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Inside the Auburn Tigers Auburn has vaulted into the top 15 of the 247Sports Composite rankings following the early signing period and are currently at No. 13 . . . Caden Story was named the Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 2A Lineman of the Year. Story is committed to Auburn but did not sign during the early signing period . . . Citizen released his top eight schools ahead of National Signing Day on Feb. 2 . . . "I don't plan on decommitting. I'm still looking into things to see if Auburn is still the place for me, but as of right now, that's the place . . . QB Christopher Vizzina holds offers from Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Notre Dame, and Kentucky among others . . . TreVonte' Citizen took four of his official visits in the summer to Auburn, LSU, Texas and Texas A&M . . . The outside hitter totaled 670 kills and 382 digs during her senior season to lead Herndon to the Class 6 state championship match. Anderson added 76 aces and 28 blocks while postings a .336 hitting percentage . . . Auburn Swimming and Diving teams are adding Anastasia Makarova of Russia and Lewis Treggiden from Australia to the 2021-22 rosters . . . Caleb Wooden has made the move to the Plains to begin his own experience at Auburn, something he says he has to pinch himself to believe is real . . . Harrison Ranier from Davidson, North Carolina, has announced his intention to swim and study at Auburn University beginning in the fall of 2023 . . . Pierre named his top eight schools which consisted of Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Georgia, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Penn State and Mississippi State . . . Showing interest during the early signing period and stopping by Jack Pyburn's school during the fall, the Tigers have continued to ramp things up with more and more contact . . . Calzada is the only quarterback to have beaten No. 1 Alabama this season, throwing for 285 yards and three TDs on 21-of-31 passing in a 41-38 shootout on Oct. 9 . . . Calzada entered the transfer portal Dec. 13 after three years with the Aggies. He started in the final 10 games of the 2021 season . . . The Tigers secured a commitment from Texas A&M transfer Zach Calzada, who will join former LSU transfer T.J. Finley, redshirt freshman Dematrius Davis and four-star 2022 signee Holden Geriner . . . Auburn or Missouri would provide former Longhorn Casey Thompson the chance to play in the SEC . . . Defensive end Francois Nolton holds offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU . . . Calzada will be one of the transfers on campus at Auburn this weekend . . . Auburn quarterback signee Holden Geriner's scouting report . . . Nourzad is a 6-foot-4, 298-pound graduate transfer out of Cornell, and he's from Marietta, Georgia. Auburn is alongside Iowa, Virginia Tech, Illinois and Penn State . . . Last week, Auburn signed Oregon transfer Jayson Jones, a former top-15 recruit from Alabama in the 2020 class. The Tigers have three defensive linemen signed in their 2022 class . . . Harsin and his staff are interested in Zach Calzada from Texas A&M . . . 2023 defensive end Jayden Wayne has offers from Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn . . . "It's the hometown school. Right down the street from my family and they've been recruiting me for a long time now," Joiner said . . . "First off, it's close to home and close to my family," Joiner said of what made him choose the Tigers. "Auburn is a school that if Coach Harsin and the staff left, it's still somewhere I would want to be because I just love Auburn . . . Joiner fancies himself as an offensive lineman but tells 247Sports he could also play on the defensive front on The Plains . . . The son of Auburn offensive coordinator Chad Morris, Chandler Morris officially entered the transfer portal Friday afternoon . . . Can Georgia recruit Auburn High School's Bradyn Joiner away from his hometown? . . . It will be interesting to see how quickly Holden Geriner sees the field at Auburn . . . There were times this week when he looked like the best quarterback on his team. It will be interesting to see how quickly Geriner sees the field at Auburn. The Tigers quarterback room is a little light and it won't shock us at all if Geriner sees the field as soon as this coming fall . . . Forward Yohan Traore plans to take one more visit to either Auburn, Texas or UCLA . . . "I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Auburn University . . . There