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Tyler Carr announced Tuesday (Auburn Commit)
Posted on 6/22/14 at 6:24 am
Posted on 6/22/14 at 6:24 am
Carr announced his commitment to Auburn Tuesday morning in front of his family, coaches, teammates and friends at Southside High School.
Carr, who is rated a 4-star, the nation's No. 7 offensive tackle and No. 66 overall prospect by Rivals.com, narrowed his list to Auburn, Alabama and Georgia before choosing the Tigers. He also considered offers from Florida, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Penn State, Texas and Louisville.
"I'm proud to say I'm committed to Auburn University," he said at a ceremony at Southside near Gadsden, Ala.
Despite growing up an Auburn fan, the decision was tough for Carr after he visited Alabama approximately 10 times over the past 18 months, developing a close relationship with the Tide staff including offensive line coach Mario Cristobal.
Carr also developed a close relationship with the Auburn staff through more than a dozen visits, especially offensive line coach J.B. Grimes and running backs coach Tim Horton, who recruits the Gadsden area.
Carr, 6-foot-5 and 323 pounds, is Auburn's 16th commitment for the 2015 class and fourth offensive lineman. He's a December graduate and plans to enroll at Auburn in January.
Carr, who is rated a 4-star, the nation's No. 7 offensive tackle and No. 66 overall prospect by Rivals.com, narrowed his list to Auburn, Alabama and Georgia before choosing the Tigers. He also considered offers from Florida, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Penn State, Texas and Louisville.
"I'm proud to say I'm committed to Auburn University," he said at a ceremony at Southside near Gadsden, Ala.
Despite growing up an Auburn fan, the decision was tough for Carr after he visited Alabama approximately 10 times over the past 18 months, developing a close relationship with the Tide staff including offensive line coach Mario Cristobal.
Carr also developed a close relationship with the Auburn staff through more than a dozen visits, especially offensive line coach J.B. Grimes and running backs coach Tim Horton, who recruits the Gadsden area.
Carr, 6-foot-5 and 323 pounds, is Auburn's 16th commitment for the 2015 class and fourth offensive lineman. He's a December graduate and plans to enroll at Auburn in January.
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 11:37 am
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Posted on 6/22/14 at 7:44 am to allin2010
Really interested to see where he goes. He's shown us some love, but we seem like a distant third. At the same time, seems like there are quite a few Bama/AU fans in this site that don't want him.
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Posted on 6/22/14 at 7:52 am to allin2010
Auburn lock 
I hope.
I hope.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 8:22 am to chattabama
I hope he is a Bama lock 
Posted on 6/22/14 at 8:34 am to MenloDawg
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Really interested to see where he goes. He's shown us some love, but we seem like a distant third. At the same time, seems like there are quite a few Bama/AU fans in this site that don't want him.
You always hate to turn down in state kids with potential but he doesn't really fit the style of linemen that Auburn has been going for as well as a few others left on our board.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 8:42 am to Warfarer
Makes sense. I certainly wouldn't mind picking him up as a little project at guard, he already has some size that he just needs to reshape. It's going to be awkward on here whenever chooses one of the instate schools, though.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 9:12 am to MenloDawg
I hope it's Auburn.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 10:09 am to MenloDawg
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It's going to be awkward on here whenever chooses one of the instate schools, though.
Pretty much. Only way it makes sense for Auburn to take him is if we are moving one of our current guard commits to center. Which would be annoying given we are in decent shape with two good actual center prospects.
Not a big deal I guess, as long as we are saving room for the top ranked OL we are in on, but not going to be too many excited for him to be picking AU or AL I'm sure.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 10:10 am to auyushu
Carr has Gump written all over him.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 1:58 pm to TideSaint
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I hope it's Auburn.
Me too... Kid will be very good.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 3:35 pm to allin2010
It'll be Auburn. Got a cousin that is friends with him. Would be surprised if it's UA.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 3:51 pm to pvilleguru
I want this kid. I want kids that grew up pulling for AU
Posted on 6/22/14 at 4:16 pm to pvilleguru
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It'll be Auburn.
I really hope so. We have enough guards committed.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 6:04 pm to allin2010
If he picks Bama I'm going to cry.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 7:18 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
I don't understand this sentiment. He's a project but he has the size to be developed into a good guard.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 7:27 pm to CapstoneGrad06
My thoughts exactly. I wish the coaching staffs of each team felt the same way as some of the posters here because I would love for UGA to snatch him up.
Posted on 6/22/14 at 7:31 pm to CapstoneGrad06
The problem is that we are recruiting him as a tackle. 
We already have Lester Cotton, Richie Petitbon, and Dallas Warmack as guards, and I would rather have instate OG Darryl Williams over Tyler Carr. There is just nothing special about Carr's film.
We already have Lester Cotton, Richie Petitbon, and Dallas Warmack as guards, and I would rather have instate OG Darryl Williams over Tyler Carr. There is just nothing special about Carr's film.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 12:34 pm to allin2010
Bone says he does not expect Carr to pick Bama.
Congrats Aubies. I really like this pickup for y'all.
Congrats Aubies. I really like this pickup for y'all.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:29 pm to chattabama
i think carr can be a very good SEC guard down the road... OL recruiting is a crapshoot anyway... he's got an agressive mindset and appears to be a solid athlete. He's probably not quick enough to be play OT, and maybe he realizes that now.
Posted on 6/23/14 at 1:38 pm to lowspark12
He will take awhile to develop, and I agree that he could be good eventually. The problem is that Bama is sitting at 19 commits, and we are in it for a lot of elite prospects. I just don't want a three year project to take the place of some other recruits we are after.
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