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Auburn Tigers Land Commitment from 5-Star Specialist

The Auburn Tigers have a burgeoning reputation for special teams, and that could continue with the nation's No. 2 ranked punter.
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Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers landed one of the top punters in the nation.
Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers landed one of the top punters in the nation. | Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports

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Auburn Football keeps the recruiting streak going. Punter John McGuire has committed to the Tigers. McGuire posted an acknowledgment of his commitment on his X page.  

McGuire is the second-ranked punter of the 2025 class according to Kohl’s Kicking. 

This commitment appears to be a long time coming. He and his family have a long history with the school. 

"I've been coming to Auburn games since I was 2 or 3," McGuire told Christian Clemente of 247 Sports. "My mom graduated from here, my sister went here, and then my brother went here. When I came here to kick for [Special Teams coordinator Tanner] Burns it felt like home compared to all the other places I went. I like how honest [Burns] is when I was having a meeting with him. It felt like I can talk to him like a friend, like I've known him since forever almost."

Big Cat Weekend has been nothing short of a massive recruiting success. Auburn has now landed seven commitments over the weekend. 

Auburn has landed three commits from the 2025 class and four from the 2026 class. McGuire, four-star cornerback Blake Woodby and four-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman are the newest members of the 2025 class.

Coleman is committed to Auburn for the second time flipping from Alabama - which he is doing for the second time as well. 

https://x.com/CollegeSportsO/status/1817372412406603862 

Perhaps he sticks this time around. 

The newest members of the 2026 class consist of four-star edge Hezekiah Harris, and four-star linebackers Shadarius Toodle and JaMichael Garrett. 

Auburn now has climbed back up in the rankings to 11th in the 2025 recruiting class. As for the 2026 class, Auburn has a roaring (no pun intended) head start, with the first-ranked class in the entire country.  

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Harrison Smajovits
HARRISON SMAJOVITS

Harrison Smajovits is a reporter covering the Atlanta Braves and the Florida Gators. He also covers the Tampa Bay Lightning for The Hockey Writers. He has two degrees from the University of Florida: a bachelor's in Telecommunication and a master's in Sport Management. When he's not writing, Harrison is usually listening to his Beatles records or getting out of the house with friends.

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