are several highly ranked targets the Gators could look to add. One of those is four-star defensive lineman Caden Story, who is committed to Auburn. Story is reportedly set to visit Gainesville on Jan. 28 . . . The 6-foot-3, 259 pound player from Thompson high school put the Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Clemson Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, and Oregon Ducks in his list of top six schools . . . Peter Woods, a five-star prospect, announced his top six on Sunday. Florida, Georgia, Oregon and Clemson join the Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers . . . Class of 2023 quarterback Jaden Rashada is considering Arkansas, Oregon State, Washington, Oregon, Auburn . . . Class of 2023 quarterback Nicholaus Iamaleava is also considering Oregon State, Georgia, Ole Miss, Miami (FL), Auburn, Tennessee, Oregon . . . Jayson Jones' tie to the state of Alabama made Auburn a factor and his playing time in the Pac-12 should give him the experience needed to make an instant impact . . . Harsin said he is happy with two additions to the 2022 recruiting class who announced their decisions after the early signing period . . . Jones was a four-star recruit and the No. 32 player at his position in the 2020 signing class . . . The 2020 season does not count as a year of eligibility for Jones, so he will have three years of eligibility and a redshirt season to use at Auburn . . . Jones will be one of three additions to the Tigers' defensive line, including freshman Enyce Sledge and JUCO-transfer Jeffrey M'ba . . . "For some reason Auburn stuck out," Jones says. "It's funny because my whole life I was always an Alabama fan . . . A native of Calera, Alabama, Jones was a highly recruited prospect coming out of high school with Auburn, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Nebraska, Tennessee and others giving him plenty of interest before he ultimately chose Oregon . . . This class is far from done and there are still some major holes that need to be filled over the coming months . . . Adding eight commitments in the past seven days — including five blue-chip prospects — Auburn has vaulted into the top 15 . . . With M'ba on board, Auburn has nearly completed a sweep in terms of top defensive recruits from the JUCO ranks . . . I want to share the exclusive story behind my decision to pick the Auburn Tigers with you! I am so very excited to be a part of this program . . . Jeffrey M'ba, the nation's No. 1 junior college prospect and defensive lineman, announced his commitment to the Tigers . . . Tanner Bailey, a rare legacy to both Alabama and Auburn, was a longtime Oregon commit . . . The concern for Auburn is Caden Story did not actually sign this week, meaning other teams can and likely will attempt to flip him . . . Geriner could still find himself next-in-line to win the starting job . . . One guy to definitely keep an eye on is defensive back DJ James from Oregon. He's originally from Spanish Fort and could be someone Auburn tries to add to give them more experience in the secondary . . . There was one consistent theme in Auburn's messaging this week. The NFL draft . . . He was a very good player coming out of high school and had a wonderful experience while he was here. He believes in Auburn, loves Auburn . . . Bryan Harsin and his staff have to feel good about a spot in the Top 20 in the national recruiting rankings considering the uphill battle they faced in recruiting this year . . . Although Camden Brown may not be the quickest guy on the field at the position, he isn't afraid to go down the field and get his jersey a little dirty . . . The Tigers added five in-state prospects, including Powell Gordon and Eston Harris, Jr.. from Auburn High School. It's something that Harsin said was a big deal for the staff in 2022 and will be moving forward . . . In end, Auburn signed 17 prospects (and have another commit) and currently has with the No. 13 class rankings . . . The Auburn football class of 2022 . . . Kelly is a four-star athlete from Trussville, Alabama . . . Both current Auburn High Tigers made their commitments official this morning . . . Camden Brown, originally a Pittsburgh commit, announced on Dec. 2 that he would be reopening his commitment. The 3-star receiver is out of St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Coming in at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, Brown can be an immediate threat on Auburn's offense . . . Woodyard committed to the Crimson Tide last June before tearing his meniscus