Auburn offers North Carolina 4-state edge Rico Walker

Auburn on Thursday offered North Carolina edge Rico Walker.

Walker, from Hickory, received the offer from Auburn edge coach Roc Bellantoni and defensive line coach Jimmy Brumbaugh. Both are recruiting Walker to Auburn.

Auburn joins Walker’s offer list that includes North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, N.C. State and Georgia, among others.

The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) currently favors in-state North Carolina at 36.5%. Walker has taken at least four unofficial visits to North Carolina, according to his On3 profile.

The On3 Consensus, a complete and equally-weighted, industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, ranks Walker the No. 179 overall recruit in the 2023 class, the No. 19 edge and No. 5 recruit in North Carolina.

Walker, listed at 6-foot-3 and 234 pounds, currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $15,300. The NIL Valuation is comprised of a number of dynamic data points that focus on two primary factors – an athlete’s social media presence and their level of athletic performance.

I Am blessed and honored to receive an offer from The Auburn University 🟠🔵 @CoachBrumbaugh @CoachRoc @GJrWorth @RivalsFriedman @BrianDohn247 @SWiltfong247 @JeremyO_Johnson #AGTG #WarEagle pic.twitter.com/1yeuhUTIxH

— 6’4”specimen (@Ricowalker15) March 31, 2022