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Former Tiger Antonio Kite commits to Ole Miss

The sophomore saw action in four contests for the Tigers last season, totaling 6 tackles, a fumble recovery, and an interception

Former Auburn Tiger cornerback Antonio Kite committed to the Ole Miss Rebels on Wednesday. A former four-star prospect who spent his freshman campaign playing with Alabama, Kite played sparingly during his one season on the Plains.

The sophomore saw action in four contests for the Tigers last season, totaling 6 tackles, a fumble recovery, and an interception. His lone interception as a Tiger came early in the season in a blowout victory over New Mexico. Unfortunately Kite’s season spiraled from there, as his playing time was cut significantly once SEC play started. The sophomore was ultimately dismissed from the team mid-season for “violating team rules” effectively ending his Tiger career before it had the chance to take off.

Unlikely to earn enough trust to get out of head coach Hugh Freeze and defensive coordinator [autotag]DJ Durkin[/autotag]’s ‘dog house’, Kite entered the transfer portal and will now play for his third SEC team in as many collegiate seasons. Kite’s move makes sense for both himself and the Tigers, as Auburn’s top two cornerback spots are currently held by stars [autotag]Kayin Lee[/autotag] and [autotag]Jay Crawford[/autotag]. Many of the high-ranked prospects in Auburn’s No. 6 ranked 2025 recruiting class are likely to challenge for large amounts of playing time in the defensive backfield, making Kite’s path towards significant playing time even more murky.

Along with the aforementioned Lee and Crawford, freshman [autotag]Anquon Fegans[/autotag], [autotag]Blake Woodby[/autotag], and [autotag]Donovan Starr[/autotag], along with Georgia Tech transfer safety [autotag]Taye Seymore[/autotag] are all in the mix to receive plenty of playing time at the defensive back positions in 2025.

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Running back Durrell Robinson commits to Auburn

Robinson finished last season with 731 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns with UConn

Former UConn Huskies running back [autotag]Durell Robinson[/autotag] committed to join the Auburn Tigers on Saturday. Robinson, who originally committed to Charlotte, played one season with UConn before entering the transfer portal earlier this month.

The 6-foot-1 speedster played his high school football at St. Frances Academy in Maryland, which has now become somewhat of an Auburn recruiting pipeline. 2025 Tiger signees [autotag]Blake Woodby[/autotag], [autotag]Bryce Deas[/autotag], and [autotag]Darrion Smith[/autotag] attended the school, and while none made much of an impact while Robinson was there, they did suit up on the same squad.

After playing sparingly with Charlotte in his redshirt freshman season, Robinson finished his first season with the Huskies with 731 yards and 8 touchdowns on just 107 carries. His 6.8 yards per carry led the team, finishing well ahead of starting running back Cam Edwards. The former three-star prospect received an offer from one SEC program during his recruitment process, the Kentucky Wildcats.

Still with three years of eligibility remaining, Robinson joins an Auburn backfield set to be led by senior [autotag]Damari Alston[/autotag] and freshman [autotag]Alvin Henderson[/autotag] next season. While Alston is the likely candidate to garner the bulk of the carries and Henderson is sure to compete for playing time following his historically phenomenal high school career, Robinson could earn himself a change-of-pace role very similar to the one he had with the Huskies.

At the very least, [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] and his staff now have a myriad of options in the 2025 backfield. We’ll see how the Tigers ultimately decide to move forward after losing [autotag]Jarquez Hunter[/autotag].

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UConn running back transfer Durell Robinson set to visit Auburn

The former three-star prospect attended the same high school as a trio of 2025 Auburn signees

Former UConn Huskies running back [autotag]Durell Robinson[/autotag] entered the transfer portal following the regular season, and he reportedly is eyeing the Plains as a possible destination to continue his college career. According to Nathan King of Auburn Undercover, Robinson is scheduled to visit Auburn on Wednesday.

