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Auburn has trended for Jones for months, can they seal the deal during his official visit?
The visit that Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers’ coaching staff have been waiting to schedule is finally happening.
Anthony Jones, a five-star EDGE from St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, has revealed his official visit schedule. Auburn will get the first visit, welcoming him to the Plains beginning this Friday, May 16. He will close out the month by visiting Miami on May 30 before checking out three more schools in June: Texas A&M (June 5), Oregon (June 13), and Alabama (June 20).
Alabama and Auburn are neck-and-neck for Jones’ signature, according to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine. Alabama has a 31.1% forecast to land Jones, ahead of Auburn’s 25%. However, 247Sports gives the edge to Auburn. 247Sports’ national recruiting analyst Tom Loy submitted a crystal ball for Jones, favoring Auburn, last July.
On a personal level, Jones says that Alabama is his “dream school,” but feels he can make a giant impact in Auburn’s defensive front.
“Like Alabama, I have been to Auburn over 10 times,” Jones said of Auburn in a recent interview with On3. “The people there make Auburn great. Everyone is cool and I feel very comfortable on campus. I feel I can go make money in their scheme too. They want to move me around and I like that.”
Jones mentioned that he wants to wait until after his official visits to announce his commitment, which could be announced as early as the start of high school football season in August. Jones ranks No. 2 in the state of Alabama according to 247Sports, behind fellow Auburn target Cederian Morgan, and is the No. 3 EDGE in the nation for the 2026 cycle.
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