AuburnFamilyNews.com: 2017 National Signing Day Running Post

For the EIGHTH consecutive year, War Blogle will be THE PLACE to get all of the no-frills Auburn info on National Signing Day. For most outlets, this day is like Christmas and they have a shiny new pet full of all the bells and whistles ready to overload your brains with every signing announcement. Who cares, right? That’s why I’m here.

Keep hitting refresh on this post and you’ll see who signed when and where and maybe even a few predictions and rumors. It’s simple. It’s straight-forward. It’s all you need.

As has become custom for the seven previous years of the National Signing Day Running Posts, I’ll be pulling together all of the best news, pictures, videos, rumors, etc. and putting it all right here. There’s no need to sift through 5,000 tweets to read about a guy signing on the dotted line. I’ll do it for you. All right here. It’s cozy. Stay a while.

In fact, I’ve already got all of Auburn’s early enrollees, hard commitments, and hopeful targets that will pick up a hat at some point listed below. Note: don’t expect many Auburn hats. This class is already pretty much wrapped up. Ain’t no drama, mama. Either way, as the faxes roll in throughout the day, I will post updates here in reverse order to make it easier for you.

To start it off, these guys are already enrolled at Auburn, but they are part of the 2017 class. They are just as important as any guy who puts on an Auburn hat on National Signing Day. In fact, they’re technically better because they’re already going through workouts and will participate in this year’s Spring practice.

Also, as you look at the recruiting rankings throughout the day, remember that the JUCO guys won’t be factored in. So wherever Auburn ends up at the end of Signing Day, just know a few of these would move the Tigers up a spot or 10.

Jarrett Stidham (4-star QB – Stephenville, TX**)
Nick Brahms (4-star OL – Navarre, FL)
K.J. Britt (4-star LB – Oxford, AL)
Malcolm Askew (4-star CB – McCalla, AL)
Salvatore Cannella (3-star TE – Arlington Heights, IL **)
Chandler Wooten (3-star LB – Kennesaw, GA)
Malik Willis (3-star ATH -Roswell, GA)
** – JUCO transfer

These guys are currently committed to Auburn. Most have been committed for a good while and show no signs of wavering. By the time most of you read this, most guys will have already faxed in their letters.

Calvin Ashley (5-star OL – Washington DC)
Alaric Williams (4-star RB – Gadsden, AL)
Tadarian Moultry (4-star LB – Birmingham, AL)
Austin Troxell (4-star OL – Madison, AL)
Devan Barrett (4-star RB – Tampa, FL)
Noah Igbinoghene (4-star WR – Trussville, AL)
Carlito Gonzalez (3-star DB – Stone Mountain, GA)
Anders Carlson (3-star K – Colorado Springs, CO)
Jordyn Peters (3-star DB – Muscle Shoals, AL)
Alec Jackson (3-star DB – Montgomery, AL)
John Samuel Shenker (3-star TE – Moultrie, GA)
Bill Taylor (3-star LS, Tuscaloosa, AL)
Traivon Leonard (2-star DB – West Palm Beach, FL)

You’ll notice there are 20 names up there. That’s a pretty full class, but still there are a few guys that Auburn may need to pull in that feel the need to be a little dramatic. I get it.

I don’t believe any of these guys will announce on TV, but we do know some times, so stay here and hit refresh and find out. I’ve also listed my predictions, which are based on next to nothing.

Tyler Taylor (4-star LB – Sugar Hill, GA)
- Teams: Auburn, LSU
- Prediction: Auburn
Markaviest Bryant (4-star DE – Cordele, GA)
- Time: 10:30 am
- Teams: Auburn, Georgia, LSU
- Prediction: Georgia
Markail Benton (4-star LB – Phenix City, GA)
- Teams: Auburn, Alabama (committed)
- Prediction: Alabama
Tyrone Truesdell (3-star DT – Augusta, GA)
- Teams: Auburn, Florida
- Prediction: Auburn
Matthew Tanner (3-star OL – Jacksonville, FL)
- Teams: Auburn, Bowling Green (committed)
- Prediction: Auburn

These are the current rankings from the recruiting services before any signatures have been put to paper. They are just based on current commitments (again, not including JUCO transfers).

ESPN – 12th nationally, 5th in SEC
Rivals – 16th nationally, 6th in SEC
Scout – 9th nationally, 5th in SEC
247 Sports – 9th nationally, 4th in SEC

There will be a live chat at some point later in the day (follow me on Twitter to get updates on that), but feel free to talk about it all in the comments below or over in The Barn. Just for nostalgia, here’s how things went in past years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.