The Seat Pleasant, Maryland native played his high school football at St. Frances Academy in Maryland, which happens to be the same school that 2025 Tiger signees [autotag]Blake Woodby[/autotag], [autotag]Bryce Deas[/autotag], and [autotag]Darrion Smith[/autotag] attended.

The freshman running back has three remaining years of eligibility after a solid first season with the Huskies. After starting his career at Charlotte, Robinson joined UConn this season to create an effective 1-2 punch with Cam Edwards. Both backs rushed for over 700 yards this season, with Robinson finishing his season with 731 yards and 8 touchdowns on just 107 carries. The former three-star prospect received an offer from one SEC program during his recruitment process, the Kentucky Wildcats.

Standing at 6-1 and weighing 200 pounds, Robinson could be a nice fit for an Auburn backfield set to be led by senior [autotag]Damari Alston[/autotag] and freshman [autotag]Alvin Henderson[/autotag] next season. While he still has yet to spend time in Auburn and talk with [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] and his staff, the fit makes sense considering Robinson would presumably have much of the same role he did last season with UConn while joining a trio of his high school teammates on the Plains.

If he were to transfer to Auburn, Robinson, along with Alston, Henderson, and [autotag]Jeremiah Cobb[/autotag], would have large shoes to fill following the departure of [autotag]Jarquez Hunter[/autotag]. With plenty of holes to fill and months to go before the season starts, Auburn’s backfield should have an almost completely different look in 2025.

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Why three-star DL Darrion Smith flipped to sign with Auburn over Tennessee

Smith joins high school teammates Bryce Deas and Blake Woodby by signing with Auburn.

Opening day of the early signing period is flipping to the afternoon hours, and Auburn has already taken a prized recruit away from an SEC rival.

Hayes Fawcett of On3 reports that Auburn has officially flipped [autotag]Darrion Smith[/autotag], a three-star defensive lineman from Baltimore, Maryland, from Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Volunteers.

How did Auburn pull off the flip? They can credit their performance against Texas A&M as a major factor.

Smith took his official visit to Auburn during the weekend of Nov. 23 for the Texas A&M game and came away impressed with Auburn’s 43-41, double-overtime win over the Aggies. He broke down his visit with Cole Pinkston of Auburn Live.

“It was definitely amazing,” Smith said of his official visit to Auburn in November. “It was one of the best college visits I have had. The game, I don’t even know what type of words to put it in. It was a thriller. It was definitely the craziest game I have been to so far.”

It helped matters that he is teammates with two fellow 2025 Auburn commits: [autotag]Bryce Deas[/autotag] and [autotag]Blake Woodby[/autotag]. Deas was the first St. Francis prospect to commit to Auburn, doing so in June. Woodby followed suit by committing to Auburn during Big Cat Weekend in July.

The trio has officially signed with Auburn, becoming part of one of the nation’s top classes for the 2025 cycle.

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2025 CB Blake Woodby commits to Tigers on Big Cat Weekend

Woodby is Auburn’s 4th commitment of Big Cat Weekend, and the first of the day for the 2025 class.

Big Cat Weekend stands out as one of the most eventful recruiting weekends of each year, and this year is no different for an Auburn football program that is looking to rebuild itself back to success.

A key component of that process is loading up on commitments, and the Tigers landed four-star cornerback [autotag]Blake Woodby[/autotag] this weekend during the festivities.

Woodby has been heavily pursued by head coach Hugh Freeze and his staff for months. Now, the St. Francis Academy (Md.) product is heading to the SEC for collegiate career.

Auburn was favored by many experts to land Woodby, and the Tigers beat out Maryland and Oregon for the commitment after Woodby was formerly pledged to Ohio State. This was largely predicted after a very positive visit in June.

The On3 industry ranking shows Woodby as the No. 17 cornerback and No. 138 overall player in the nation. He is also the No. 3 player in Maryland.

With the commitment, Auburn is ranked No. 14 in the nation for their 2025 class, with Woodby ranking as its second-highest secondary player behind safety [autotag]Eric Winters[/autotag]. His high school teammate, linebacker [autotag]Bryce Deas[/autotag], is also committed to the Plains.

