12/18/22 Auburn Articles

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Top five positions of need for Auburn football in the transfer portal

Lance Dawe

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Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze has made it clear; he wants to overhaul his year one roster with transfer portal players.

The Tigers immediately got busy on the trail following his hiring, and are now in search of as many players as they can grab. For this season, Auburn isn't just rounding out the edges, they're filling up the entire cupboard with whatever they can find.

Here are the five biggest positions of need for Auburn in the portal.

Offensive Line

This is the biggest position of need for a plethora of teams across college football. However, based on this past season's performance in the trenches, it's clear that Auburn may be in more need than anyone else. There's not specific position, either - it's the entire line that needs help.

The Tigers have already had several players visit that may be potential commits - keep an eye out for Charlotte's Jordan Brown and Alabama's Javion Cohen and Amari Kight.

Quarterback

Grayson McCall (Coastal Carolina), the No. 1 quarterback in the transfer portal, was scheduled to visit this weekend. After Devin Leary (NC State) announced he would be visiting this weekend as well, McCall canceled his visit.

Auburn wants a quarterback this cycle and they are determined to get the best one they can find.

Defensive Line

The EDGE position is one of particular weakness on the roster right now, and Auburn will need some depth at that position come end of spring. Oklahoma State's Trace Ford seems like the only identified target here.

Wide Receiver

Auburn has had a cup of tea with a couple of receivers in the portal, most notably Mississippi State's Rara Thomas. Auburn will find one or two players here. What they need is a physical receiver on the outside - something the offense hasn't had in a couple of seasons.

Linebacker

The linebacker spot has players - Wesley Steiner, Cam Riley, Desmond Tisdol, Eugene Asante, and Kam Brown - but if Auburn can find a top-end backer in the portal to help bolster the unit, they'll do so.

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Auburn commits announce Early Signing Day plans

JD McCarthy

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Early Signing Day is one of the most important dates in college football and it is just days away. The Early Signing Period will open on Wednesday, Dec. 21 and a ton of college football recruits will sign with their future team and several Auburn commits plan to do just that.

Auburn’s 2023 recruiting class currently has 13 commits and ranks 42nd in the country according to the 247Sports team rankings. Since arriving Hugh Freeze has put an emphasis on recruiting the trenches and it has paid off, the Tigers have four commits along the offensive line and three along the defensive line.

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As of Today five of Auburn’s commits have announced their plans for Early Signing Day. Here is a look at when they will sign with the Tigers on Wednesday.

I will be signing my NLI Wednesday
December 21st
Where : Opelika high school indoor practice facility
Time : 10 am
*If any media wants to come, dm me* #WDE pic.twitter.com/Bg5XgQwiQo

— Brenton Williams (@Br3ntonWilliams) December 15, 2022

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it is all recruiting news and i do not care to clog up the board with with the same articles being posted on the  recruiting thread. apologies for the late start.

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1 hour ago, aubiefifty said:

it is all recruiting news and i do not care to clog up the board with with the same articles being posted on the  recruiting thread. apologies for the late start.

No apologies needed. We appreciate the work you do. Thanks for the updates.