I'll be able to go watch him this season at the old stomping grounds. Don't expect the team to be amazing this year, but we'll see. Mtn. Brook never really has a ton of size on the OL. Vlachos and Tyler Love are outliers.

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Posted on 2/9/17 at 6:49 pm to GoCrazyAuburn

The Closer: Auburn DL coach Rodney Garner’s long track record of strong finishes in recruiting (SECCountry)

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During his time as an assistant at Georgia and Auburn — where the former Tiger arrived in 2013 as a cornerstone of Malzahn’s first staff — Garner has developed a rock-solid reputation as a strong closer.

According to 247Sports Composite Rankings, 10 different Garner recruits rated as consensus 5- or 4-stars decided to commit to his school on National Signing Day:

- 5-star DT Derrick Brown (2016): No. 9 overall recruit
- 5-star DT Montravius Adams (2013): No. 10 overall recruit, second-team All-American, first-team All-SEC
- 4-star DE Elijah Daniel (2013): No. 49 overall recruit
- 4-star RB Knowshon Moreno (2006): No. 58 overall recruit, 2007 SEC Freshman of the Year, second-team All-American, 2-time first-team All-SEC, No. 12 overall pick in 2009 NFL Draft
- 4-star S Reshad Jones (2006): No. 66 overall recruit, second-team All-American, 2-time second-team All-SEC, 2015 Pro Bowler
- 4-star DL/OL Prince Tega Wanogho (2015): No. 110 overall recruit
- 4-star OLB Jeff Holland (2015): No. 116 overall recruit
- 4-star DE Big Cat Bryant (2017): No. 181 overall recruit
- 4-star DT Mike Thornton (2010): No. 190 overall recruit
- 4-star DE Andrew Williams (2014): No. 231 overall recruit

Garner’s long list of late-cycle commitments also includes 3-star defensive tackle Alec Jackson, who pledged to the Tigers on Christmas Day. In 2016, No. 49 overall recruit Antwuan Jackson Jr. committed to Auburn in December. In 2014, current Auburn starter Dontavius Russell did the same.

Alec Jackson will join Bryant and Truesdell at Auburn after late commitments to Garner and the Tigers.

“All three of these young men are Auburn kind of men,” Garner said on National Signing Day during Auburn’s in-house broadcast. “They’re excited to play for Auburn. They’ve got tremendous skill sets, and they’re going to come in here hungry. They will do what it takes to be great football players.”

When Garner recruits commit to Auburn, they usually mention the veteran defensive line coach as a key reason in their decision.