Auburn offers 5-star shooting guard Darryn Peterson

The Tigers have entered the mix for one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

[autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag] and the Auburn Tigers have officially entered the race for one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting cycle. They extended an offer to five-star shooting guard [autotag]Darryn Peterson[/autotag] Monday afternoon according to The Circuit’s Alex Karanos.

The 6-foot-5, 195-pounder is from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and already has over 20 scholarship offers and was a MaxPreps first-team Sophomore All-American last season. He averaged 31 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 3.0 steals for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy.

Peterson is the No. 4 overall player and No. 1 shooting guard in the 247Sports Composite ranking. He is also the No. 1 player from Ohio.

The Tigers are still looking for their first commit of the 2025 recruiting cycle but have already extended offers to some of the top recruits in the country including five-star point guards [autotag] Mikel Brown Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Aaron Rowe[/autotag] as well as Peterson.

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