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4-star LB Joseph Phillips names his top schools

Class of 2024 linebacker recruit Joseph Phillips has named his top five schools

The Georgia Bulldogs are among the top five schools for elite linebacker recruit Joseph Phillips.

Phillips’ top schools are Georgia, Auburn, Clemson, Texas A&M and Tennessee. Auburn is considered the favorite, per 247Sports, to land a commitment from the talented class of 2024 linebacker prospect.

Georgia is one of the top schools in the country at recruiting linebacker talent and should not be counted out. UGA inside linebackers coach Glenn Schumann helped the Dawgs secure the nation’s best haul at the linebacker position in the class of 2023. The Bulldogs do an excellent job of developing linebackers and producing NFL draft picks.

Phillips is a four-star recruit. He plays high school football and basketball for Booker T. Washington High School in Tuskegee, Alabama. Phillips is ranked as the No. 197 recruit in the junior class. The four-star linebacker is considered the No. 17 edge in the country and the No. 14 recruit in Alabama.

The 6-foot-3, 225-pound linebacker has scholarship offers from great college football programs like Tennessee, Texas A&M, Alabama, Penn State, and Auburn.

The Booker T. Washington standout can dunk a basketball and has excellent athleticism. Joseph Phillips has great speed and is not afraid to make a big special teams play. The four-star prospect also plays receiver and tight end. He shows his basketball skills as a receiver and has some incredible jump ball catches in his highlights.

Kirby Smart and Georgia football have 12 commitments in the class of 2024. The Bulldogs have a commitment from five-star linebacker Demarcus Riddick, who is the No. 3 linebacker in the class of 2024. So far, Georgia has the nation’s best class of 2024.

Joseph Phillips announced his top schools via Twitter:

 

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Four-star LB Joseph Phillips includes Auburn in top five

Auburn is currently the overwhelming favorite to land the Tuskegee product’s signature.

[autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] and staff are looking to ride the momentum earned from the commitment of three-star tight end Martavious Collins by reeling in a local four-star linebacker for the 2024 recruiting cycle.

[autotag]Joseph Phillips[/autotag], a four-star linebacker from nearby Tuskegee, recently announced his top five college choices, and Auburn made the list. Phillips included Auburn in a list that features three other SEC programs in Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas A&M, with Clemson bringing up the rear.

Auburn is an overwhelming favorite to land Phillips, as the Tigers have one crystal ball prediction from 247Sports, and On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine gives Auburn a 97.7% chance to earn his commitment. The coaching staff’s persistence has been vital in the Tigers becoming the favorite.

“I’d say (Auburn is) pushing pretty hard,” Phillips said in a recent interview with Auburn Undercover. “Any chance they get they want me to come up here, which is a good thing. I want to feel wanted, I say it all the time, it’s like having a girlfriend.”

Phillips is a four-star linebacker from Booker T. Washington High School in Tuskegee. According to 247Sports, Phillips is the No. 18 prospect from the state of Alabama for the 2024 class. The 6-3, 225-pound product recorded 75 tackles last season, with 19 being for loss.

According to Christian Clemente of Auburn Undercover, Phillips will announce his commitment this summer after he takes his five unofficial visits.

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Auburn interested in bringing new faces in during second transfer portal window

No position is off-limits for Auburn and Hugh Freeze when the transfer portal opens on April 15.

Spring ball is over for [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] and the Auburn Tigers and the staff is is the roster evaluation stage. It is no secret that there are areas of the team that could use some improvement and Freeze has been vocal about his intentions to find the best possible fit for each position.

The quarterback position has been one of the biggest areas of concern for the roster. [autotag]Robby Ashford[/autotag], [autotag]Holden Geriner[/autotag] and [autotag]T.J. Finley[/autotag] are the three options currently on the roster and each leaves something to be desired.

“I feel better than I did 15 practices ago,” Freeze said after A-Day. “I think from this point, now until the end of fall camp, there’s so much that needs to happen for somebody to solidify being ‘the guy.’ I think all have improved. I think all are still inconsistent with some things.”

An article from Auburn Undercover written by Christian Clemente lists some candidates that Auburn pursued in the winter. These include Greyson McCall from Coastal Carolina and Devin Leary from N.C. State. Neither option worked out for the Tigers, but Freeze is still trying to make not only the quarterback position but the roster as a whole, as deep as he possibly can.

Other positions of interest include offensive line, wide receiver, defensive line, and linebacker.

The transfer portal opens again on April 15th. In just a few days, Freeze and company will be able to go back to trying to put together the roster that will get Auburn back on track.

