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Is Auburn on pace to replicate its 2025 in-state recruiting success?
Auburn football landed nine of Alabama’s top-20 recruits from the 2025 cycle. As summer visits heat up, Hugh Freeze and his staff will aim to replicate last year’s success.
Out of the nine players signed from Alabama’s top 20, seven of those ranked in the state’s top 10 rankings. Defensive lineman Malik Autry, EDGE Jared Smith, Safety Anquon Fegans, and Safety Eric Winters were among Auburn’s haul in 2025, with Auburn missing out on No. 6 Zion Grady (Ohio State) and No. 1 Na’eem Offord (Oregon).
Early in the 2026 cycle, Auburn has two commitments from in-state players and is in good standing with several others. Successful visits and aggressive recruiting over the next several months will be vital for Auburn to replicate its success with in-state talent in 2026.
Here is a look at the top-20 recruits from Alabama in the 2026 recruiting cycle, according to 247Sports, and where Auburn stands with each one.
No. 20 Jamarrion Gordon (three-star Safety, Jackson High School)
Gordon is a part of a loaded roster at Jackson High School that also features Auburn targets QB Landon Duckworth and RB Ezavier Crowell. 247Sports does not list a favorite to land Gordon currently, but he has scheduled official visits to Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Ole Miss, and Florida. Auburn appears not to be on Gordon’s radar.
No. 19 Ja’Michael Jones (three-star RB, Pike Road High School)
Jones is among the nation’s best running backs, ranking as high as No. 36 nationally. He recently committed to Ole Miss, but Auburn is still in the running according to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine, which gives the Tigers a 26.9% chance to land him despite his Ole Miss pledge.
No. 18 Keenan Britt (three-star LB, Oxford High School)
Britt, the brother of former Auburn linebacker KJ Britt,…
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Publish date : 2025-05-06 11:01:00
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