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

Posted on 5/3/17 at 5:34 am to TigerPaw1

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Posted on 5/3/17 at 5:34 am to TigerPaw1

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Speaking of Auburn targets from Louisiana …

Jammal Houston is from John Ehret High School in Marrero, La.

He’s the 62nd-ranked wide receiver in the nation, which makes him the 368th overall prospect, per the 247Sports composite rankings. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound receiver has offers from 26 programs across the nation and a wide variety of schools.

On Monday evening, Houston elected to trim his options to 12: Arizona, LSU, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Tennessee, Georgia, Arizona State, Auburn, Virginia Tech and Ole Miss.

Auburn has a plethora of options at wide receiver in the 2018 class, so it’s uncertain how much the Tigers will pursue Houston compared to other choices. But wide receiver recruiting going forward will be an interesting thing to track. The Tigers already have Kolbi Fuqua on board, theoretically as a wide receiver.

Then there are Justyn Ross, Seth Williams, Matthew Hill, Kearis Jackson, Shedrick Jackson, Jacob Copeland and potentially others. Auburn’s prioritization of certain receiver prospects in the coming weeks and months will be telling.

Houston, at least, wants Auburn to be a part of the picture.

Don't really think this kid is a target

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5-star T.D. Moultry: Auburn’s 2017 LB class aiming for first Butkus winner in program history (SECCountry)

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Auburn football signed one of its best-ever linebacker classes this year. And the trio of T.D. Moultry, K.J. Britt and Chandler Wooten have matched that lofty status with an even loftier goal.

Moultry said the three blue-chippers want to be the first in program history to win the Butkus Award, which is given annually to the nation’s best linebacker.

“We want to start something new,” Moultry told SEC Country. “I think Chandler would say the same thing. K.J. and I both said we want to win a Butkus Award, because no linebacker at Auburn has ever got that award. And there have been some great linebackers there. We want to make history and try to get that.”

Auburn hasn’t had many contenders all-time for the Butkus Award, which was created in 1985. Former Auburn High School star Reuben Foster won the 2016 award at Alabama. The Crimson Tide have had three all-time — Foster, C.J. Mosley (2013) and Derrick Thomas (1988).

Moultry grew up an Alabama fan and pulled for some of the best to play the position in Tuscaloosa. His goal is for Auburn linebackers to reach that level while he’s on the Plains.

“I’m trying to start something new and make my own foundation instead of doing what everybody expected me to do,” Moultry said. “I’m just trying to beat the odds.”

The 5-star Moultry believes the Tigers took a step closer to revitalizing its linebacker tradition last fall. In his first year as linebackers coach, Travis Williams guided a strong unit of mostly inexperienced players — including Deshaun Davis, Tre’ Williams and Darrell Williams.

“I believe in my linebackers coach,” Moultry said. “And their linebackers, they looked like the real deal, especially (Davis) and (Tre’ Williams). They’re looking real good. They believed in themselves.”

Moultry will enroll at Auburn early next month. He’ll begin his Auburn career working at both Money linebacker and the hybrid Buck pass-rushing spot.

The Jackson-Olin (Ala.) product will join with his classmates Britt and Wooten, who enrolled early for spring practices. Wooten made quite an impression on coaches during drills, and Britt picked up plenty of mental reps while sitting out with a knee injury.

All three will be on the field in fall camp, where they’ll begin their friendly competition to become the nation’s best linebacker.

“We’ll be talking and K.J. will say, ‘We’re going to have two runners-up from the same school as the Butkus Award winner,'” Moultry said. “He’ll say, ‘I’ll get it before you.’ And I’ll say, ‘I’ll get it before you.'”