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Two Auburn commits in 247Sports Transfer Portal Top 100

Auburn transfer commits Dreshun Miller and Donovan Kaufman are both listed in 247Sports’ Transfer Portal Top 100.

The NCAA transfer portal taketh and it also giveth.

Auburn has been extremely active in the portal this offseason with several players deciding to come to the Plains to play for new head coach Bryan Harsin.

247Sports recently ranked the top 100 players that have committed to a new school via the portal and two are now in the orange and blue of Auburn.

26. Dreshun Miller, CB, Auburn (from West Virginia): Regarded as one of Bryan Harsin’s biggest offseason additions. Had a PFF grade of 73 in 2020. Miller could push for a starting corner job this fall. At the very least, he should be in the playing rotation.

Miller added depth to the Auburn secondary for the season and will contribute immediately for the Tigers.

62. Donovan Kaufman DB, Auburn (from Vanderbilt): It wouldn’t be a shock if Kaufman is Auburn’s starting boundary corner in 2021.

Kaufman will play for former head coach Derek Mason who became the Tigers’ defensive coordinator this offseason.

SEC safety transfer has Auburn right in the hunt

Vanderbilt safety transfer Donovan Kaufman has Auburn right in the hunt for his new school as he already has a relationship with Derek Mason

Derek Mason might be coaching one of his old players again.

Vanderbilt safety transfer Donovan Kaufman told 247Sports on Friday that Auburn is squarely in the hunt for him as he decides where to play football at a new school and Mason is a main reason.

“He’s a great dude,” Kaufman said. “Not just for me — ask anybody around. They’ll say they love him as a person and that he keeps it real. He’s more than just a coach. He’s a very Han ds-on coach. Very detailed. With me and him, it’s deeper than football. He wants the best for me. Whether it’s Auburn or not Auburn, he’ll support my decision regardless.”

A freshman in 2020, the New Orleans native saw time on both defense and special teams, returning five kickoffs for 137 yards and making 15 total tackles while breaking up a pass. He could see time immediately in what is already a loaded Auburn secondary.

“I’ve talked to them almost every day,” Kaufman said. “(Mason) told me I’d play opposite of Smoke Monday. He told me they’re pretty solid. But I’ve played in his defense and know what to expect, I know what I’d be getting into.”

Deciding between the Tigers, Florida State, Tennessee and Texas, Kaufman states it is about where he feels the most comfortable.

“Just the fit,” Kaufman said. “Do I fit in? Do I see myself thriving at this institution? Can I make a career here? At the end of the day, I want to go three-and-out. I want to be that guy that coach can say, ‘Go make a play.’ Call his name, send him on the blitz because they know he’s going to get it done.”