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

Welp KN just changed his to foggy. Sounds like early PT is a priority for Tannor and UF/NEB might have more appealing depth charts

This frees us up to sign Walker, Chase, Gouraige and Langham obviously

Looks like we out of it for Walker

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Looks like we out of it for Walker

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It's really weird. Seems like his HS coach keeps telling ppl it's down to BAMA/UGA/TEN yet AU still thinks they are in it & TEN insiders just last night said that they see AU as biggest threat

KN flat out said no one he talks to has any idea what Walker is thinking

South carolina

AU offered 2 more kids from Mississippi today. Looks like Woodson did work today

5-star 2019 linebacker Owen Pappoe alters top 3 after Auburn junior day (SECCountry)

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AUBURN, Ala. — Of the top prospects on campus Saturday, few were bigger than 5-star linebacker Owen Pappoe.

The No. 7 overall prospect in the nation entered the Auburn junior day with a top 3 — Georgia, Clemson and Nebraska. Pappoe had been to Auburn before for game days, but he’d never spent a full day on the Plains. For his first full experience on campus, Pappoe received a lot of 1-on-1 time with linebacker coach Travis Williams and Tigers linebacker Deshaun Davis.

After the visit, Pappoe decided to make a slight alteration to his top schools

“Auburn is most definitely in it now. After this visit, my head’s just spinning. Just getting to talk to the players, getting to talk to coach T-Will more in-depth out of any time I’ve visited Auburn,” Pappoe said. ” If I had to say three schools right now, I’d say Auburn, Georgia and Clemson.”

His top group isn’t the only difference.

Pappoe had been nearing a decision. He admitted after the Auburn junior day he’ll likely have to adjust when he makes his college choice. Pappoe still expects to choose before his senior season, but it won’t be immediately as he once thought. As he puts it, the decision isn’t “way down the road,” but he needed to “take a step back.”

That will benefit the Tigers.

Williams is a big reason for the adjusted timeline.

“It was the longest time I’ve been here. I spent a lot of time one-on-one with Coach T-Will. Even at a junior day with a bunch of people here, he still made enough time for me. That made a big impact,” Pappoe said.

The Tigers have only taken two pure linebackers in the 2018 class. That means Auburn expects a big haul in 2019. With current players such as Darrell Williams and Deshaun Davis on the way out after next season, Auburn will work to have one of its biggest classes yet at linebacker.

Pappoe acknowledged the depth-chart availability.

“By the time I’m signing they’re going to have five linebackers,” Pappoe said. “That’s big because I’m going to have the opportunity to come in, if I work hard and do whatever, I’m going to have the opportunity to play.”

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KN said he thought Pappoe had left but he just showed up back at athletic complex to meet further with T-WILL. Really sounds like we have made a huge jump in his recruitment

Auburn offers, impresses 4-star ATH (Rivals)

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AUBURN | Raymond Woodie III already has one of the nation’s most impressive offer lists for a 2019 prospect but that didn’t stop the four-star athlete from being fired up over adding one from Auburn Saturday.

"That was really exciting because Auburn is a school I’ve followed since I was young so it was really good to get the offer,” said Woodie, who has over 30 offers from schools across the country.

Woodie, 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds, was in Auburn for a Junior Day. He was able to tour the campus and athletic facilities and speak to the coaches including defensive coordinator Kevin Steele and secondary coach Greg Brown.

“It was really fun. I liked the facilities, the food was real good and all the coaches were nice. I liked it,” he said. “I think they’ve got a lot of experience and they recruit really well and they develop guys for the NFL. That’s something I like about the staff.”

Woodie, who recently moved to Florida State University School in Tallahassee, Fla, after his father was hired as FSU’s linebacker coach, lists Auburn among his early favorites along with Oregon, Arkansas, Cal and Notre Dame.

He plans to graduate school early and enroll at the school of his choice in January.

“Everybody is going to get an honest shot,” Woodie said. “I’ve got to be my own person at the end of the day. Whatever school feels the best is where I’m going to go to. Every school is 100 percent open for me.

“Probably playing time and relationship with the coaches will really play into it. I really like a family atmosphere too.”

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Uzomah is in the house (at the game)

KN says 2019 5*s Owen Pappoe & Nolan Smith are at the bball game