With spring football in the rearview mirror for the Auburn Tigers, Bryan Harsin and the staff will be turning attention to the recruiting trails. It starts with “Tigers Takeover”, Auburn begins meeting with high schools across the state of Alabama.
At this point in time, Auburn has the No. 44 recruiting class according to 247Sports team composite rankings. Harsin has just two commits with Terrance Love and Bradyn Joiner. They are making strides but they also just missed out on their top quarterback target that chose Clemson recently.
According to ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren (subscription required), the Tigers are among the five teams that desperately need a huge class in 2023. Auburn joins the USC Trojans, Clemson Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, and Florida Gators on the list.
What ESPN says…
Auburn has had a tumultuous offseason that included a university-directed inquiry into the program about coach Bryan Harsin’s treatment of players and assistant coaches.
The program had 21 scholarship players enter the transfer portal since November, a significant amount of players to lose in one offseason and making it difficult to rebuild a roster.
Auburn signed only five ESPN 300 recruits in the 2021 class and then five in the 2022 class, so there is not enough talent coming into the program compared to the talent leaving.
The team finished 6-7 last season, and while the staff brought in quarterbacks Zach Calzada and Robby Ashford as transfers, there aren’t many new faces who could bring significant change. The coaching staff needs a big haul in the 2023 class, whether that’s through high school recruiting or the transfer portal.
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