Head to Head Against the Big Boys: Auburn Edition

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Until Freeze, Auburn wasn't on the big boy recruiting list. However, some on this board believe Freeze is Mario's equal from a recruiting standpoint and a superior gameday coach. If he takes a remedial phone management and/or records keeping course, he could be problematic on the trail (especially in the South).

2026

HS Grade: TBD
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments

2025

HS Grade: TBD
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Elijah Melendez	Auburn Miami	Auburn have made multiple attempts to flip him (latest of which being the pool party weekend). Had mutual parting of the ways and eventually flipped to Auburn.
Herbert "Third" Scroggins III	Miami	Auburn have made multiple attempts to flip him (latest of which being the pool party weekend). Was considered an Auburn lean before comitting
Eric Winters	Auburn	High priority recruit for Miami
Jared Smith	Auburn	Miami never had traction here
Anquon "Newboy" Fegans	Auburn U$C	Miami wasn't in the final 3 and had a hot/cold recruitment
Alvin "A Train" Henderson	Auburn PSU	Pringle took his spot. Multiple people on this board questioned if he should be a take
Malik Autry	Auburn	Long time Auburn commit just minutes from Campus. Has been a priority flip target for Mario.
Jerome Myles		Auburn & Canes in the Final 10
Nathaniel Marshall	Auburn Michigan	Flipped to Auburn seemingly out of nowhere.
Daylyn Upshaw	Miami	Auburn has been turning up the heat here, multiple game day visits to Auburn.
Ousmane Kromah		UGA/Auburn battle and crystal ball rolling in for Auburn. Visited but UM never seriously involved, focused on Pringle.

2024

HS Grade: TBD (still building the list)
Portal Grade: N/A

Recruit	College	Comments
Cameron Pruitt	Miami	Auburn and Bama made late runs, stuck with the Canes.
Cole McConathy	Miami	Unclear how seriously Auburn recruited him (if at all).
Kevin Riley	Bama Miami	Solid to Miami until Saban pulled a fast one.
TJ Lindsey	Auburn	Very high on Miami's board
Larry Nixon III	Auburn

2023

HS Grade: F
Portal Grade: TBD

Recruit	College	Comments
Connor Lew	Auburn Miami	I'm still bitter about this one and it still stings. The loss of Lew has forced Mario to hit the portal for a Center for two consecutive cycles.

 

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After seeing @Memnon post this graphic and updating the OP in the Recruiting in the Deep South thread, I realized these battles are escalating and becoming more serious so it was time for a thread as Freeze settles in

 

[Brock Berlin]

It ain’t freeze it’s the bag men now referred to as “NIL contributors” at AU

They always recruited well

And well his ole miss recruiting we all know about

 

[aleahy]

Scroggins and Melendez should be on the list. Auburn wanted both.

 

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Auburn is lurking here also

 

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Didn't even know Auburn was even in the flip sweepstakes for Marshall. OP updated

 

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[Golsen82]

Really missing Lew

 

[Xio]

Kinda seems like auburn is ****ting on us rn. I haven't followed recruiting in any great detail but still.

 

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