The Auburn Tigers have lost a major piece to a recruiting class they hope finishes among the top 5 in the country once National Signing Day ends in less than 24 hours. Four-star edge rusher Nathaniel Marshall, who committed to join the Tigers back in August of 2024, flipped to Michigan on Tuesday.
Standing at 6-foot-4, and weighing in at 265 pounds, Marshall is one of the premier pass rushing prospects in the 2025 cycle. He was originally committed to join the Wolverines in April of 2024 before flipping to Auburn in August after an official visit to the Plains over the summer.
The Oak Park, IL native is highly unlikely to change his decision again before he puts pen to paper during Wednesday’s National Signing Day window. The No. 3 prospect from the state of Illinois is now all-but certain to play his college football in BIG 10 country.
Marshall won his respective league’s Defensive Player of the Year award in 2023 Marshall after a fantastic season in which he registered 38 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, six sacks, 13 quarterback hits, and 4 forced fumbles. The elite pass rusher helped Fenwick High School earn an 8-3 record in 2024, leading to the No. 12 ranking in the state of Illinois.
While Auburn’s 2025 class is still ranked among the top 5 in the country heading into tomorrow’s National Signing Day, Marshall’s de-commitment from the Tigers continues an alarming trend of flips, specifically on the defensive side of the ball, that Hugh Freeze and his staff will want to end.
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