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Hugh Freeze and Auburn Tigers surprisingly in mix to land five star QB recruit, but will have to beat out several SEC rivals
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The Auburn Tigers already have two former five star quarterback recruits on their roster in starter Jackson Arnold and potential freshman phenom Deuce Knight. However, that isn't stopping Hugh Freeze and his staff from trying to lock down their future at the position even beyond both of their current top passing talents.

The Auburn Tigers visited with this young five star already once this summer, but the possible number one overall quarterback in the 2027 class Elijah Haven announced on Friday that he'll be heading to Auburn this fall for a game in person.

Auburn surprisingly finds themselves in mix with five star class of 2027 QB Elijah Haven as he's set to visit

For those unfamiliar, Elijah Haven debuted as the number one overall player regardless of position in the 2027 recruiting class a year ago. He's still a consensus five star thanks to his impressive production, his state finals appearance and 14-1 record last fall, 6'5", 215-pound frame, cannon for an arm, and slightly underrated mobility.

Haven's talents have already earned him scholarship offers from most all of the top college football programs around the country and it seems he's already narrowed his search down to just a handful of options.

For several weeks now many recruiting analysts around the country have been leaning Florida for Haven's inevitable landing spot, but he announced on Friday that he'll be heading to six different schools in person this fall: Auburn, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, and Penn State.

Haven has already spent significant time with his in-state team LSU, Alabama, Auburn, and Florida in person over the last two years. Now it seems he's expanding his pool of potentials by just a bit.

He'll be heading to LSU to kick off his string of visits as they play Florida on the 13th of September. Then he'll see one of the games of the year between Penn State and Oregon. Haven will then see Florida in-person for the second time this fall as they face off against Texas. He'll see Alabama, Georgia, and then finally Auburn to finish the season in the Iron Bowl on November 29th.

This recruiting battle still looks like it's favoring Florida as of this writing, but it's good to see that Auburn may get the final word late this fall to put an exclamation point on their recruitment of him if they take down Alabama this year. Auburn fans just better hope Jackson Arnold and the Tigers offense continues to impress enough to make that happen.

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This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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