Auburn hopes to add Vodney Cleveland to its 2026 recruiting haul this week.
Auburn football landed a defensive lineman from Parker High School in Birmingham last recruiting cycle, Jourdin Crawford. Now, they are looking to extend their luck into 2026 by securing another talent from the program.
Vodney Cleveland, a four-star defensive lineman from Parker High School in Birmingham, shared Monday that he is ready to announce his commitment. He will make his decision on Saturday, June 21, and Auburn is in the mix to land the state of Alabama’s No. 4 recruit for the 2026 cycle.
Cleveland backed off his pledge to Alabama last December, and he used one of his official visits to scout Auburn, doing so on May 16. While there, he spent time with former high school teammate Jourdin Crawford and Auburn defensive line coach Vontrell King-Williams. King-Williams pitched Cleveland the opportunity to develop into a strong defensive lineman while being surrounded by other players who are comparable to his style of play.
“I was talking to Coach (King-Williams), he was like, if you go in somewhere else and they throw you in the fire, if they’re depending on you to come and start as a freshman, that’s not a good fit,” Cleveland said via Auburn Undercover. “Then you won’t get developed like you should and stuff like that. He was just saying I already have the talent. I can come here, he could coach me and develop me, and I could be unblockable. He was like, ‘You want to be surrounded by other dudes that are at your caliber.’ So that is a big deal.”
Will that be enough for him to commit to Auburn? According to Keith Niebuhr of On3, Texas and Florida appear to be the top two for Cleveland, with Georgia and Auburn following closely. Miami was originally in the mix, but he shared Monday that he has canceled his visit to Coral Gables.
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