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Experts remain confident in Auburn’s chances to land 2025 CB Blake Woodby

Woodby is one of many uncommitted recruits on the Big Cat Weekend guest list.

Auburn coaches will get the chance to seal deals this weekend by hosting several key uncommitted recruits for Big Cat Weekend which kicks off Friday.

Four-star cornerback [autotag]Blake Woodby[/autotag] is one of those uncommitted prospects who will flock to the Plains this weekend. Woodby has been high on Auburn’s radar for months, and vice versa. Could Auburn finally close the deal and add Woodby to its 2025 haul? Recruiting experts remain confident in the Tigers’ chances.

Steve Wiltfong of On3 shared his thoughts on Auburn’s chances of landing key recruits including Woodby. Wiltfong logged an expert prediction for Auburn to land Woodby in May and reports this week that he is sticking with his claim.

Since Wiltfong logged his prediction, three other On3 writers have predicted Woodby to commit to Auburn. On3 gives Auburn an 81.4% chance to snag Woodby heading into the weekend.

Following a June visit to Auburn, Woodby told Jeffrey Lee of On3 that he finds comfort on the Plains.

“I feel more and more comfortable at Auburn,” Woodby said. “And they make it easy. It feels like home. It feels like family. Everybody knows everybody. I know everybody from my official visit, from the equipment people to the offensive staff to the defensive staff to the special teams staff. I know everybody and everybody knows me. They are all invested in me and me in them.”

The former Ohio State pledge is the No. 17 cornerback from the 2025 class according to On3, and is the No. 3 recruit from Maryland. His high school teammate, three-star LB [autotag]Bryce Deas[/autotag], committed to Auburn on June 11, and will more than likely accompany Woodby for Big Cat Weekend.

4-star CB Blake Woodby puts Oregon Ducks among top schools

The Oregon Ducks landed among the top schools for 4-star CB Blake Woodby.

Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks are currently on one of the hottest recruiting streaks that we’ve seen in quite a while, landing a total of five blue-chip recruits over the past week, including 5-star CB Dorian Brew, the highest-rated corner in Oregon history.

It doesn’t appear that the recruiting hot streak is going to die down at all going into the month of July.

On Sunday, 4-star cornerback Blake Woodby announced his final three schools, putting Oregon among the finalists. The Ducks stand alongside both Auburn and Maryland.

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— Rivals (@Rivals) June 30, 2024

Woodby is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 74 overall player in the 2025 class, and the No. 8 CB in the nation. He would be the second CB to join the Ducks’ current recruiting class.

At the moment, Auburn is currently favored to land a commitment from Woodby, who has not yet set a commitment date.

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Auburn impresses offensive tackle target Broderick Shull on official visit

In the midst of many recruiting battles, Auburn offensive tackle target Broderick Shull has a highly positive view after his official visit

Auburn football is attempting to make massive moves on the recruiting trail in the summer, with many prospective players making official visits to the Plains.

One of those recruits is offensive tackle [autotag]Broderick Shull[/autotag], who made his visit to the Tigers this weekend and was highly impressed.

“This was definitely the experience I needed to kind of make my decision much easier,” Shull said in an interview with Auburn Undercover. “I would say definitely getting more of the campus vibe was a good part of it. Also just seeing everyone again was a pretty good experience. The most important part was getting to see the players mainly because you can see what they’re really like off campus and seeing if it’s a fit for me. And which, these guys are pretty awesome, they fit me well. They’re responsible, mature guys.”

Shull made his second visit to Auburn after visiting earlier this spring. This time, he left with a very positive feel about what all Auburn had offer throughout its campus facilities.

The four-star offensive lineman is currently ranked as the No. 149 player in the country and the No. 13 offensive tackle recruit according to the On3 industry ranking. He is also ranked the No. 3 prospect in the state of Oklahoma.