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Keldric Faulk listed among 2023’s most exciting signees

Faulk is already turning heads in the short time that he has been on campus.

The 2023 cycle, although with late momentum, was a great one for the Auburn Tigers.

Auburn ended the cycle by having the 18th-best class which included 10 four-star signees.  Many of Auburn’s signees were once committed to other programs before making the decision to sign with [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] and the Tigers.

After signing day, Rick Suter of USA TODAY High School Sports reached out to editors of all 24 College Wire sites to get their take on which signee would be the most exciting to watch over the next few seasons. When it comes to Auburn, Auburn Wire editor Taylor Jones selected Jack linebacker [autotag]Keldric Faulk[/autotag].

Faulk, who was once committed to Florida State, became Auburn’s top signee as a four-star DL and the No. 9 overall prospect from the state of Alabama. He competed in spring practice with Auburn as an early enrollee, and has already received a compliment from Auburn defensive coordinator, [autotag]Ron Roberts[/autotag], who called him “a tremendous football player.”

Here’s what Jones has to say about Faulk ahead of the 2023 season.

Faulk is a four-star defensive end that flipped from Florida State to Auburn before signing day and became the top signee of the 2023 class. He won the AHSAA Class 2A lineman of the year award after recording 84 tackles for Highland Home High School. He is expected to play a hybrid role between Jack linebacker and defensive line, depending on the game situation.

For a look at other true freshmen to watch this college football season, check out this post from USA TODAY High School Sports.

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Tigers could make push for former Alabama commit Martavious Collins

On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine currently lists Auburn as the favorite to sign Collins, a three-star TE from Georgia.

Tight end is a specialty position for [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag]. One of the first big splashes Auburn landed in the transfer portal was [autotag]Rivaldo Fairweather[/autotag] from FIU, but the Tigers could be getting even stronger at the position.

An article from On3 written by Drew Schott explains how Auburn has become a potential landing spot for [autotag]Martavious Collins[/autotag], a three-star recruit from Rome, Georgia who is ranked No. 513 overall and the No. 28 tight end in the class of 2024 according to On3 and is currently given a 63.2% chance to commit to Auburn, the highest of any program who has offered Collins.

The article included input from Cole Pinkston of Auburn Live.

“Auburn, and tight ends coach [autotag]Ben Aigamaua[/autotag], have made Martavious Collins a top priority since January. At the time, he was still committed to Alabama. Now, Collins is the blocking specialist/H-back type that Aigamaua wants in his class. Auburn hopes to take two tight ends, but getting Collins was priority No. 1.”

Collins could make a recruiting class that already shows promise look even better for the Tigers in 2024.

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Auburn makes the cut in Malik Blocton’s top 10

Auburn is the current favorite to land the class of 2024’s No. 34 ranked DL.

Auburn continues to impress one of the state’s top 2024 prospects.

After a recent visit to campus, three-star defensive lineman [autotag]Malik Blocton[/autotag] revealed that the Tigers had made his top-10 list. Along with Auburn, Blocton is considering Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Florida, and Georgia.

The Pike Road product took a visit in March to watch one of Auburn’s spring practice exercises, where he came away impressed.

“It was fun, the energy out there was high,” Blocton said in an interview with Auburn Live’s Cole Pinkston. “It was a real fun practice.”

While on campus, he also stated that he really enjoyed being around the new staff put in place by Hugh Freeze, and even said that he could see himself playing under DL coach Jeremy Garrett.

Blocton is a three-star DL from Pike Road, Alabama. According to 247Sports, Blocton is the No. 25 recruit from the state of Alabama for the 2024 cycle, and he is the No. 34 defensive lineman in the country. Blocton has not received a crystal ball prediction from 247Sports yet but has a 52% chance to commit to Auburn according to On3’s recruiting prediction machine.

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Auburn earns spot in 2024 receiver’s top schools list

Auburn is in the mix to land a priority four-star receiver from Tampa, Florida.

Auburn will look to boost its receiver room in the 2024 recruiting cycle and is on its way to making it happen.

[autotag]T.J. Moore[/autotag], a four-star receiver from Tampa, Florida, recently dropped his top 13 choices, and Auburn is in the mix.

Auburn was one of the first schools to extend an offer to Moore by joining Central Michigan and UCF in doing so last August. Since then, Moore has earned 36 offers from Power Five programs including USC, Michigan, Oregon, and Texas.

