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Five-star PG target Tahaad Pettiford sets commitment date

The Tigers are one of his seven finalists and hosted him for an official visit.

One of Auburn’s key targets in the 2024 recruiting class is five-star point guard [autotag]Tahaad Pettiford[/autotag] and he will be announcing his commitment soon.

He will be making his commitment on Feb. 1 and will be picking between Auburn, Kansas, Kentucky, UConn, UCLA, Seton Hall, and Ole Miss. The 5-foot-11, 160-pounder officially visited the Plains on Sept. 17, 2022, his only known official visit at this time.

Pettiford is the No. 2 point guard and No. 21 overall player in the 247Sports Composite ranking. He is also the No. 2 player from New Jersey.

He is an attacking point guard who is at his best driving to the basket where he is a great finisher around the rim due to his explosive athleticism.

Auburn currently has one commit in the 2024 class, four-star center Peyton Marshall.

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5-star PG Tahaad Pettiford puts Auburn in top 7

The Tigers are in a great place for one of the best point guards in the 2024 recruiting cycle.

[autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag] and Auburn have landed some impressive recruiting classes since he took over but the 2024 class has the chance to be the best one yet.

One of Auburn’s top targets is five-star point guard [autotag]Tahaad Pettiford[/autotag] and on Monday he included Auburn in his top seven schools. They will be battling UCLA, Kansas, Kentucky, UConn, Seton Hall, and Ole Miss for the New Jersey native.

Pettiford is the No. 21 overall player and No. 2 point guard in the 247Sports Composite ranking. He is also the No. 2 prospect from New Jersey.

The Tigers were one of his first offers, extending an offer back on June 15, 2022, to the 5-foot-11, 160-pound point guard. That move paid off as he took an official visit to the Plains on Sept. 17, 2022. That is currently the only visit he has taken and is one of the reasons the Tigers are the heavy favorites to land him.

According to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Tigers have a 78.5% chance of landing him. If that does happen, he would become the second highest-rated signee in program history. Trailing [autotag]Jabari Smith[/autotag] and just edging out [autotag]Sharife Cooper[/autotag].

He isn’t the only five-star high on Auburn in the 2024 recruiting class, small-forward [autotag]Ace Bailey[/autotag] announced his top 12 schools on Sunday and the Tigers made the cut. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine also believes the Tigers are the overwhelming favorite to land Bailey, giving them a 94.2% chance of landing him.

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