Signing Day Results

The 2008 Auburn Tiger Class

5 STARS
Raven Gray DE 6-4 260 4.6 6.1 Wesson, MS
Jermaine Johnson OL 6-6 309 - 6.1 Chatham, VA

4 STARS
T'Sharvan Bell ATH 6-0 169 4.47 5.8 Kissimmee, FL
DeRon Furr ATH 6-3 212 4.52 5.8 Columbus, GA
Cameron Henderson DE 6-5 240 4.7 5.8 Birmingham, AL
Onterrio McCalebb RB 5-10 154 4.4 5.8 Fort Meade, FL

3 STARS
Darvin Adams WR 6-2 181 4.55 5.7 Kennesaw, GA
Harry Adams WR 6-0 175 4.3 5.7 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Reggie Hunt RB 5-10 180 4.4 5.7 Daphne, AL
Marcus Jemison ATH 6-2 190 4.56 5.7 McCalla, AL
Neiko Lipscomb DB 6-2 175 4.4 5.7 Tucker, GA
Philip Pierre-Louis ATH 5-10 175 4.4 5.7 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Eric Smith RB 5-10 239 - 5.7 Seffner, FL
Freddie Smooth OL 6-5 300 - 5.7 Baton Rouge, LA
Jomarcus Savage DT 6-2 260 4.6 5.6 Huntsville, AL
Christian Thompson DB 6-1 195 4.6 5.6 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Drew Cole DB 6-0 180 4.41 5.5 Picayune, MS
D'Antoine Hood DB 5-9 185 4.45 5.5 Phenix City, AL
Vance Smith TE 6-4 245 4.8 5.5 Pace, FL
Chris Todd QB 6-2 220 4.7 5.5 Hutchinson, KS
Barrett Trotter QB 6-2 193 4.81 5.5 Birmingham, AL
Andre Wadley DE 6-2 245 4.88 5.5 Hernando, MS

2 STARS
Ken Adams TE 6-4 217 4.65 5.4 Enterprise, AL
Spencer Pybus LB 6-1 200 4.55 5.4 Dothan, AL
Derek Winter WR 6-0 178 - 5.4 Tampa, FL
Dax Dellenbach OL 6-1 220 - 5.2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Derrick Lykes DE 6-4 274 4.7 5.2 Clanton, AL
Dashaun Barnes LB 6-2 230 - 4.9 Tallahassee, FL

so Auburn lost out on 3 of their biggest recruits, but ends up a respectable 20th in the nation in recruiting...which stings a little after having a top 10 class last year. the Tigers grab 3 QBs...a position that desperately needs some depth and talent. they also pull in 3 running backs and 3 wide receivers...areas that Auburn already has good talent at but can always use more depth. my guess is that all those kids will be redshirting next year. and then they pulled in several defensive backs with good 40 times. the player i'm most intrigued about in this class has got to be DeRon Furr. he's a 6'3" highschool QB with a 4.5 forty time, which makes him an ideal canidate to either run this new spread offense or possibly play some wide receiver or tight end. Auburn has him listed as an athlete so it remains to be seen where he ends up playing, but the video i've watched of this kid makes him look better than last years freshman QB Kodi Burns. more than likely Furr is gonna redshirt, so it may be a few years before we know what he can do. all in all it's not really the kind of recruiting class to get you that excited, it really feels more like this class is just adding depth and i wouldn't expect any of these kids to see major time next year other than Raven Gray and Jermaine Johnson and then the junior college transfer QB Chris Todd...who may very well end up being Auburn's starting QB next year if Burns falters.

okay, that's the sugarcoated version of what happened. the real deal rolls out that Alabama fucking kicked Auburn's ass in recruiting this year. beating Auburn head to head for 7 players including all the top players in the state. WTF?