What Auburn football player said about program’s offseason personality tests
This offseason, Auburn football administered personality tests to its players and coaches. Here’s what the Tigers said about it at SEC media days.
AUBURN — It appears Auburn football is finally stringing together some victories — on the recruiting trail, at least.
After landing a commitment from Auburn legacy Wilson Zierer last week, Hugh Freeze and the Tigers got their second blue-chip pledge in two weeks Monday, as four-star linebacker Jaquez Wilkes committed to the program.
Wilkes, an in-state product from Wadley, chose the Tigers from a group of five finalists that included Alabama, Florida State, Miami and Texas A&M. A consensus four-star prospect, Wilkes is now the highest-rated player in Auburn’s 2026 class, based on 247Sports’ composite ratings.
A two-way standout at Wadley, Wilkes rushed for 1,792 yards and 22 touchdowns last fall. He also registered 104 total tackles and three tackles for loss.
Based on 247’s recruiting calculator, Wilkes’ pledge should boost Auburn’s seat in the national rankings 10 spots, from No. 75 to 65th. It still remains 15th among its SEC peers, coming in ahead of Missouri.
Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.To support Adam’s work, please subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser.
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