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Cam Coleman poised to make an immediate impact at Auburn

Manny Navarro of The Athletic believes that Coleman will quickly turn heads as a true freshman.

Auburn football hopes to make great offensive strides in 2024, and true freshman [autotag]Cam Coleman[/autotag] could be a main component in its progression.

Writers at The Athletic recently shared their thoughts on the 2024 SEC recruiting haul, and which players could turn heads quickly. When asked to reveal his pick for the player who could make the biggest impact, Manny Navarro chose Auburn’s top signee.

I wanted to go with (Ryan) Williams at Alabama because of the Crimson Tide’s need for help at the position, but he’s not enrolling until this summer. So, I’m going with another five-star receiver already on campus: Auburn’s Cam Coleman. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound Phenix City, Ala., native could quickly become Payton Thorne’s favorite target this coming season as the Tigers look to open up the offense under new coordinator Derrick Nix, who helped run a top-20 scoring and passing offense at Ole Miss last season.

Grace Raynor feels that Coleman will also have a great season, citing his performance during Under Armour All-American practices. Raynor ultimately chose Tennessee‘s Mike Matthews while Ari Wasserman is expecting Texas‘ Ryan Wingo to make the biggest impact in the SEC.

Coleman signed with Auburn as the No. 2 wide receiver in the 2024 class and as the top recruit from the state of Alabama from nearby Phenix City. He, along with [autotag]Perry Thompson[/autotag], [autotag]Bryce Cain[/autotag], and [autotag]Malcolm Simmons[/autotag] make up the top wide receiver signing class in Auburn history.

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Auburn becomes overwhelming favorite to land 2025 OT Tavaris Dice

Auburn’s chances of landing the four-star OL from Georgia are growing.

Auburn’s chances of landing a talented offensive lineman for its 2025 haul continue to grow.

Earlier this month, Christian Clemente of Auburn Undercover submitted a “crystal ball prediction” in favor of Auburn to land four-star OT [autotag]Tavaris Dice[/autotag] with medium confidence. Anna Adams, a recruiting analyst for 247Sports, shares the same sentiment, as she has also given Auburn a “crystal ball” to earn the signature of the Georgia product.

In a recent interview with Auburn Undercover, Dice tells Christian Clemente ($) that Auburn’s message is to keep “doing what you are doing.”

“Come up there, do what I’ve got to do,” Dice said. “And — no coach is ever going to tell you that you’re going to start, he’d really just lie to you — but if I go up there and keep doing what I’ve been doing, keep grinding, keep getting big, go up there and ball out in practice, I’d have a really good chance to start as a freshman.”

Dice is rated as a four-star OT by 247Sports, Rivals, and ESPN, and is a three-star by On3 from Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Georgia. He is the No. 22 OT for the 2025 class according to 247Sports, and is the No. 32 overall player from the state of Georgia. On3 feels strongly that Auburn can land Dice as well, as they have given Auburn a 93.3% chance to earn his commitment via the Recruiting Prediction Machine.

Auburn in battle with ACC program for four-star RB Alvin Henderson

Henderson has been high on Auburn’s radar for some time. Can Hugh Freeze and staff keep this talented running back in-state?

Four-star running back [autotag]Alvin Henderson[/autotag] has been high on Auburn’s radar for quite some time. Now, they will have to battle an ACC program to keep him in state.

Henderson recently talked with Chad Simmons of On3 about his recruitment ahead of spring practices, and he says that Auburn and Florida State are the two schools that are recruiting him the hardest.

Henderson developed a strong relationship with former running backs coach [autotag]Cadillac Williams[/autotag], has his thoughts on Auburn changed since Williams’ departure? He tells Simmons that he has worked to build a relationship with new offensive coordinator/running backs coach Derrick Nix. From the day Nix was hired, he has emphasized just how important Henderson is to the 2025 recruiting haul.

“Coach Nix was like, ‘You’re Coach Freeze’s No. 1 priority and he told me day one that we have to get you,’” Henderson said. “Ever since coach Nix came to Auburn, our relationship has been tight. I went up there and took a visit and he showed me how he wants to use me.”

However, stability is important to Henderson. Henderson wants to play for a program that will have consistency within its staff during his time on campus.

“One of the main things that is going to separate any school in my recruitment is somewhere where the coaching staff and my position coach will be stable,” Henderson said. “I am also looking for somewhere where I’ll be able to engage with a head coach who pays close attention to the running back position and be successful and win on and off the field. Also, I want to go somewhere where me and my mom feel like home.”

Florida State holds the edge over Auburn currently, as Henderson has called the Seminoles a “no. 1 school for him.” He also plans to announce his commitment this summer.

Auburn set to host 2026 point guard Kota Suttle on Saturday

Suttle joins a long list of recruits that will be visiting the Plains for Auburn’s showdown with Kentucky.

Many will attend Saturday’s tilt between No. 12 Auburn and No. 20 Kentucky at Neville Arena, including several big-time recruits.

