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Bleacher Report Although it is still early in the process, Patrick already has scholarship offers from Florida, Florida State, Miami, UCF, and Auburn . . . The Tigers could also pursue a number of in-state targets at safety . . . The most recruited of the three linebackers who have verbally pledged to Auburn at this point is Trey Johnson . . . "Auburn already has commitments from two of their top three defensive line targets in Muscle Shoals defensive lineman Dee Liner and Alpharetta, Georgia defensive end Carl Lawson . . . He's the eighth new player for next season for coach Tony Barbee . . . "There were rumors that I was going to de-commit from Auburn and go to Alabama . . . Bateman visited both Alabama and Auburn in April and has the two among his top five choices . . . Looking ahead to the 2013 recruiting class, here are the five positions that the Tigers need to fill . . . Not many challenged Lawson during the one-on-one session . . . He claims offers from Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State among others . . . Among the group of elite prospects getting the royal treatment from the Tigers this year are four-star prospects Ethan Pocic from Lemont, Illinois and Tyrone Crowder out of Rockingham, North Carolina . . . At 6-foot-5, Johnson is a long, wiry wing prospect that boasts impressive athleticism, a good-looking jump shot and a motor . . . "Linebacker is going to be a huge, huge priority for us moving forward . . . While the Crimson Tide and Tigers are both in strong position to land the 6-foot-1, 180-pound athlete, neither school has been able to gain an advantage over the other . . . In his first season with the Warriors after playing at Redan High last season, the Auburn signee has been a huge plus for Coach Tony Rasmus' team . . . Auburn's top two targets -- junior college standouts Orlando Sanchez and Renan Lenz -- have apparently committed to sign elsewhere . . . "It's pretty tough right now for me in recruiting because I committed to Alabama but Auburn is showing a lot of interest . . . The Atlanta event featured a number of other elite prospects for both the Tide and Tigers . . . Davis initially committed and signed with the Tigers out of high school in 2007, but failed to qualify . . . The Georgia Tech legacy has the Yellow Jackets, Auburn and Tennessee as his top three . . . He's signed to play baseball for Auburn . . . The four-star defender said that despite the visit to Alabama he remains firmly committed to Auburn . . . Cooper chose the Tigers over Troy and Alabama . . . Monday, the Central-Phenix City golfer took the next step in her career, signing to play collegiately at Auburn . . . Auburn would like to get an extra big man after losing Adrian Forbes to graduation and Willy Kouassi to transfer . . . The Tigers have placed an emphasis on the defensive line in their 2013 recruiting class . . . Listed at 6-3 and 225 pounds, Toney had 119 tackles, eight sacks and three interceptions as a junior at Huntsville . . . "Last time I visited Auburn was a couple of week ago, and I almost committed then. Today, I felt like I needed to do it. It just felt right. I didn't want to push the limit, so I decided to go ahead and do it . . . The two commitments give Auburn eight total commitments for the Class of 2013 . . .
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