. 9 player in the state of Alabama according to 247Sports' composite ratings. Phillips chose Auburn over Alabama, Georgia, LSU, and Texas programs.
DeAndre Carter:
Carter, a 4-star interior offensive lineman from Santa Ana, California, committed to Auburn on Sept. 3.
Carter is the No. 129 player nationally, the No. 5 interior offensive lineman and the No. 14 player in the state of California according to 247Sports' composite ratings. Carter chose Auburn over programs such as Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Michigan and Texas.
Malcolm Simmons:
Simmons, a 4-star wide receiver from Alexander City, Alabama, committed to Auburn on July 29.
Simmons is the No. 241 player nationally, the No. 41 wide receiver and the No. 15 player in the state of Alabama according to 247Sports' composite ratings. Simmons chose Auburn over programs such as Arkansas, Georgia Tech and West Virginia.
Bryce Cain:
Cain, a 4-star wide receiver from Mobile, Alabama, committed to Auburn on June 20.
Cain is the No. 242 player nationally, the No. 42 wide receiver and the No. 16 player in the state of Alabama according to 247Sports' composite ratings. Cain chose Auburn over Cincinnati, Louisville, Ole Miss and Wake Forest programs.
A'Mon Lane-Ganus:
Lane-Ganus, a 4-star cornerback from Moody, Alabama, committed to Auburn on July 30 last year.
Lane-Genus is the No. 380 player nationally, the No. 30 cornerback and the No. 22 player in Alabama. Lane-Genus chose Auburn over programs such as Florida State, LSU, Michigan and Ole Miss.
Malik Blocton:
Blocton, a 4-star defensive lineman from Pike Road, Alabama, committed to Auburn on July 8.
Blocton is the No. 412 player nationally, the No. 46 defensive lineman and the 23 player in the state of Alabama according to 247Sports composite ratings. Blocton chose Auburn over programs such as Alabama, Clemson and Texas.
Jalyn Crawford:
Crawford, a 4-star cornerback from Lilburn, Georgia, committed to Auburn on July 15.
Crawford is the No. 214 player nationally, the No. 19 cornerback and the No. 28 player in the state of Georgia according to 247Sports' composite ratings. Crawford chose Auburn over programs such as Clemson, Florida and LSU.
Kensley Faustin:
Faustin, a 4-star safety from Naples, Florida, committed to Auburn on June 13.
Faustin is the No. 440 player nationally, the No. 46 safety and the No. 56 player in the state of Florida, according to 247Sports' composite ratings. Faustin chose Auburn over programs such as Florida State, Miami and Tennessee.
TJ Lindsey:
Lindsey, a 4-star defensive lineman from Bradenton, Florida, committed to Auburn on Aug. 12.
Lindsey is the No. 308 player nationally, the No. 37 defensive lineman and the No. 40 player in the state of Florida according to 247Sports' composite ratings. Lindsey chose Auburn over programs such as Alabama, Texas and Miami.
3-star recruits:
Kaleb Harris:
Harris, a 3-star safety from Alabaster, Alabama, committed to Auburn on October 23.
Harris is the No. 648 player nationally, the No. 68 safety and the No. 32 player in the state of Alabama. Harris chose Auburn over Arkansas, Florida State and South Carolina programs.
D'Angelo Barber:
Barber, a 3-star linebacker from Clay-Chalkville, Alabama, committed to Auburn on July 4.
Barber is the No. 542 player nationally, the No. 49 linebacker and the No. 30 player in the state of Alabama. Barber chose Auburn over programs such as Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
Laquan Robinson:
Robinson, a 3-star safety from Holmes Community College, committed to Auburn on Nov. 10.
Robinson is the No. 14 player nationally, the No. 1 safety and the No. 6 player in the state of Alabama according to 247Sports' composite JUCO ratings. Robinson chose Auburn over programs such as Arkansas and Texas A&M.
Seth Wilfred:
Wilfred, a 3-star offensive tackle from Snow College, committed to Auburn on December 11.
Wilfred is the No. 34 player nationally, the No. 3 offensive tackle and the No. 1 player in the state of Nevada according to 247Sports composite JUCO ratings. Wilfred chose Auburn over programs such as Arizona State and Houston.
Auburn's only commit yet to sign their letter of intent is 3-star defensive lineman Dimitry Nicolas.
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