re: 2019 Football Recruiting Thread - Auburn Goes 4/7 & Land Brothers

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Auburn landed 4-star defensive tackle Coynis Miller after all.

There wasn’t much doubt, but there was some. He flirted with Oregon and Tennessee official visits late in the recruiting cycle, but those were more for the experience than anything. Miller decided against taking the Florida official visit. He was all Auburn’s from there.

Miller ended up being one of the bigger wins for the Tigers in the 2018 class. Alabama made a big push for Miller, but his relationship with defensive coordinator Kevin Steele and defensive line coach Rodney Garner turned out to be too much to turn down. Garner doesn’t lose many battles when he makes a strong push for someone.

Miller’s case was no different. That’s a big pickup for the Tigers.

Here is all you need to know about the defensive tackle in the 2018 class:

4-star defensive tackle Coynis Miller

247Sports composite ranking: No. 10 defensive tackle, No. 3 in Alabama. No. 120 overall

Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.

School: Jackson-Olin

Height: 6-foot-2

Weight: 305 pounds

Offers: 12, including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee and Louisville.

Commitment: Oct. 14, 2017

Senior season stats: 21 tackles and 4 sacks; 6 rushing touchdowns

Where he fits at Auburn: Miller has all the athleticism defensive line coach Rodney Garner loves. The 4-star defensive tackle, at 305 pounds, has the ability to windmill dunk on the basketball court. Those freakish traits carry over well to the defensive line. You won’t find many prospects with more physical explosion than Miller. He will be one of the early candidates to fill in on the defensive line when the group of Derrick Brown, Marlon Davidson, Nick Coe, Dontavius Russell and Andrew Williams leave.

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