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

Sounds like Clemson is gonna be tough to beat but if we get Pappoe that makes things real interesting. My favorite CB in this class so far. Need Steele to give him the Quindarious Monday speech

What would it take for Auburn to land wide receiver Ramel Keyton? (SECCountry)

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Whoever lands Ramel Keyton will be picking up a standout wide receiver.

As @naaman_smith indicates, Tennessee or Auburn are the front-runners for that recognition. It has been trending that way for quite some time. Keyton confirmed it himself to multiple reporters at the Under Armour camp in Atlanta over the weekend. He’s likely to make his decision within the next month.

Keyton ranks as the No. 28 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 172 overall prospect in the 2019 class, per the 247Sports composite. Auburn is aiming to land one more wide receiver alongside George Pickens and has its sights set on the top of the recruiting boards. That includes highly ranked prospects such as Georgia commit Jadon Haselwood, Devonta Lee, Dannis Jackson and Jalen Curry.

But Keyton is likely to make his decision much sooner than any of those prospects.

While Keyton may not be ranked as high as some of those other guys, his spring performance — especially his physicality — hasn’t gone unnoticed on the Plains. Keyton has been one of the more prominent receivers at The Opening and Under Armour camps. He’s not afraid to push defensive backs around. It helped him earn an Under Armour All-America Game invite on Sunday.

As his decision approaches, I expect Auburn to make a much more serious push than the initial question might indicate. Keyton is more than good enough to take his commitment sooner rather than later. If there’s a feeling that the receiver number this cycle needs to be capped at two, Keyton would be a great second option with Pickens.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound receiver from Marietta, Ga., has been to Auburn several times in the last year and half. At his junior day visit in February, as he was set to leave, Keyton and his family stayed behind and spoke with linebacker Deshaun Davis about the realities of being an Auburn student-athlete. I’m told that conversation made a major impression on the family.

Tennessee has created most of the recent buzz, however.

Auburn will have a few weeks to bring Keyton back on campus. I expect he’ll be a priority target the next few weeks. That still may not be enough to overcome Tennessee, but Keyton is well worth the try.

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Should Auburn fans get hopes up for 5-star LB Owen Pappoe commitment? (SECCountry)

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Auburn fans can recite the names in their sleep.

Justin Fields. Brenton Cox. Trey Hill. Kearis Jackson. Adam Anderson. Quay Walker. Luke Ford. Channing Tindall.

There are more.

Ryland Goede. Dominick Blaylock. Jadon Haselwood.

Those 11 names are the prospects in the 2018 and 2019 classes who Auburn desperately wanted, but landed with Georgia. In many cases, the Tigers finished as the No. 2 school, an extra yank of the knife.

The ghosts of commitments past have haunted Auburn fans for a few months. They will no doubt remain until Auburn can win another recruiting battle against its border-state rival.

Attention has turned to 5-star linebacker Owen Pappoe and his commitment date, May 5.

For many Auburn fans, they’re going through similar emotions as @_RCB3. They want to show excitement about the upcoming decision for Pappoe, but they remember how they felt on double-digit occasions in the last year as Georgia pulled of recruiting wins no one would’ve expected to see. There have been enough disappointments in the last 12 months for Auburn fans to be hesitant about a May commitment.

I get it.

And I wish I could tell you reasons A, B and C why Pappoe will be different. But the reality is: Georgia has been doing something special the last two years of recruiting. That isn’t going to change anytime soon and Pappoe has been a central figure for Kirby Smart and Co. for a long time.

But I do think Auburn should enter the final week of this recruitment with cautious optimism.

Plenty of buzz has been made about his recent three-day trip to the Plains. An equal amount of interest was generated from his mid-week visit to Athens, Ga., last week. In truth, both situations were probably blown out of proportion. At this point, Pappoe has a comprehension of both programs. Any visit he makes won’t sway his decision one way or another.

In fact, talking with one source after the Georgia visit, Auburn remained just as confident in its chances as before Pappoe went to Athens.

This is close. There’s no doubt about it. The fact the Tigers have made this interesting is a win given where this was two months ago (I know most Auburn fans won’t view it that way).

But a week from now, I stand by my belief Pappoe chooses Auburn.

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Cmon Wolk don't lemme down

I hear Bernie Sanders has guaranteed every team a 5* LT, and a RB.

Because gubernmint!!!

Watch it pal. I have an "Enquiring" mind is all. Pfft

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rbWarEagle

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Wrong gif my friend...

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I have an "Enquiring" mind is all. Pfft

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You have a requiring mind! It requires having smart folk such as myself decipher what you need to know, and what you don't!

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But a week from now, I stand by my belief Pappoe chooses Auburn.

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Makes you wonder what these guys are hearing especially after Pappoe came out last week and killed all the AU hype

He did? I mean I have no doubt that YOU heard it that way, but can you elaborate?

Keith just posted "Rock On" & tweeted "eyes" emoji. Guessing Driscoll committed