re: 2018 Football Recruiting Thread -- Final OP Update Edition

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Interesting... Not sure if I like it yet or not. Don't know anything about him.

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AUBURN | Auburn has picked up a commitment from one of the state's top defensive players.

Decatur linebacker Josh Marsh received an offer from Auburn on Friday and immediately accepted it.

"I committed," Marsh said. "It's a dream come true."

Marsh earned the offer after an impressive performance at Auburn's half-day camp. He ran a 4.43-second 40-yard dash and was a standout in 1-on-1 drills.

Following the camp, Marsh met with Auburn coach Gus Malzahn.

"One of the assistants told me that we were going up to Coach Malzahn's office," Marsh said. "We talked for a little bit and then Coach Malzahn said they wanted to offer me a scholarship."

It didn't take Marsh long to accept it.

"I said, 'Well, OK. I want to commit,'" Marsh said. "I've been dreaming of that since I was three years old. I've been wanting to play for Auburn since I was 3."

Marsh plays linebacker for Decatur, but could project at many positions in college, including linebacker, safety and nickle back.

"It doesn't matter to me," Marsh said. "They just said they want me as an athlete on defense."

Marsh, who checked in Friday at 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, chose Auburn over several offers, including Colorado State, Memphis and Louisville, among others.

"I'm mindblown," Marsh said. "It's truly a dream come true."

Marsh is Auburn's ninth commitment in the 2018 class and second of the day. Junior wide receiver George Pickens also committed to Auburn.

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After a strong showing at Auburn's camp Friday afternoon, Josh Marsh earned an offer.

For Marsh, that was all he needed to hear.

The 3-star defensive athlete from Decatur (Ala.) has committed to the Tigers.

"I went up there and talked to (Auburn coach Gus Malzahn) and he said, 'We want to offer you a scholarship,'" Marsh recalled. "And I was like, 'Okay, I want to commit.'

The 6-feet-1.5, 210-pound Marsh is commitment No. 9 for Auburn in the 2018 class. He carries an 84 rating from 247Sports, making him a mid-3 star.

According to Marsh, he had no idea an offer was even a possibility when the day began. After his commitment, it all still seemed surreal for Marsh, who called himself a lifelong Auburn fan.

"I had prayed about it, but they hadn't said anything," Marsh said. "Really, there was no any idea. I just knew I had to come down here and show out. ... Ever since I was 3, I was like, 'I want to come to Auburn, I want to come to Auburn.' It's like a dream come true."

Marsh ran a 4.43-second 40-yard dash Friday at Auburn.

"I guess guarding people and being out in space would be one of my strengths," Marsh said.

Marsh could play linebacker or defensive end at the next level.

Before Friday, it wasn't even known that he was on Auburn's radar. Now, he is Auburn's second commitment Friday, joining 4-star 2019 receiver George Pickens of Hoover (Ala.).

With Marsh's commitment, Auburn moved from No. 44 to No. 42 in the recruiting team rankings.

Before Friday, Memphis and Colorado State were the front-runners.

Now, he'll be a Tiger.

"It's kind of mind-blowing," Marsh said.

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Auburn landed its second commitment of the day Friday in Decatur linebacker Josh Marsh.

The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Marsh led the state in tackles last season with 206 - the ninth-highest total in state history.

Marsh earned his offer Friday and announced his commitment. Auburn held a prospect camp on Friday and issued several offers, including to 2020 Hewitt-Trussville receiver Dazalin Worsham and 2020 Jackson-Olin linebacker Quanderrius Robinson.

Marsh joins Hoover 2019 receiver George Pickens as new verbal pledges. He is a three-star recruit. Other offers included Louisville, Memphis, South Alabama, Troy, Wake Forest and Army per his 247Sports profile page.

Marsh becomes the ninth commitment of this class for Auburn. Check out the list.

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AUBURN, Ala. — Coming into the day, Josh Marsh was a little known prospect from north Alabama.

But rest assured, it’s a name SEC fans — especially the ones in Auburn — will soon be quite familiar with.

The unranked outside linebacker from Decatur (Ala.) grew up a fan of the Tigers since he was 3 years old. He’d attended games for years in Jordan-Hare Stadium and always prayed about playing for the Tigers one day. But heading into his senior year, his top offers were from Memphis and Colorado State.

Until Friday.

The 6-foot-1, 210-pound athlete participated in Auburn’s skills camp and impressed the coaching staff. The Tigers offered.

Marsh didn’t hesitate.

“Right after the camp, one of the assistants, said we were going up to coach (Gus) Malzahn’s office. Nobody really told me. I just thought we were going to go up there to talk. We talked a little bit. He was like, ‘We want to offer you a scholarship.’ I was like OK, ‘Then I want to commit,” Marsh said. “I told him I didn’t really know how it worked out, but I wanted to commit. So I committed, and I’m coming to play ball.”

There came a point during the Friday camp when it became evident Travis Williams, in particular, had seen enough.

Marsh dropped back in coverage to break up a pass. Williams began jumping across the field, charging at Marsh and wrapped his arms around his shoulders, slapping him on the back. Add to that, during testing period, Marsh clocked a 4.43-second 40 time.

Even then, Marsh said he wasn’t holding out hope for an Auburn offer.

“Really, I’m one of those guys who’s hard on myself. Every time I do something, I’m like, ‘OK, I can do better in this.’ I critiqued myself. I really never got a confidence like, ‘OK, this is going to happen.’ It was just one of those things where I was blown away,” Marsh said. “It’s just one of those things that, even if you know, it kinda catches you off guard and blows you away. But I was real caught off guard.”

As a recruit, this wasn’t Marsh’s first time on the Plains.

He visited Auburn in between his freshman and sophomore seasons for a brief visit. He spoke some with Gus Malzahn and then-defensive coordinator Will Muschamp. But he hadn’t come back since then as a recruit because, when he did, he wanted to make sure he was memorable.

“I hadn’t come back since then because I wanted to make sure I was going to really show out. This year, my coach was like, ‘You need to go down there.’ So I came back and re-met everybody because it had been a while,” he said.

Marsh said Auburn has recruiting him as a “defensive prospect.” With his frame, it could go a variety of ways. He has the size and speed to be a linebacker. If he adds the right amount of weight, he could develop into an edge rusher. But he also has the skill set to drop back in coverage.

Simply put, the Tigers just wanted him in the class regardless of position or ranking.

The lifelong Auburn fan is grateful.

“Ever since I was like 3, it was ‘I want to come to Auburn. I want to come to Auburn.’ It’s like a dream come true,” Marsh said. “I’m coming to play wherever they need me. They said, ‘You’ve got speed, you’ve got size, you can move. We just want you as an athlete. … At this point, it’s just mind-blowing. It’s a dream come true.”

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WTF, why are we offering a bunch of low 3 *s when we are supposed be having our big recruiting event bringing in the big dogs.

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That said I do love Junior Rosegreen.

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