in October and missing the remainder of his senior season . . . The latest to join the 2022 commit list is Keionte Scott, a standout at Snow College (Utah) and the No. 1-ranked junior college corner in the country. He committed to the Tigers on Wednesday morning over BYU, Florida State, Oregon and Tennessee . . . Brown is the third pickup for Auburn's class on the first day of the early signing period. The Tigers already signed top junior college cornerback Keionte Scott, who committed to the program shortly after 10 a.m., and they also flipped four-star in-state linebacker Robert Woodyard, who was previously committed to Alabama . . . Rhym committed to LSU on Jan. 8 but with the firing of head coach Ed Orgeron, Rhym flipped his commitment to the Plains . . . Caleb Wooden had a productive senior campaign recording 45 tackles and 4 interceptions . . . Watch: Early Signing Period changes, how the portal and coaching carousel affected the 2022 class . . . Signee-by-signee analysis . . . Live updates: Auburn's early signing day for 2022 . . . Watch: A busy week for Auburn's football program . . . Remember those concerns about Bryan Harsin's lack of Southeast ties? . . . The Tigers have racked up commit after commit over the past four days . . . How many can Auburn sign in the 2022 class? . . . The Tigers earned a verbal commitment from three-star lineman Enyce Sledge on Tuesday . . . As of Tuesday afternoon Ja'Kobi Albert still called himself an Auburn commit . . . JaDarian Rhym announced his flip to Auburn on Tuesday night. This past January, the four-star committed to LSU . . . Drew Bobo is an Auburn commitment no more. Instead, he will play for Georgia . . . Gilbert said after that visit, "I liked the coaching staff, their atmosphere at Auburn, the fans — just the culture itself. Definitely, I'd give it a 10. I've never experienced anything like that (at the game) . . . Ja'Kobi Albert is no longer considered part of Auburn's class of 2022 . . . Alston ended any suspense about who would land his signature this week . . . Auburn now has the 27th-ranked class in the nation per 247Sports team rankings. They started the day at No. 35 . . . Auburn is mounting a late rally on the recruiting trail. The Tigers have had a top-15 class four of the last five years, per 247Sports team rankings. As of Monday afternoon, Auburn is No. 26 . . . The Tigers will bring in talented quarterback Holden Geriner in January and he will come in following a monster senior season capped off by a state championship. Throwing for 397 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Carver-Columbus on Friday, the 4-star prospect finished his senior season with 3,377 yards and 36 touchdowns with only three interceptions . . . Gilbert is the No. 7 JUCO player in the country according to the 247Sports Composite, he chose Auburn over Tennessee and Florida State . . . Alston is set to sign with the Tigers when it's all said and done, spurning Tucker's flip attempts . . . "I felt like it was best for me and my family . . . Ausberry took an official visit to Auburn in October and is fresh off an official visit to LSU this past weekend . . . Ausberry is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is rated as the No. 90 player in the nation according to his profile on Rivals.com. He's ranked as the No. 6 player at his position in the nation and becomes Bryan Harsin's 13th commitment for football . . . Ausberry chose Auburn over LSU, Alabama, Florida, and Michigan . . . "He's still committed to Auburn, still loves Auburn and wants to be a part of Auburn family . . . William Heary has announced that he will become a Tiger beginning in the fall of 2023 with his commitment to Auburn University . . . A list of when and where Auburn's targets are expected to announce their decision . . . Marquise Gilbert will reveal his choice at 7 p.m. CT via social media . . . 2022 defensive end Nyjalik Kelly included the Florida Gators in his top five schools, alongside Georgia, Florida State, Miami and Auburn . . . Darrius Clemons, who had narrowed his commitment to Auburn, Penn State and Oregon, is taking an official visit to Michigan this weekend . . . Will Khurtiss Perry be a crown jewel of Tigers' head coach Bryan Harsin's first real chance to put a high school group together in the Plains? . . . Geriner, the longtime Tigers quarterback pledge, led Savannah (Ga.) Benedictine Military School to a 35-28 win over Columbus Carver in Atlanta to win Georiga's AAAA title game . . .
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