Malik Blocton officially signs with Auburn
Auburn football has signed defensive tackle Malik Blocton.
This 4-star recruit just signed with Auburn after turning down offers from many different programs across the SEC and beyond.
Malik Blocton
Size: 6-foot-4, 275 pounds
Position: Defensive Tackle
High School: Pike Road (Ala.) High School
Recruitment: Auburn was one of the first schools to offer Blocton, dropping an offer alongside UAB, Arkansas, and EKU on Nov. 1, 2021. In 2022, Blocton saw several offers from SEC programs, including one from Tennessee. He took visits to Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, and Clemson before picking up a slew of big-time offers in 2023 (Oregon, Texas A&M, Texas, etc.).
Blocton eventually chose Auburn on July 8, 2023. He's enrolling early and is excited to join the Auburn family.
Breakdown: Watching Blocton's senior highlights, he uses his hands well to quickly disengage from offensive linemen and play downhill. Once he's penetrated the backfield, athleticism allows Blocton to sink his hips and change directions to tackle running backs behind or at the line of scrimmage. That will translate well to what Auburn likes to do.
Point blank, Blocton fits the one-gap scheme that most SEC teams like Auburn tend to operate. Even if just a reserve for the Tigers, there's no reason that a player with Blocton's natural physical skills cannot be a part of a rotation of defensive linemen that helps lower the rushing average the Tigers currently sit at come the 2024 season.
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