The Auburn Tigers extended an offer to four-star cornerback [autotag]Dorian Barney[/autotag] on Sunday, putting themselves in the race for one of the best cornerbacks in the country.
A member of the 2026 recruiting class, Barney already has a dozen scholarship offers, including from Florida, Tennessee, and LSU. The Suwanee, Georgia native has not visited Auburn.
He is the No. 39 overall player and No. 8 cornerback in the 247Sports composite ranking. The 6-foot-1, 170-pounder is also the No. 8 player from the Peach State.
Barney is coming off an extremely productive sophomore season for Peachtree Ridge. He recorded four interceptions, defended 10 passes, and made 32 tackles in 11 games. That was enough to land him on the second team of the MaxPreps 2023 Sophomore All-America Team.
While the 2024 recruiting cycle isn’t even finished yet, Auburn has already landed two promising 2026 prospects in Denairius Gray and interior offensive lineman Kail Ellis. The two commitments are enough to give Auburn the No. 8 class in the country
#AGTG IM BLESSED TO RECEIVE AN OFFER FROM AUBURN UNIVERSITY! 🦅#WDE @coachcrimedawg @CoachHughFreeze @AuburnFootball @coachskrrt @ChadSimmons_ @JeremyO_Johnson @ErikRichardsUSA @RivalsFriedman @SWiltfong247 @deucerecruiting @RecruitGeorgia pic.twitter.com/SbbAHsndTH
— Dorian Barney (@1dorianbarney) January 22, 2024
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