Auburn Recruiting: 2025 commit breakdown
Hugh Freeze and his staff at Auburn are looking to land a top-10 recruiting class for the second consecutive cycle. The Tigers ranked No. 8 in the 2024 On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings, landing 12 blue-chip prospects. Five-Star Plus+ wide receiver Cam Coleman led the way as the cycle’s No. 4 overall prospect.
Auburn is off to a hot start in the 2025 class as well. The Tigers currently rank No. 10 in the 2025 On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings behind commitments from eight prospects.
Auburn Class Breakdown
Five blue-chip recruits headline Auburn’s 2025 class.
Fairburn (Ga.) Langston Hughes four-star offensive tackle Tavaris Dice joined Highland Home (Ala.) four-star EDGE Jakaleb Faulk, Birmingham (Ala.) Parker four-star defensive lineman Jourdin Crawford and Opelika (Ala.) four-star defensive lineman Malik Autry in mid-March.
This class also includes commitments from Buford (Ga.) four-star cornerback Devin Williams, Athens (Ala.) offensive tackle Spencer Dowland and a pair of tight ends in Alpharetta (Ga.) Milton’s Ryan Ghea and Peachtree City (Ga.) Mcintosh’s Hollis Davidson.
“I committed to Auburn,” Williams told On3. “It was a different feeling. I was planning some visits in the spring, I thought I would take official visits, but over the last four or five days, it just hit me. The more I thought about it, I knew Auburn was where I wanted to be. I knew it was time to commit and I knew Auburn the school.”
Williams locked down his commitment to the Tigers at the end of February.
“Auburn showed a lot of love. They have been the leader in my mind for a while. The coaches have been consistent, they have always recruited me hard and the four or five times I have visited, it has just felt right. I kept going back because of that feeling. My commitment date moved up, but Auburn has always been high on my list.
“Since the new staff came in, they have reached out, they have checked on me, they ask about school and they have just made sure I am good. That meant a lot. Auburn showed me they wanted me and every time I was there, it felt like home.”
Top Tigers Offensive Commit: OT Tavaris Dice
Fairburn (Ga.) Langston Hughes four-star offensive tackle Tavaris Dice is the nation’s No. 241 overall prospect, No. 22 offensive tackle and No. 33 recruit from Georgia in the 2025 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Auburn offensive line coach Jake Thornton played a major role in Dice’s decision.
“I can really tell he is a really good coach,” Dice said. “By the way he speaks to me and by the way I saw his O-line perform. They really get movement and the way their technique is I can tell they are getting coached well.
“I really like him a lot. By the way his o-line is developing, plus, they have an old o-line, so coming in with my class would be really big for me.”
Top Defensive Commit: EDGE Jakaleb Faulk
Highland Home (Ala.) fours-star EDGE Jakaleb Faulk headlines Auburn’s 2025 recruiting class — one of four in-state prospects committed to the Tigers. Faulk pledged to Auburn back in August and ranks No. 120 overall in the cycle.
Jakelb’s older brother, Keldric Faulk, was a freshman defensive lineman for Auburn in 2023. He visited the Plains to see his brother play in September.
“I loved the game,” Jakaleb Faulk told Auburn Live. “I loved to watch my brother play and get a couple of tackles. It brought tears to my eyes to see my brother actually doing what he loves. It’s inspiring.”
Faulk also said that he had begun to build a bond with other Auburn recruits.
“I got a good bond with a couple of commits. I was talking to a couple of them,” he said. “And the defense looked pretty nice. They were shutting them down pretty good. I could see where I fit in (on the defense).”