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re: 2018 Football Recruiting Thread -- Final OP Update Edition
Posted on 5/3/17 at 5:22 am to TigerPaw1
Posted on 5/3/17 at 5:22 am to TigerPaw1
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Myles Mason feels like priority at Auburn
The 4-star cornerback from Pleasant Grove (Ala.) downplays the Iron Bowl recruiting battle.
When asked how tough it would be for an out-of-state school to swoop in: “It wouldn’t be hard,” Mason said. “But I don’t plan on going nowhere far.”
The reality is that neither Auburn nor Alabama will let Mason leave the state. The question remains, however, whether the Crimson Tide are going to make a major push. All 11 Crystal Ball selections for Mason favor Alabama, but it remains to be seen if the Crimson Tide will make an extended effort to add Mason in the class.
That question doesn’t linger with Auburn.
“I feel like a priority a lot,” Mason said. “They’re basically saying that they need me.”
In many senses, that’s true.
Auburn lacks depth at safety in 2017, and that only figures to get worse following the season. Mason is listed as the No. 252 overall prospect and No. 22 safety, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. The Tigers need to add multiple pieces at safety in the 2018 recruiting class, and there is no better place to start than the Birmingham-area prospect.
Auburn has made that point clear.
“They’re telling me that I have a great opportunity to come in and play early,” Mason said. “They’re losing safeties this year, so they’re telling me I have a great opportunity to come in. That’s important.”
He wants to make a decision by this summer.
For now, he doesn’t have any set-in-stone plans to return to Auburn. But he wants to get back before a final decision to continue building on his newfound relationship with Auburn defensive backs coach Greg Brown.
So far?
“It’s been great. His experience in the NFL, it speaks for itself,” Mason said.
In a weird way we should be hoping Bama finds a highly ranked national guy because it will probably mean we land Mason. It seems their national approach really helped us gain ground on guys this cycle but gonna have to actually close on them for it to really matter
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Posted on 5/3/17 at 5:23 am to TigerPaw1
Auburn’s best options for a second QB to join Joey Gatewood in Class of 2018 (SECCountry)
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Auburn made a public statement over the weekend in regard to its 2018 recruiting class.
The Tigers offered 5-star Penn State quarterback commit Justin Fields, who is ranked the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the country by the 247Sports composite rankings. Auburn’s offer to Fields answered a longtime question about whether the Tigers would attempt to take more than just Joey Gatewood at quarterback in the 2018 class.
It has been confirmed: Auburn will take two in 2018.
A source close to the program said the decision has been made to take a second quarterback in the class because of the sudden, surprising transfer of Tyler Queen. There is limited depth at quarterback behind Jarrett Stidham and Sean White, especially if Auburn hopes to redshirt Malik Willis.
Despite the decision to take a second, I’ve been told Gatewood is still considered “the guy” and staple of the 2018 class, so this has nothing to do with a lack of confidence in Gatewood, rather a need to strengthen the core group on campus.
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