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Posted on 9/19/25 at 10:11 am to
Posted by GoCrazyAuburn
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 10:11 am to
4* Corey Wells (DL) and his brother, 3* Chris Wells are on flip watch. I think we probably get the 4* CB thats committed to Stanford too.
Posted by trinidadtiger
Member since Jun 2017
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 3:27 pm to
Avg player ranking we are in the top 20 and thats including a long snapper. Its just going to be a smaller class so its not going to be like the previous two.

Kaleb Morris is a six foot four 260 DL JLee and folks talk about alot. He projects inside. He is ranked very low, but he has offers from Miami, Us, and this past week he got one from Alabama.

If we get him and Wells that would be good.

I think Wilkes ends up Edge, but we need another Edge to close out this class.
Posted by Weagle25
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:14 pm to
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Avg player ranking we are in the top 20

And we’re happy with that? Top 20?

I remember when we were disappointed in any class ranked outside of the top 10. And thats without the qualifier of avg player ranking. You’d think a smaller class would increase our avg player ranking

I don’t really pay attention that hard anymore because NIL has seemed to change it and your class can look completely different at the end than right now. Hopefully that’s the case
This post was edited on 9/19/25 at 4:17 pm
Posted by Weagle25
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:15 pm to
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4* Corey Wells (DL) and his brother, 3* Chris Wells are on flip watch. I think we probably get the 4* CB thats committed to Stanford too.

That brings us to 14. Hopefully there’s more.
Posted by GoCrazyAuburn
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:21 pm to
Well yes, I didn't know you were asking for a list of every single person we may be adding to the class. Those three are ones that are in the immediate future that we have received crystal balls far.

I can guarantee you we will have more than 14 in this class
Posted by Weagle25
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 4:30 pm to
Asking who we think we are likely to get at this point

I know we will have more than 14. Just feel like I don’t see many big targets floated on twitter that’s going to drastically improve this class
This post was edited on 9/19/25 at 4:31 pm
Posted by TheJones
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 5:22 pm to
This class is weird so far. We know with NIL that most of our targets will be up for grabs the week or two prior to early signing day

It seems like we may not have a good feel for this class until then. I think the criticism is fair, even if ultimately I think we finish in the top 10 still

Either way, this is the least sure I’ve been since Freeze was hired
This post was edited on 9/19/25 at 5:24 pm
Posted by RandySavage
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 5:59 pm to
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even if ultimately I think we finish in the top 10 still


Really? The amounts of flips this would take would make Simone Biles dizzy.
Posted by TheJones
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 6:44 pm to
Agree to an extent, but NIL has never been this big of a factor. Each early singing day has been wildly different since the rules change
Posted by CorchJay
Member since Nov 2018
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 7:14 pm to
Just watch
Posted by RandySavage
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 7:42 pm to
I always leave the door open for the possibility but I'd be pretty surprised. Especially if we lose our next 3 which is very possible
Posted by trinidadtiger
Member since Jun 2017
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 8:53 pm to
I knew Jase Mathews was out for the season, I didnt realize it was an ACL.
Wonder who is doing the surgery, thats a very expensive knee.
Posted by aubiecat
Alabama
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 9:02 pm to
I know NIL is big with recruiting but I still think recruits are waiting for Brother Hugh to put up or shut up. Nobody wants to play for program that the coaches can't put you in position to win. You can pay them and sell them on "we're building something special here" but you have to show there is a possibility of it happening. This is the make or break year for Hugh.
Lose 6 games again and nobody believes the sales pitch anymore.
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 9/19/25 at 9:19 pm to
He also better start amassing some elite receiving yards to justify top WR talent coming to AU.
Posted by wareaglepete
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Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 9/20/25 at 12:26 am to
Saw 2028 4-Star QB target of Benjamin Russell tonight, Kingston Preyear. He could be an elite runner. Would like more size and a little improvement in the passing game.
This post was edited on 9/20/25 at 12:33 am
Posted by jt33
Member since Aug 2017
5175 posts
Posted on 9/20/25 at 11:49 am to
We offered a RB, Louisiana commit Cooper Crosby.

I have to say.. If these are the best RBs Nix can recruit we might be in trouble lol. No way we should be stacking 3 star RBs. If there's one guy you want to take a chance on, fine, but anymore than that is just not good enough. Alston and Cobb will probably be fine to get us through this year, but after them we are THIN at RB.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
44866 posts
Posted on 9/20/25 at 11:55 am to
There is only 1 5* RB on On3's composite rankings. The way football shifted from running the ball, there arent a ton of elite RBs anywhere. That athlete went to WR or LB.
Posted by CorchJay
Member since Nov 2018
20972 posts
Posted on 9/20/25 at 12:03 pm to
I don’t think Nix brings a lot to AU except some Mississippi recruiting but

Alston, Cobb, Henderson were all 4 star RBs. Mabson would have been a 4 star if he would have played his senior season. And Robinson was/is a solid back to fill the gap between the young and old
Posted by jt33
Member since Aug 2017
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Posted on 9/20/25 at 12:14 pm to
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Alston, Cobb, Henderson were all 4 star RBs. Mabson would have been a 4 star if he would have played his senior season. And Robinson was/is a solid back to fill the gap between the young and old
Nix didn't bring in Alston or Cobb. I think Henderson and Mabson have potential, but they are both very undersized. We aren't going to win much in the the SEC with small RBs. Maybe we hit the portal for one, but RB needs higher end talent and some bigger bodies in that room. Robinson seems like just a depth guy so far. Kind of like Jones.

We don't have many guys coming in from Mississippi year this do we? Jase Matthews I think is the only one and I don't know that Nix much to do with that one.
Posted by CorchJay
Member since Nov 2018
20972 posts
Posted on 9/20/25 at 12:20 pm to
Corey and Chris well are from Mississippi aren’t they?

But I do agree I wish we had a thumper at running back
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