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

Oh, our fan base will find something about our recruiting class to complain about. Turbo and Luke are licking their chops on the potential thread material.

TigerPaw, any news on Brenton Cox and AU after his decommitment? Possibly another late Georgia DL pull for Garner?

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#2 in the SEC behind UGA and #8 in the country. Alabama isn't far behind in the rankings but they have 4 less recruits than us. I don't follow recruiting at all, but what I've seen looks good ?

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It's gotta chance to be one of Malzahns best. Doesn't have that high end 5* but could end up being class with largest percentage of 4*s. AU has been able to get most guys near top of their lists.

Need an OT and a CB. Everything else is gravy

Here's part of a halftime update from AL.com

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Hoover senior Shedrick Jackson has four catches for 135 yards and a 70-yard TD, and junior George Pickens has TD catches of 54 and 7 yards. Jackson and Pickens are committed to Auburn.

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Pickens also muffed a punt inside the 15 though.

From the Bama board...

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BOL says these are the recruits that could be affected by Pruitt leaving:
Jalyn Armour-Davis
Andres Fox
JJ Peterson (fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck)
Jacob Copeland
Brenton Cox (fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck)
Quay Walker
Vernon Jackson
Josh Jobe
Patrick Surtain
Tyson Campbell

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Probably B.S. because it's all about Saban but man if this helped us land a JAD actually get Quay to flip or Peterson that would be amazing.

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Jalyn Armour-Davis

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Unless he visits or shows any sort of interest in AU, I don't see anything changing with him. Since he committed to Bama doesn't look like he's given AU any attention. Maybe if Pruitt took Ansley with him that might open a door but I think he's as solid as a recruit can be

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Andres Fox

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I have nothing backing this up but I think Fox is a silent commit to AU. Bama recently offered 3* Malik Langham and have started talking to recent LSU decommit JaQuon Griffin. They seem to be heading to backup plans at DL. I do think Pruitt leaving probably helps us further with Fox

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JJ Peterson (fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck)

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This is one to watch for sure. Dude is VERY close with Pruitt. You wonder if Tennessee now has a shot at him. It could get real interesting if Pruitt were to bring Propst onto his staff. Don't know if that will happen or not but something to watch. I definitely think of all the recruits Pruitt leaving has biggest affect on Peterson

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Quay Walker

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I am sure it helps but Ansley is his lead recruiter. Now if Pruitt were to poach Ansley away....



Obviously a staff shakeup can help open some doors. It's going to be real interesting to see what Pruitt does staff wise. Cheering hard for him to poach one of Derrick Ansley or Tosh Lupoi as his own DC. Either one leaving would really help AU

KN says AU visited 3* CD Daniels yesterday. He's still waiting on an offer. Interested to see if Daniels or Cam Taylor get the offer if we strikeout on whomever our top other target is right now

Speaking of CB recruiting, KN posted a quick update yesterday. Says probably won't find out new name until Monday/Tuesday. Says wouldn't be surprised to see some JUCO names pop up. AU is doing a ton of evaluating right now looking for an impact player at CB

REALLY hoping we can get Kelvin Joseph on campus. That name keeps getting floated around but not sure how legit our chance with him is or not. Interested to see if he takes an OV at some point. Not sure who the JUCO names might be. Some interesting prospects based off a quick look at JUCO rankings:

3* Joshua Norwood - Originally from Valdosta, goes to JUCO in MS. WV commit
3* Keith Washington - has visited AU before
3* Delrick Abrams Jr - long frame that Brown likes, currently committed to Colorado
3* Antonio Nelson - Originally from AL, goes to JUCO in OK

Why are we talking about 3 stars. You promised an all 4 star class

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Why are talking about 3 stars. You promised an all 4 star class

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This thread has been going far too well in recent weeks with people all happy about this class. It's important to keep our negatigers fed as well

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KN says it's been hard to get much info from sources on AU recruiting right now but did compile a list of visits & expected visits

11/30 - Larry Porter visits 4* TE Luke Ford
12/1 - Travis Williams visits 4* Buck Richard Jibunor
12/3 - Gus Malzahn, Herb Hand & Tim Horton visit 3* OT Jerome Carvin
12/3 - Gus Malzahn & Tim Horton visit 4* RB Asa Martin
12/3 - Rodney Garner visits 4* DL Coynis Miller
12/3 - Gus Malzahn & Herb Hand visit 3* OL Kameron Stutts
12.4 - Chip Lindsey visits 4* QB Emory Jones
12/5 - Rodney Garner will visit 3* DL Daquan Newkirk
12/5 - Larry Porter & Chip Lindsey will visit 4* TE Luke Ford
12/7 - Gus Malzahn & Travis Williams will visit 4* Buck Richard Jibunor
12/7 - Larry Porter will visit 4* DE Kayode Oladele
12/7 - Gus Malzahn, Travis Williams, Greg Brown & Rodney Garner will visit 4* CB Christian Tutt
12/8 - Kodi Burns & Larry Porter will visit 4* WR Anthony Schwartz
12/8 - Travis Williams will visit 4* LB Zakoby McClain
12/9 - Chip Lindsey will visit 4* QB Joey Gatewood
12/9 - Chip Lindsey or Larry Porter will visit 4* RB Shaun Shivers


Before anyone panics this is not the full list of visits, only what KN has been able to find out. I am sure plenty of other prospects have or will receive visits as well

KN added more visits last night

12/4 - Herb Hand visited 3* S Kolbi Fuqua
12/5 - Herb Hand visits 4* OT Richard Gouraige
12/6 - Kodi Burns and Rodney Garner will visit 3* WR Shedrick Jackson & 2019 4* WR George Pickens to see their state championship game
12/6 - Kodi Burns will visit 4* WR Seth Williams
12/6 - Somebody (no names listed) will visit 4* OL Trey Hill
12/6 - Larry Porter will visit 4* OG Jalil Irvin

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KN added two to this list last night

12/7 - Herb Hand will visit 4* OG Trey Hill
12/8 - Travis Williams will visit 4* LB Quay Walker