Alex McPherson sealed the future of the kicker position for Auburn football Tuesday night after he announced via social media that he will be joining Bryan Harsin’s program.
The Auburn fanbase was excited by the news. Anytime a school picks up the number one player in a recruiting class it becomes a big deal. The Tigers have been able to rely on solid kicking for years, specifically, Auburn has been able to rely on a kicker with the last name Carlson. Both Daniel and Anders Carlson have been a constant on Auburn’s special teams since Daniel took the field in 2014. McPherson, the Fort Payne (Ala.) standout is ready to take the reigns on The Plains.
Twitter was buzzing in response to McPherson’s announcement.
Auburn’s run of landing some of the best kickers in the nation continues.
You can trace this back 15+ years. It’s a remarkable run.
Alex McPherson is regarded by many as the nation’s best prep kicker. https://t.co/6KCRJpEB4P
— Justin Hokanson (@_JHokanson) July 7, 2021
Alex McPherson, the #1 ranked Kicker in the class of 2022 has committed to Auburn🔥
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McPherson is the first commit for Coach Harsin and company since February 25th pic.twitter.com/Qxs1wcSrrQ— redcupauburn (@redcupauburn1) July 7, 2021
Fort Payne kicker Alex McPherson has committed to Auburn.
His brother Evan, who kicked for Florida, was a 2021 5th round draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals. https://t.co/6Fa4Ne09Al
— Rocco DiSangro (@RoccoDiSangro) July 7, 2021
As an authorized member of Auburn’s Athletic Alumni, I formally dub Alex McPherson as #McPhieldGoal https://t.co/DgGfp0CoeU
— Allen Whitt (@ULookRight) July 7, 2021
#1 kicker prospect Alex McPherson commits to Auburn. His brother Evan kicked for Florida https://t.co/oedard59cY
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) July 7, 2021
A darn good kicker in Alex McPherson just committed to Auburn.
— Lance Dawe (@dawepound) July 7, 2021
#BREAKING #Auburn has landed the nations number 1 kicker, Alex McPherson out of Fort Payne, AL. pic.twitter.com/xpJW0d4hf3
— Cole Pinkston (@CoachPink7259) July 7, 2021
