Official 2016 Signing Day Thread

[djsimp]

Does anyone won't to look back at the 2014 class? Go ahead. I'm really starting to be amazed. Either the AU coaches are crazy as hell or they are truly committed to developing the average 4 star recruit to their fullest.

[wesfau2]

Does anyone won't to look back at the 2014 class? Go ahead. I'm really starting to be amazed. Either the AU coaches are crazy as hell or they are truly committed to developing the average 4 star recruit to their fullest.

There is going to be a flood of talent on the field this year.

They have been out of sight...and therefore out of mind...but the RS class is going to kick ass this year.

[djsimp]

There is going to be a flood of talent on the field this year.

They have been out of sight...and therefore out of mind...but the RS class is going to kick ass this year.

I didn't realize this until today after the curiosity killed the cat. I truly think we will see a totally different/transformed AU team for 2016.

[Kaos]

Funny...no rivals (IRL) are particularly incensed about these recruiting classes.

Everyone seems to think that they did well and filled needs.

Even the LSU fans who were ready to crucify Les are mollified by the solid class.

Mississippi State is furious.  They think Mullen laid down and didn't put much into it this year. 

[wesfau2]

Mississippi State is furious.  They think Mullen laid down and didn't put much into it this year.

Eh...we don't have any of them here so I don't hear the angst from Starkville.

[Godfather]

Mississippi State is furious.  They think Mullen laid down and didn't put much into it this year.

Not to mention Ole Piss handed them their lunch

[djsimp]

If anyone is curious, here is the 2014 class. 3 years of Malzahn recruiting. Not bad at all. This is the type recruiting AU fans wanted to see and complained we didnt have in the Tubb era and Tubb didn't a lot with 3 star players for the most part (not counting Brown, Ronnie, etc). That being said, the 2016 season becomes all that more important for Gus to shine with his brand of football at Auburn. He has brought in plenty of talent to be successful.



Racean Thomas
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ESPN 300
#5 RB   Oxford, AL
Oxford High School   5'11''   202      85   
AUBURN
SIGNED
D'haquille Williams
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ESPN JC 50
#1 WR (JC)   Laplace, LA
Mississippi Gulf Coast Comm College   6'3''   210      85   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Sean White
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ESPN 300
#2 QB-PP   Fort Lauderdale, FL
University School of Nova South   6'1''   199      84   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Stephen Roberts
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ESPN 300
#8 CB   Opelika, AL
Opelika High School   6'0''   180      84   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Kalvaraz Bessent
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ESPN 300
#9 CB   Kingsland, GA
Camden County High School   6'0''   175      84   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Tre' Williams
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ESPN 300
#4 ILB   Mobile, AL
Saint Paul's Episcopal School   6'2''   217      84   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Braden Smith
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ESPN 300
#9 OG   Olathe, KS
Olathe South High School   6'6''   285      83   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Nicholas Ruffin
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ESPN 300
#21 ATH   Atlanta, GA
Saint Pius X Catholic High   6'1''   185      83   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Justin Thornton
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ESPN 300
#15 DE   Prichard, AL
Vigor High School   6'5''   225      83   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Andrew Williams
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ESPN 300
#17 DE   McDonough, GA
Eagles Landing Christian Academy   6'4''   251      83   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Dontavius Russell
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ESPN 300
#14 DT   Carrollton, GA
Carrollton High School   6'3''   300      83   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Stanton Truitt
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ESPN 300
#24 ATH   Monroe, GA
Monroe Area High School   5'10''   182      82   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Kamryn Pettway
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ESPN 300
#20 RB   Prattville, AL
Prattville High School   6'0''   220      82   
AUBURN
SIGNED

DaVonte Lambert
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ESPN JC 50
#1 DT (JC)   Waynesboro, GA
Georgia Military College   6'2''   275      82   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Jakell Mitchell
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#8 TE-H   Opelika, AL
Opelika High School   6'3''   213      81   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Deshaun Davis
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#14 ILB   Prichard, AL
Vigor High School   6'0''   230      81   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Derrick Moncrief
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ESPN JC 50
#1 OLB (JC)   Prattville, AL
Mississippi Gulf Coast Comm College   6'3''   226      80   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Devaroe Lawrence
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#18 DT (JC)   Milledgeville, GA
Georgia Military College   6'3''   275      77   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Joseph Turner
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#11 CB (JC)   Sacramento, CA
College of San Mateo   6'2''   190      77   
AUBURN
COMMITTED
02/12/2014

Raashed Kennion
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#87 DE   Jacksonville, FL
First Coast High School   6'6''   225      76   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Chris Laye
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#38 TE-Y   Suwanee, GA
Lambert High School   6'5''   240      74   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Markell Boston
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#110 S   Sharpsburg, GA
East Coweta High School   6'0''   190      73   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Myron Burton Jr.
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#156 ATH   Suwanee, GA
Peachtree Ridge High School   6'2''   202      72   
AUBURN
SIGNED

Xavier Dampeer
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#10 OG (JC)   Mendenhall, MS
Copiah-Lincoln Community College   6'3''   300      70   
AUBURN
SIGNED

[wesfau2]

Gus is like a bear with these fuckin teeth...and these fuckin claws...and he needs to figure out how to kill the bunny.  Be a bad man, Gus.

