Auburn Recruiting: Five Questions For The 2024 Class

As an interesting twist to Williams' recruitment, he's technically a 2025 recruit. Williams is on the fence about switching to the class of 2024. The Saraland (Ala.) High School prospect has tough decisions ahead.

2) Moving to defense, could the Tigers flip safety KJ Bolden from Florida State?

Bolden is much like Williams in his well-rounded talents and will play multiple roles in the secondary for whichever school he signs with. The three teams most often discussed with Bolden would be FSU, Auburn, and Georgia.

Despite being committed to the Seminoles, he’s been in contact with several schools for quite some time. As always, it’s still about following the visits.

If Bolden has an in-home with Auburn and/or visits the Plains again, that’s a sign that Auburn has a true shot to flip the talented Buford (Ga.) High School safety. Bolden has a chance to play right away no matter which school he attends.

3) How many offensive linemen can the Tigers add?

Make no mistake, future offensive guard DeAndre Carter is a tremendous prospect. He’s still one player. Auburn needs at least two more recruits along the trenches, and preferably three.

One player to keep an eye on would be Favour Edwin from McDonough (Ga.) Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy. The 6-foot-6 and 295-pound offensive tackle is no stranger to visiting Auburn, including the Iron Bowl. Auburn is the favorite to land his signature on Dec. 20, National Signing Day.

The Tigers are close to getting back to normalcy along the offensive line if they can finish out this class strong. A top-notch finish would provide more offensive line depth chart balance.

4) Will Auburn land a high school running back?

As of right now, the Tigers do not have a running in the 2024 recruiting class. Much like the offensive line class, it’s about hitting certain numbers – to help keep roster balance – that allows Auburn to be a consistent football program moving forward.

Maybe Auburn finds a Transfer Portal running back? Perhaps Freeze and his staff feel differently and are okay with not taking a running back in this cycle unless it would be a truly top prospect.

Of note, Auburn is the favorite to land big-time 2025 running back Alvin Henderson from Elba (Ala.) High School.

5) How many recruits does Auburn want to sign?

Balancing high school recruiting and the Transfer Portal is not as easy as it seems. Players come and go via the Portal. If Auburn is ultra-picky down the high school recruiting stretch, it could be a sign that the Tigers are going to hit the Transfer Portal hard.

For reference, the Transfer Portal opened on Dec. 4 and will not close until Jan. 2.