Tag: Naquil Betrand

OT decommits from Colorado, includes Georgia in new top six

Georgia back in the running for the Philadelphia OT

2023 three-star offensive tackle Naquil Betrand backed off of his pledge to Colorado this week, reopened his recruitment and named a new top-six.

Betrand had been committed to Colorado since March of this year, but the offensive tackle’s stock quickly rose and it did not take long for him to receive interest from other major college programs.

Betrand hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he attends Northeast High School.

The 6-foot-7, 310 pound offensive tackle ranks as the nation’s No. 879 overall player and as the No. 77 ranked offensive tackle, per 247Sports.

Betrand’s new top-six includes Georgia, Texas A&M, Syracuse, Auburn, Kentucky and Penn State.

Georgia offered Betrand a scholarship on May 31.

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Three-star OL lists Auburn among top six schools

Auburn is among one of the top programs to gain a commitment from Naquil Betrand, a three-star lineman from Philadelphia.

Auburn Football has begun to see a much-needed upward trend in commits for the 2023 cycle, as they have doubled their commitment list in just three days by reeling in four-star running back [autotag]Jeremiah Cobb[/autotag] and four-star wide receiver [autotag]Karmello English[/autotag].

Auburn may receive extra help in the form of an offensive lineman soon.

[autotag]Naquil Betrand[/autotag], a three-star offensive tackle from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has released his top-six college choices, with Auburn making the cut.

Joining Auburn in Betrand’s top-six are Syracuse, Penn State, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas A&M According to On3, the slight favorite to land him is Syracuse, who has been given a 35.8% chance to grab Betrand’s commitment. However, Auburn is third on the list with a 21% shot at landing him.

Betrand, who was committed to Colorado at the time of his official visit to Auburn during the weekend of June 21, told Auburn Live that Auburn has “a really good chance” to land him.

Betrand is currently ranked as the No. 65 OT in the country and the No. 20 prospect from the state of Pennsylvania according to On3. A commitment date has not been announced at this time.

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Auburn listed among top 10 for 2023 four-star offensive tackle

Current Colorado commit released his top 10 schools.

On Wednesday, 2023 offensive tackle Naquil Betrand announced his top ten schools. Auburn was one of the schools listed. Interestingly enough, one of the schools that he included — Colorado is the school that he is currently committed to. He committed to the Buffaloes on March 22, 2022.

The other schools that the Pennsylvania native included were Texas A&M, Georgia, Kentucky, Syracuse, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Maryland, and Boston College. Betrand is listed at 6-foot-7 and 310 pounds. He is regarded as a three-star by 247Sports composite rankings.

The Tigers will likely lose several offensive tackles after the season is over. Kilian Zierer (Sr.), Alec Jackson (Sr.), and Austin Troxell (Sr.) will all either enter the 2023 NFL draft or return by using the extra COVID year provided by the NCAA. It will be a tall task for the coaching staff to out-recruit the likes of both Texas A&M and Georgia. Colorado has his commitment at the present time, so it won’t be easy to get him to flip. The best chance the Tigers have is if he makes an official visit to the Plains in the fall.