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

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Anderson/Harrell/Horton/Hamm/Tega OL

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Hamm is at OT per Keith & one to watch out for supposedly.

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We've had this conversation Paw!!

He liked Cam and the colors or some sheeit, probably.

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I know that's why I added the


He told KN he likes Cam & Bo Jackson. Grew up cheering for AU but as we have discussed that really doesn't mean much. Big to get him to visit though. Did is a monster. Might end up at DT but reminds me a lot of Nick Coe

KN put up VIP post on 4* DE Justin Eboigbe. Claims that AU was his childhood favorite saying he grew up a big Bo Jackson & Cam Newton fan (that's for you KK ). Says Garner visited his twice last month & will host him this weekend. Malzahn won't be on campus so focus will be on getting to know Garner more & seeing what AU has to offer facility wise. Says he doesn't have a top team right now


Visited Tennessee last week & UGA will be a major player for sure

Sometimes I probably overkill breaking things up but it helps the post count which we all know is super important

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Hey Paw. Here are Keith's posts on Bro-Hamm FWIW...

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I forget he's 6'5". For some reason thought he was 6'3" or something. If he's in fact showing out at RT that's huge for the future. If we get Anderson then makes the RT battle a lot of different guys

Do your thing big dog!! I appreciate your post any way you want to post them. I just like getting the info.

Hamm is at OT because of necessity not ability KN is drinking the cool-aid

Auburn recruiting question of the day: Can 2018 WR class be better than 2016 version? (SECCountry)

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When Auburn signed its 2016 wide receiver class, many fans thought it would turn out to be the best ever for that position.

After all, how could the Tigers ever top three top-20 receivers all inside the top 125 nationally, according to the 247Sports composite rankings? Nate Craig-Myers once ranked as the top overall prospect in the 2016 class, so he looked to be a surefire No. 1 receiver. Kyle Davis and Eli Stove became camp superstars who had all-SEC upside. Marquis McClain seemed like he’d be a down-the-board steal.

None of those things have materialized to the degree most people would have expected — though time remains, for some.

Two years later, after a one-receiver class in 2017, a new question has arisen: Could the 2018 receiver class — of Matthew Hill, Seth Williams, Anthony Schwartz and Shedrick Jackson — actually be more productive than the 2016 class?

Before we answer that, let’s look at the four-receiver haul in each class.

Class of 2016

Nate Craig-Myers (No. 6 receiver, No. 45 overall)
Kyle Davis (No. 10 receiver, No. 75 overall)
Eli Stove (No. 20 receiver, No. 124 overall)
Marquis McClain (No. 98 receiver, No. 618 overall)

Class of 2018

Matthew Hill (No. 17 receiver, No. 92 overall)
Anthony Schwartz (No. 30 receiver, No. 163 overall)
Seth Williams (No. 35 receiver, No. 185 overall)
Shedrick Jackson (No. 67 receiver, No. 392 overall)

Senior season production

Receptions | Yards | Touchdowns
Class of 2016 - 170 | 2,819 | 33
Class of 2018 - 170 | 3,473 | 32

My thoughts

Those group numbers are impressively similar. The fact the 2016 class and 2018 class had the same number of receptions as seniors in high school seems statistically impossible. In 2016, the core four had more touchdowns, but the 2018 class had more receiving yards.

Those numbers, of course, are skewed by a couple factors:

Many of them — Matthew Hill, Marquis McClain and Eli Stove — served much bigger roles than just catching passes and playing wide receiver. Still, that’s something worth factoring in when projecting eventual college production.
There were a few senior season injuries that prevented Stove and Shedrick Jackson from putting up the numbers they would’ve been capable of during a full season. But again, durability probably matters some when measuring these two classes.
Productivity-wise, the 2018 class provided much more senior-season consistency than the 2016 class. Craig-Myers created a top-heavy perception of that 2016, especially when you count the 16 touchdowns he had his senior year, which makes up roughly half of the 2016 class touchdown total.

Now, all of these figures are nice for seeing how well they did, but what’s important for the purposes of this is how well they will do.

Here are the total numbers Auburn’s 2018 class will shoot for, through two seasons: 93 receptions, 1,349 yards and 6 touchdowns.

A quarter of those 2016 class members will no longer be able to add to those totals, as Davis was dismissed from the team and landed at Florida Atlantic. The other three likely will see boosts in production in the 2018 season and could see more integral roles in the 2019 season, assuming they don’t blow up enough this season to leave early (however, if they do, it’ll be a positive sign for the 2016 class vs. the 2018 class).

Those two-year figures will be somewhat difficult for the 2018 class to top — as tame as the numbers may be — because depth-chart availability isn’t favorable in their first-year freshman seasons. With that said, I think all four will find paths to the field in their first season on the Plains, even if it’s in smaller roles.

In fact, by the time both class careers end, yes, I fully expect the 2018 class to outperform the 2016 class. As is always the case with recruiting, however, only time will tell.

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Interesting question. I still think Nate Craig-Myers is going to have a big year before he leaves. Stove might end up taking over Ryan Davis's role in 2019. Marquis McClain is a wildcard who could never see meaningful playing time or emerge as AU's next top WR

Hill will see a lot of the same production Stove does. He will run the ball a bunch along with being an option in short passing game. Seth Williams is a lot like NCM being a big bodied guy that doesn't run the sharpest routes. Schwartz is going to see plenty of speed sweeps most likely but is honestly a decent route runner as well. Jackson is the next deep threat & I think could end up having the most productive career of everybody listed

Not ready to say 2018 will outperform 2016 but I can see why Wolk believes that. Losing Kyle Davis really hurts 2016 in that battle. Interested to see how much usage these guys get next season

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r. Might end up at DT but reminds me a lot of Nick Coe

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My first thought when I watched his film, “Dude is next Nick Coe!” He takes great angles, and uses his hands well.