Since the start of the Hugh Freeze era, [autotag]Cadillac Williams[/autotag] and wide receivers coach [autotag]Marcus Davis[/autotag] have taken over as Moore’s primary recruiters. This helps, as Moore plays high school for former Auburn receiver [autotag]Jeris McIntyre[/autotag] at Tampa Catholic.

According to a scouting report by Andrew Ivens of 247Sports, Moore is a “big play wide receiver with exceptional hands” and “should be viewed as a potential WR1 at the Power Five level.” In his 11th-grade season at Tampa Catholic, he caught 42 passes for 1,021 yards and 13 TD.

Moore is a 6-3, 190-pound four-star wide receiver that ranks No. 21 in the nation at the position and is the No. 22 overall prospect from Florida for the 2024 cycle. The 2024 recruiting class for Auburn currently ranks No. 22 according to 247Sports and is headlined by four-star QB [autotag]Walker White[/autotag] and four-star RB [autotag]J’Marion Burnette[/autotag].

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Auburn football adds fourth commit of the 2024 class

Four-star RB J’Marion Burnette has joined Auburn’s star-studded 2024 commitment list.

Ever since he committed to Auburn on Feb. 3, four-star QB [autotag]Walker White[/autotag] has been recruiting the top prospects from the 2024 recruiting cycle heavily.

On Friday, one of his top targets made their pledge to Auburn.

J’Marion Burnette, a four-star running back from Andalusia, announced Friday that he will be committing to Auburn and head coach [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] over Alabama, Georgia, and Florida State.

Burnette’s commitment will add to an already talented running back room for Auburn. [autotag]Jeremiah Cobb[/autotag] will join the roster this fall, and there is the possibility that [autotag]Damari Alston[/autotag] and [autotag]Jarquez Hunter[/autotag] could still be in the rotation in 2024. According to Auburn Undercover, Auburn is also heavily pursuing Tuscaloosa County running back [autotag]Kevin Riley[/autotag] as well.

His relationship with running backs coach [autotag]Cadillac Williams[/autotag] is what seems to have pushed Burnette in Auburn’s direction. He told Christian Clemente of AuburnUndercover during Junior Day on Jan. 28 that he has built a strong relationship with Williams, and that he “could see him coaching me in the future.”

Burnette is a four-star running back from Andalusia High School. He is the No. 10 prospect from the state of Alabama for the 2024 cycle and is the nation’s No. 10 running back. He joins a strong list of players that are committed to Auburn for the 2024 class which includes four-star QB [autotag]Walker  White[/autotag], four-star CB’s [autotag]A’Mon Lane[/autotag] and [autotag]Jayden Lewis[/autotag].

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Four-star in-state running back for 2024 projected to Tigers

On3 gives him a 91.8% chance of coming to Auburn.

Auburn could see its backfield bolstered sooner than later.

A new projection from On3 has 2024 recruit J’Marion Burnette coming to the Plains. The site currently projects him with a 91.8% chance to come to Auburn. His next-highest school is Alabama, with a small 5.1%.

Burnette recently attended Junior Day at the university, which was likely a big influence in the projection. That visit is his most recent on the recruiting trail and he currently doesn’t seem to have any more scheduled, so the lack of action on that front could be another good omen for coach Hugh Freeze and his staff.

So far, Auburn has offered 11 running backs in the 2024 class. All of them are at least four-star talents, with IMG Academy’s Jerrick Gibson standing out as the lone five-star. At the moment. Burnette is the only prospect who feels “warm” toward Auburn in the eyes of 247Sports, so On3 doesn’t appear to be the only source convinced of his intentions.

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Auburn gets first recruit of 2025 class

Defensive lineman Malik Autry is Auburn’s first 2025 prospect.

The Tigers have officially entered the 2025 recruiting class.

In-state defensive end [autotag]Malik Autry[/autotag], who hails from Opelika, Alabama, announced on his Twitter Wednesday that he is committed to the Auburn Tigers. Autry is officially the first recruit in Auburn’s 2025 class.

With Autry’s recruitment, the Tigers currently stand at No. 13 in 247Sports’ class rankings for 2025 — that doesn’t mean a whole lot, though, as very few schools even have a recruit in a class that is so far out. Autry’s commitment will be good news for Auburn, though, as the defensive line has been a huge point of emphasis for multiple recruiting classes. Auburn has offered eight defensive linemen for 2025 so far, and Autry is the first one to commit to Hugh Freeze and the program.

Autry had quite a bit of interest from some big Power 5 programs, including the likes of the Georgia Bulldogs and the Michigan Wolverines. In the end, though, he chose the Tigers, and he’ll have a few years to dream of taking the field for Auburn when he gets to campus in 2025.

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