Auburn flips another three-star recruit from SEC school

Auburn’s once-flailing 2023 class has shot up to No. 26 in the overall rankings.

Coach [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] has wasted no time getting recruits to buy in to the new Auburn Tigers.

Freeze has carried out a series of flips over the past few weeks, and his staff pulled off another one on Sunday. This time, it’s defensive lineman Stephen Johnson, a three-star prospect out of Fayetteville, Georgia.

Johnson was initially committed to another Fayetteville; he had pledged to the Arkansas Razorbacks in June. That didn’t stop Auburn from pursuing, though, and Freeze ramped up his recruitment of Johnson in recent days. The Tigers offered Johnson on Dec. 13 and brought him in for an unofficial visit on Dec. 16. Johnson promptly decommitted from the Razorbacks and pledged to Auburn.

The flip continues Auburn’s massive rise in the class. The Tigers are 26th in 247Sports’ 2023 class rankings. What once looked to be an aimless class appears to have shaped up much more under Freeze, who may not be done before the year ends.

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