A long list of targets will be in town Saturday, including a 2026 point guard from Georgia. Jeffrey Lee of Auburn Live reports that [autotag]Kota Suttle[/autotag], a point guard from Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, will visit Saturday to watch the Tigers face the Wildcats.

Suttle is new to the recruiting game, which means that he does not have a rating by any major recruiting service yet. However, he has received several offers from programs such as Georgia, Cincinnati, and George Mason. He tells Jamie Shaw of On3 that he wants to play for a program that will give him an early opportunity to make a name for himself.

“I want to go somewhere that has a rich winning history. Somewhere I can go and make an early impact, and win games, and develop me to get to the next, next level,” Suttle said. “I’m comfortable playing on the ball and off the ball, and at this point, coaches will be moving around, so I’ll look at style of play later.”

Suttle is one of six recruits that will be in town this weekend to check out the Auburn-Kentucky showdown. Several prospects joining Suttle this weekend are five-star guards [autotag]Caleb Holt[/autotag] and [autotag]Jasper Johnson[/autotag].

Five star SG Jasper Johnson set to visit Auburn this weekend

The Jungle has a great chance to impress the talented 2025 guard this weekend as he visits the Plains for the Kentucky game.

Auburn fans have the opportunity to impress one of the top guards in the 2025 recruiting class this weekend.

According to a report by Joe Tipton of On3, 2025 five-star shooting guard [autotag]Jasper Johnson[/autotag] will be on campus this weekend for his official visit when the No. 12 Auburn Tigers host No. 20 Kentucky at Neville Arena.

The visit is crucial, as Kentucky, his hometown team, is the favorite to sign Johnson according to On3. In its Recruiting Prediction Machine, Kentucky has a 22.3% chance to earn Johnson’s signature, followed by West Virginia, North Carolina, and Auburn.

Johnson has high hopes for a career in the NBA and wants to play for a school that will allow him to play comfortably.

“Somewhere where I can play my role, play my game,” Johnson said in an interview with On3. “A coaching staff that really trusts in me and believes in me. Somewhere with a vision and a plan for me. Hopefully I can go to college for 9 months and then be a lottery (pick).”

Johnson, originally from Lexington, Kentucky, is the No. 1 player from the state of Missouri for the 2025 class by all four major recruiting outlets out of Link Academy. He is considered to be the top shooting guard for the class by ESPN, and a top-five SG by On3, 247Sports, and Rivals.

Enjoy these Jasper Johnson highlights ahead of his Auburn visit.

Three-star OL Mario Nash includes Auburn in top 10

Nash hopes to visit Auburn this spring.

Auburn is in the mix to land one of the top 2025 products from the state of Mississippi.

[autotag]Mario Nash[/autotag], a three-star offensive lineman from DeKalb, Mississippi, recently released his top-10 list, which includes Auburn. Auburn remains in the hunt to hopefully poach Nash away from his home state, where both Ole Miss and Mississippi State are working to keep him in-state.

Nash told Chad Simmons of On3 that Auburn, as well as the remainder of his top-10 list, fits a certain mold that he is looking for in a program.

“It is the way they can help me develop and become the player I want to be,” Nash said in a recent interview with On3. ” I like the coaching, the culture, the history, and the academic side of things as well at these schools.”

As it stands currently, Mississippi State is the school to beat for the 6-6, 275-pound product. The Bulldogs have a 33.4% chance to sign Nash according to On3’s Recruiting Matchup Predictor, followed by Florida State, Ole Miss, and Virginia Tech.

Nash is a three-star offensive lineman by On3 and 247Sports and is a four-star by Rivals. He is the No. 26 offensive tackle by On3’s composite rankings and the No. 13 overall product from Mississippi for the 2025 cycle.

Four-star guard Kayden Allen shares thoughts on Auburn visit

The guard from Loganville, Georgia says that Auburn “feels like home.”

Auburn has made quite an impression on a four-star guard from Loganville, Georgia.

[autotag]Kayden Allen[/autotag], a four-star guard from the 2026 recruiting cycle, recently caught up with Jamie Shaw of On3 to discuss his recent unofficial visits to UCF, Georgia Tech, and Auburn. When discussing Auburn, he tells Shaw that Bruce Pearl and the atmosphere around campus stands out to him the most.

“Coach Bruce Pearl was around a lot. He was really cool, I loved the coach. They made me feel like I was at home,” Allen tells On3 ($). “Being at the football game there, being around the program, watching practice. I like the system and I just really loved the campus.”

How much of an impact did his visit have on Auburn’s chances to land his signature? According to the most recent data from On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Tigers have a 39.8% chance to sign Allen, holding a slight edge over UCF which has a 34.8% chance to earn his commitment.

Allen is the No. 18 overall recruit for the 2026 cycle according to On3’s industry ranking from Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. Originally from Loganville, Georgia, he is the No. 3 shooting guard for the class.

Auburn is a finalist to land 2025 four-star WR Travis Smith

Auburn is in the mix to land a talented prospect from Atlanta, Georgia for its 2025 recruiting haul.

