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Two days after his hire, Lindsey doled out his first offer to John Samuel Shenker, who could help Auburn's speed if he ends up committing. The Moultrie, Ga., native told AL.com Tuesday he plays tight end, H-back and receiver, and Lindsey has a need for that kind of versatility.

"I was really honored and excited," Shenker said. "Coach Lindsey thought I fit his style of play-calling perfectly because they run a lot of stuff where they use only one tight end. When they do that, they don't want to rotate people in... If I can do all three things they don't have to rotate so it can be a fast-paced offense."

Shenker is ranked as a three-star prospect and the nation's No. 97 tight end in the 247Sports Composite. He caught 30 passes for 451 yards and two touchdowns as a senior at Colquitt County High School last fall. The 6-foot-3, 245-pounder was previously committed to baseball at Auburn, but changed his mind as a junior when he decided to focus on more on the gridiron.

"I think I just got wore out with baseball because I played it so much when I was little," he said. "I did it too much. Then I started playing football and it wasn't as old to me so I'm really enjoying it."

Shenker will return to the Plains this weekend for his official visit, and didn't rule out a commitment. However, Lane Kiffin at Florida Atlantic and Mike Sanford Jr. at Western Kentucky are also interested in his services.

Shenker officially visited WKU last weekend and said he might check out FAU before he arrives in Auburn Friday. The Tigers and Hilltoppers are "pretty much even" for Shenker while the Owls are "a little bit behind" because he hasn't visited the campus yet.

I like the sound of that. One of the most frustrating things for me past 2 seasons has been the amount of substitutions at times. Also LOL at us being "even with Western Kentucky". I don't see that staying for long after this weekend

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Posted by TigerPaw1

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Member since Apr 2011

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Posted on 1/25/17 at 5:33 am to TigerPaw1

Alright people we are officially one week away from NSD. We have 20 committed though Bill Taylor will take a blueshirt so with a target of 25 we can sign 6 players. I honestly don't know who the last 1-2 guys will be but here's where we stand right now

Top Targets
4* S Devon Hunter (Committed to VT last week but staff might still visit. Trying to get him on campus this last weekend but seems like a real long shot)
4* WR Oliver Martin (Was supposed to visit this past weekend but Ohio State got him instead. I think AU still trying to get him on campus this weekend but seems doubtful now)
4* DE Markaviest Bryant (UGA/AU/LSU battle, Dawgs still the leaders but some think that both set of Tigers have a decent shot at this. AU gets his last official visit)
4* DE Ryan Johnson (AU/STAN battle, was accepted to Stanford last week plans on having decision either Friday or Monday)
4* LB Tyler Taylor (AU/LSU battle, with LSU trending due to playing time opportunities still mom likes AU & Taylor close with T-WILL. Should have decision this week)
4* OT Kai-Leon Herbert (AU/UF/MIA battle. Some think AU is already out of it)
3* TE John Samuel Shenker (received AU offer this week and plans to officially visit this weekend)

Names to Watch
3* OT Jordan Tucker (recently committed to UNC but could be a late target for AU)
3* OG Poutasi Poutasi (doesn't have AU offer but with OL list dwindling could receive a late offer)
3* FB Chase Lasater (seemed set to commit until Lindsey was hired, now probably won't get commitable offer)
3* WR Jafar Armstrong (Mizzou commit that recently has gotten attention from AU staff. Unless he visits this weekend doubt anything comes of it)
3* TE Kemari Averett (Mixed reports on whether or not the Louisville commit will officially visit this weekend)
3* WR Marlon Williams (Former USC commit that was getting some attention from AU but recent reports make it seem unlikely Tigers push)
3* OL Matthew Tanner (JUCO OL that AU has had talks with, another possible late OL target)

I imagine some more late names might pop up especially at WR. With back counting on the chopping block I think AU will try hard to fill all 6 spots but we will see. Will be interesting to see who all makes officials this weekend. As of now the only NSD announcement with AU involved would be Markaviest Bryant so this will probably be one of the more quiet signing days under Malzahn unless something happens over the weekend. At this point doubt we end up with a top 10 class due to losing Hunter late but would have a shot at it if we land trio of Taylor/Johnson/Bryant. I like our chances with Johnson & Taylor but gonna need a big weekend to get Bryant

FYI I won't be able to run the NSD thread this year because there will be stretches throughout the day I won't be available. But I do plan on running the 2018 football recruiting thread so will have a post up for that sometime in the afternoon on NSD