[Buzz Killington]

The bunny's scared.  The bunny's scared of you, Gus.

[Kaos]

Gus is like a bear with these fuckin teeth...and these fuckin claws...and he needs to figure out how to kill the bunny.  Be a bad man, Gus.

Scarbinsky says Gus doesn't do much with the talent.  Unlike with Saban where it blossoms. 

[WiregrassTiger]

Scratch the Moncrief claw off of the bear's list. Muschamp ran him off. Iirc, he didn't have size enough for him at safety and I guess he didn't want to play whatever else they had him at. Sam, Will, Jack or Bartholomew?

I really think Muschamp was more trouble than he was worth. That mofo has more delusions of grandeur than a psych ward.

He really made a splash with recruiting at USCe, right?

I hope he never even drives through Auburn again. Fuck him.

[jmar]

Really interested to see if Jauntavius Johnson progressed in his RS year.  Hit the weights etc.  We were pretty light across the down linemen last year, but if Johnson can get in the rotation along with either Brown or Jackson, we're suddenly pretty stout up the middle. 

I'm not worried about the depth at LB.  They did sign a great LB class last year (3 actual LB's. Montavious Atkinson is a DB now listed at 183) and put the RS on two of them.  Along with Deshaun Davis, I think you have 5 that can kick ass in this league.  RB not so much.  The numbers are okay.  If Jovon stays healthy, we're solid.  He goes down, there's question marks.  Dispense with the sunshine pumping.  You've got

Jovon
Roc
Carry On
Malik

I think Roc can be an every down back.  A little small but the only thing that worries me is it appears the coaches haven't had that much faith in him.  Not sure why.  He does have the ability. 

Kerryon.  Definite playmaker.  Wish he had gotten the rock more.   But, he's maybe 195 soaking wet. If he's called on to get the carries, is he going to be able to pound it up the middle on every first down....as Malzahn has this ever so slight tendency to do? 

Malik.  True freshman. Unknown.  Injured most of last year.  Has the physical tools to be a beast.

I'm not singing the blues by any means.  Like I said, if JR stays healthy, we're golden.  If not, a lot of questions remain.  You can't feel totally skippy about the depth at RB when you signed 1 each of the last 2 years and one on the current roster bolted for the NFL.   

Don't see Thomas as an everydown player at any position. He's not durable like Mason nor has he the leg drive if you recall how often Trey had to battle gang tackles after forward progress. Agree Roc and Kerryon are elusive playmakers though Gushlee failed miserably to get  them enough touches. Kerrykat right was the laziest piece of shit redzone offense ever deployed. We can get more imaginative with both. Helps also to have someone that can get it to them when they are out there.

[AUTailgatingRules]

Scarbinsky says Gus doesn't do much with the talent.  Unlike with Saban where it blossoms.

HGH is a wonderful thing

[Saniflush]

HGH is a wonderful thing

I think they have been snorting deer antler.

[Snaggletiger]

Don't see Thomas as an everydown player at any position. He's not durable like Mason nor has he the leg drive if you recall how often Trey had to battle gang tackles after forward progress. Agree Roc and Kerryon are elusive playmakers though Gushlee failed miserably to get  them enough touches. Kerrykat right was the laziest piece of shit redzone offense ever deployed. We can get more imaginative with both. Helps also to have someone that can get it to them when they are out there.

I had a different perception of the Mildcat.  I thought Carry On was pretty effective for the most part.  Never broke anything but then I don't think that formation is intended to.  But it seemed he always had positive yardage.  Don't know if they keep stats on it but I'd like to see what he did when he ran it. 

[jmar]

HGH is a wonderful thing

I had a different perception of the Mildcat.  I thought Carry On was pretty effective for the most part.  Never broke anything but then I don't think that formation is intended to.  But it seemed he always had positive yardage.  Don't know if they keep stats on it but I'd like to see what he did when he ran it. 

We saw straight keepers toward the flag with ABSOLUTELY no threat to pass.

[AUChizad]

Funny...no rivals (IRL) are particularly incensed about these recruiting classes.

Everyone seems to think that they did well and filled needs.

Even the LSU fans who were ready to crucify Les are mollified by the solid class.

Jawja fans mad.

[Snaggletiger]

We saw straight keepers toward the flag with ABSOLUTELY no threat to pass.

Yeah, working in a pass or two might have taken some by surprise or even opened up that play a little more due to the threat.  Still, I usually had a good amount of confidence we'd pick up some good yardage when KJ was back there.  Question.  Is my old timers kicking in or didn't we run some kind of crazy pass against Memphis out of the mildcat or a reverse or something?  Threw it right to the Memphis DB? Am I/was I on drugs?

[Snaggletiger]

Jawja fans mad.

Delusional.  I had no idea if we'd get Brown but everything you read for 3-4 weeks leading up to signing day was it was neck and neck between us and them with maybe an edge for AU.  They act like he played them. 

[Godfather]

Scarbinsky says Gus doesn't do much with the talent.  Unlike with Saban where it blossoms.

That's what I'm waiting to see.  Gus said he hand picked Woody Barrett for the QB position.