Auburn is in the mix to land one of the state of Georgia’s top recruits from the 2025 class.

Four-star wide receiver [autotag]Travis Smith[/autotag] has released his top eight schools, and Auburn has made the cut. The Tigers join several notable programs such as Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Ole Miss by remaining in the hunt to land the talented receiver from Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia.

Following his top-eight announcement, Smith sat down with Chad Simmons of On3 to break down his choices. He says that Auburn stands out because of Hugh Freeze’s ability to develop wide receivers.

“Coach Freeze is the guy that ultimately produced D.K. Metcalf and A.J. Brown,” Smith said in an interview with On3. “With me knowing that, how could I not look at them as a great target for me to be successful with?”

According to 247Sports, Auburn offered Smith on Sept. 24, 2023, he has since visited campus twice. Georgia is the early favorite to land Smith, as On3 has given the Bulldogs an 89.6% chance to earn his signature according to the sites Recruiting Prediction Machine.

Smith is a 6-4 wide receiver from Atlanta, Georgia. He is rated as a four-star receiver by every major recruiting site. He is the No. 33 player from the state of Georgia, and is the No. 26 overall wide receiver for the 2025 recruiting cycle.

2025 4-star WR Travis Smith is down to 8️⃣ schools, he tells @ChadSimmons_‼️

Smith is a Top 75 prospect in the 2025 On300.

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— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) February 11, 2024

Three-star QB Cutter Woods earns Auburn offer

Woods has been high on the radars of Hugh Freeze and QB coach Kent Austin for several years.

Three-star quarterback [autotag]Cutter Woods[/autotag] has racked up several Power Five offers recently, most recently earning one from Auburn.

The Anderson, South Carolina native added three offers to his list this week. One of those offers was from Auburn, his first from an SEC program.

The Auburn offer was a long time coming, but it was not a surprise. Auburn quarterback coach [autotag]Kent Austin[/autotag] began developing a relationship with Woods during his time at Liberty, and he has worked to continue the bond now as the Tigers quarterbacks coach.

Woods visited Auburn for a game during the 2023 regular season, and tells Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports that he enjoyed the sights and atmosphere of Jordan-Hare Stadium, as well as the city.

“Spent the night and my family went to church Sunday in Auburn, really liked that. Town in general is really cool,” Woods said in an interview with 247Sports. “I met Coach (Hugh) Freeze and Coach (Kent) Austin at Liberty a few years back. So we’ve had a good relationship for awhile. Have a lot of respect for Coach Austin, we’ve kept in touch and he’s been great to keep that going.”

Woods has thrown for over 3,000 yards in each of the last two seasons at Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina, and has tallied 70 passing touchdowns in that time frame. The 2023 season was his best yet, when he passed for 3,915 yards and 42 touchdowns in a state championship-winning season. On the ground, he rushed for 345 yards and five touchdowns.

In the South Carolina class AAAA state championship game against South Florence, Woods passed for 248 yards and two touchdowns in Westside’s 34-32 win. Westside overcame a 20-7 first quarter deficit to pull out the victory.

Woods is a three-star quarterback from the 2025 cycle, and is considered to be the No. 30 quarterback of the class. Woods also has notable offers from Wake Forest, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Indiana.

Auburn lands in four-star ATH Cameron Sparks’ final six

Sparks is the No. 3 overall prospect from the state of Tennessee for the 2025 cycle.

One of the top athletes from the 2025 recruiting cycle has trimmed his list down to six schools, and Auburn has made the cut.

[autotag]Cameron Sparks[/autotag], a four-star athlete from Chattanooga, Tennessee, has included Auburn in his final six college choices. Auburn joins Tennessee, Georgia, Florida State, Michigan, and Miami as schools Sparks is considering to attend.

Sparks earned his Auburn offer on Jan. 11, 2023, and visited campus for the first time during the weekend of Auburn’s game against Georgia on Sept. 30. He also stopped by on Jan. 20 according to 247Sports.

After releasing his top-six schools, Sparks joined Tom Loy of 247Sports for an interview. Sparks says that he is impressed by the recruiting efforts that head coach Hugh Freeze has put together since taking the job in Nov. 2022.

“They are not too far from home. They have a really good program,” Sparks said in a recent interview with 247Sports. Coach (Hugh) Freeze is doing great things. They are bringing in a lot of top guys in their recruiting classes.”

Sparks is the No. 42 overall recruit for the 2025 cycle according to 247Sports’ composite ranking, and is the No. 11 athlete in the nation. According to Christian Clemente of Auburn Undercover, Auburn is recruiting Sparks as a hybrid tight end that would also see time at receiver. The role that Auburn has in mind for sparks is similar to the one that Rivaldo Fairweather plays now for the Tigers.

NEWS: Four-Star ATH Cameron Sparks is down to 6️⃣ Schools!

The 6’3 210 ATH from Chattanooga, TN is ranked as the No. 4 ATH in the ‘25 Class (per On3)

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— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) February 8, 2024