Auburn QB commit Walker White gives full 'most wanted recruits' list
In the world of NIL, just having name recognition with a fan base can work wonders for an individual player. Even Auburn fans who don’t follow recruiting as closely as others are beginning to know who Walker White is.
The Tigers’ 4-star quarterback pledge rattled off several names during his commitment ceremony in February. He has since revamped that list and given more names in which he is recruiting to join him at Auburn.
It was White’s 18th birthday, so he gave 18 players that were on his wishlist to follow him to Auburn.
Here are White’s most wanted recruits (revamped).
Offensive line
White started with the offensive line naming six different recruits.
— 4-star OL, Casey Poe, Lindale (Tex.): Poe, a 6-foot-4 285 pound offensive lineman, is On3’s No. 1 interior offensive lineman in the country. His top contenders include Auburn, Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas Tech, Georgia, and Clemson.
— 3-star OL, Jameson Riggs, Hiram (Ga.): Riggs, a 6-foot-4 300 pound offensive lineman, is the No. 32 offensive lineman in the On3 Industry Ranking. His top contenders include Auburn, Clemson, LSU, and Georgia Tech.
— 4-star OT, Daniel Calhoun, Roswell (Ga.) Walton: Calhoun, a 6-foot-6 360 pound offensive lineman, is the No. 7 ranked offensive tackle in the On3 Industry Rankings. His top contenders include Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas among others.
— 4-star OL, Preston Taumua, Aiea (Haw.): Taumua, a 6-foot-3 300 pound offensive lineman, is the No. 14 interior offensive lineman in the On3 Industry Ranking. His top contenders are Auburn, Alabama, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, and USC among others.
— 4-star OL, Jac’Qawn McRoy, Pinson (Ala.) Clay-Chalkville: McRoy, a 6-foot-8 340 pound offensive tackle, is the No. 1 offensive lineman in the state of Alabama. His top contenders include Oregon, Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Kentucky
— 4-star OT, Fletcher Westphal, Leesburg (Virg.) Tuscarora: Westphal, a 6-foot-7 295 pound offensive tackle, is the No. 17 offensive tackle in the On3 Industry Rankings. He has a top five of Auburn, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, and Clemson.
Wide receivers
He then named four receivers.
— 4-star WR, Perry Thompson, Foley (Ala.): Thompson, a 6-foot-3 205 pound Alabama receiver commit, is the No. 29 overall player in the country according to the On3 Industry Rankings. He says he will decide between Alabama and Auburn.
— 5-star WR, Cam Coleman, Phenix City (Ala.) Central: Coleman, a 6-foot-3 185 pound receiver, is the No. 6 player in the country according to On3. His top contenders include Auburn, LSU, Texas A&M, and Clemson
— 4-star WR, TJ Moore, Tampa (Fla.) Tampa Catholic: Moore, a 6-foot-2 180 pound receiver, is the No. 20 player in the state of Florida. His top contenders include Florida, UCF, Florida State, and Miami.
— 4-star WR, Braylon Staley, Aiken (SC): Staley, a 6-foot-1 180 pound receiver, is the No. 21 best receiver according to On3. His top contenders are Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and many more.
Tight ends
White named some of the same tight ends he named the day he committed to Auburn.
— 4-star TE, Carter Nelson, Ainsworth (Neb.): Nelson, a 6-foot-4 215 tight end, is the No. 1 player in the state of Nebraska according to the On3 Industry Rankings. His top contenders include Nebraska, Auburn, Alabama, Penn State, and many more
— 4-star TE, Caleb Odom, Carrollton (Ga.): Odom, a 6-foot-6 215 pound tight end, is the No. 3 best tight end according to On3. His top contenders are Ole Miss, Tennessee, Penn State, Georgia, Florida, and others.
— 4-star TE, Amir Jackson, Portal (Ga.): Jackson, a 6-foot-5 210 pound tight end, is the No. 8 tight end according to On3. His top contenders are Auburn, Florida, Miami, Georgia, and Alabama.
Running backs
White then named some stud running backs.
— 4-star RB, Kevin Riley, Northport (Ala.) Tuscaloosa County: Riley, a 6-0 192 pound running back, is the No. 1 running back in the state of Alabama in the On3 Industry Rankings. His top contenders are Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss and Miami
— 4-star RB, Daniel Hill, Meridian (Miss.): Hill, a 6-foot-2 220 pound running back, is the No. 6 athlete according to On3. His top contenders include Alabama, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Auburn.
— 4-star RB, Nathaniel Frazier, Santa Ana (Cal.) Mater Dei: Frazier, a 5-foot-10 205 pound running back, is the No. 1 running back according to On3. His top contenders include USC, Oregon, Washington, and Nebraska.
Linebackers
White gave his first look at who he wants on defense.
— 4-star LB, Sterling Dixon, Mobile (Ala.) Mobile Christian: Dixon, a 6-foot-2 205 pound linebacker committed to Alabama, is the No. 8 linebacker according to On3. His top contenders include Auburn, Alabama, and LSU.
— 4-star LB, Demarcus Riddick, Clanton (Ala.) Chilton County: Riddick, a 6-foot-2 210 pound linebacker committed to Georgia, is the No. 2 linebacker according to On3. His top contenders are Georgia, Alabama, and Auburn.
— 3-star LB, DJ Barber, Pinson (Ala.) Clay-Chalkville: Barber, a 6-0 221 pound linebacker, is the No. 44 linebacker according to On3. His top contenders include Auburn, Arkansas and Alabama.