A main reason why Auburn now sits in a good position to land Shull can be credited to the relationship that offensive line coach [autotag]Jake Thornton[/autotag] has built with him.

With a possible decision day nearing later in June, Shull is still set to visit the likes of Texas Tech and Texas A&M during the month, while he already visited Nebraska in May.

Auburn football hosted several notable targets for visits over the weekend including five-stars [autotag]Caleb Cunningham[/autotag] and [autotag]Na’eem Offord[/autotag], as well as former Ohio State pledge [autotag]Blake Woodby[/autotag]. Any commitments from these players would be monumental for the program, and coach [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] is making sure that he does whatever he can to land the talented players.

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Recent Auburn visit ‘exceeded every expectation’ for four-star CB Blake Woodby

Auburn football continues to trend upward for 2025 CB Blake Woodby following a successful official visit.

Auburn is trending upward regarding recent Ohio State decommit [autotag]Blake Woodby[/autotag], and a visit this weekend may have sealed the deal.

Woodby, a four-star cornerback who backed off his pledge to Ohio State on May 16, stopped by Auburn this weekend to kick off his schedule of four summer official visits. Ahead of his visit, experts from both On3 and 247Sports submitted predictions for Woodby in favor of Auburn, and Auburn coaches made sure to treat Woodby as a top priority during his stay.

“It went great. The visit exceeded every expectation I could possibly think of,” Woobdy said in an interview with Auburn Undercover. “Coach Crime had the red carpet laid out for me. Coach Rohan (Gaines) did a great job of keeping in contact with me, stayed with my parents throughout the whole time they were here. Today was my mom’s first ever visit she ever went on, she loved it. She felt like she could feel comfortable with me coming here. It was great, great visit.”

Auburn pulled out their top defensive recruiters for their pitch to Woodby, defensive backs coaches [autotag]Wesley McGriff[/autotag] and [autotag]Charles Kelly[/autotag]. Woodby told Auburn Undercover that he barely ate his food at dinner because the trio talked football for over an hour. Woodby’s relationships with McGriff and Kelly, as well as Auburn’s “family atmosphere”stood out the most to Woodby on his visit.

Auburn boosted its stock over the weekend, but Woodby is not ready to announce his commitment. According to 247Sports, Woodby will visit Cincinnati, Ohio State, Maryland, Oregon, and Georgia before making his decision, which could come during football season. Woodby does plan to return to campus for Big Cat Weekend beginning July 27.

Auburn is in a great position to land a former Ohio State pledge

Four-star CB Blake Woodby is on campus for an official visit. Could he end the weekend as Auburn’s next 2025 commit?

Auburn is hosting a few of its top 2025 targets for official visits this weekend including five-star wide receiver [autotag]Caleb Cunningham[/autotag] and four-star OL [autotag]Broderick Shull[/autotag].

It is unclear if Auburn could lock in a commitment from the recruits mentioned above, but the Tigers are in a great place to earn a pledge from another weekend visitor according to 247Sports.

247Sports’ Brian Dohn and Tom Loy have awarded Auburn with a “crystal ball prediction” in favor of four-star cornerback [autotag]Blake Woodby[/autotag], one of seven targets on Auburn’s campus this weekend. Woodby decommitted from Ohio State earlier this month. Now, [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] and coaching staff will be tasked with winning over Woodby while he is in town this weekend.

The task should be simple as Woodby has developed a relationship with Freeze and co-defensive coordinator [autotag]Charles Kelly[/autotag]. Woodby tells 247Sports that he is drawn to Kelly’s reputation of developing defensive backs for stable careers in the NFL.

“In my opinion, (Kelly is) one of the greats in terms of producing kids, and he has that resume of guys who go to the league and get paid,” Woodby said. “That was a great experience talking to him.”

Woodby, a native of Baltimore, is the No. 8 cornerback of the 2025 cycle according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, and is the No. 2 overall recruit from Maryland. Ohio State remains the favorite to land Woodby according to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine, but could Auburn could take the lead by the end of the weekend.