Colby Smith committed to Tennessee in May 2020.
He decommitted from the Vols on Jan. 18 following Tennessee relieving Jeremy Pruitt as head coach.
Smith signed with Auburn on national signing day Wednesday.
Welcome to The Plains, @BiGShoW1212!
Adding a MASSIVE offensive tackle to the OL room. pic.twitter.com/9ohyLOCTuj
— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) February 3, 2021
The 6-foot-7, 295-pound offensive lineman is from Rockingham County High School in Reidsville, North Carolina.
At the time of Smith’s commitment, he had Power Five offers from Duke, Illinois, Louisville, North Carolina State, North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia.
The Vols hired Josh Heupel as their head coach, replacing Pruitt. Heupel came to Tennessee after serving as head coach at UCF from 2018-20.
He was hired by Tennessee on Jan. 27.
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