An updated look at Auburn football's 2024 recruiting class following Demarcus Riddick's commitment

Hugh Freeze has secured the talents of his first five-star during his Auburn tenure.

Demarcus Riddick, a linebacker from Chilton County, decided to come to Auburn after a month or two of deliberation between Auburn and Alabama.

Here's an updated look at the class following his commitment:

247Sports Rankings

-27th nationally

- 8th in the SEC

NOTE: Auburn's average player rating is 4th in the SEC behind Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (per 247Sports).

2024 Commitments:

LB Demarcus Riddick

Riddicks talent as a five-star prospect is evident, and he had a stat line in his junior year to prove it. The rising senior totaled 109 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, seven sacks, three interceptions, four pass deflections, and a forced fumble. He can play in the box as a middle linebacker, on the line as an edge, and has enough versatility to be productive in guarding wide receivers and tight ends.

QB Walker White

Walker White, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound signal-caller in the 2024 recruiting class, included Clemson and Baylor in his final three schools, but eventually chose the Tigers of Auburn over them both.

White unofficially visited Auburn back on January 16th and chose to visit Clemson's junior day over Auburn's on the 28th.

Over the course of his final two seasons at Little Rock Christian Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas, White threw for almost four thousand yards and 48 touchdowns. He also added 1,324 yards and 21 touchdowns (16 in his junior season) on the ground.

LB Joseph Phillips

The four-star totaled 82 total tackles, 19 tackles for loss, nine sacks, and two forced fumbles at Booker T Washington. He also has played tight end for the Golden Eagles, totaling 29 receptions, 336 receiving yards, and six touchdowns.

CB Jalyn Crawford

Crawford played well during his junior season, finishing with 25 tackles, a sack, and two interceptions along with six pass deflections. His production paired with a good camp season has made Crawford a popular prospect and went from a borderline four-star to a more established one.

247Sports director of scouting Andrew Ivins describes Crawford as an "aggressive" corner, one who tends to make quick decisions and is not afraid of a little contact in coverage.

He's the No. 162 overall player in the 2024 class and the No. 16 cornerback according to the 247Sports composite.

RB J'Marion Burnette

Burnette, a four-star running back out of Andalusia, had a stellar junior season for the Bulldogs. He totaled 1,473 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns. This follows a video game-like sophomore season in which he had 2,281 rushing yards to go along with 12 touchdowns.

These stats combined with stellar camp workouts have made him a hot commodity in the 2024 recruiting cycle. He has offers from many of the top SEC schools like Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

CB A'Mon Lane

Lane, a 4-star, is listed at 5-foot-11 and 180-pounds. He's currently listed as the 4th best player in the state of Alabama in the 2024 class by 247Sports and the number 16th ranked cornerback in the country.

CB Jayden Lewis

Lewis comes in at 6'0 and a slight 175 pounds and is a rangy defensive back with insane speed. Alongside football, he also ran track during his high school career.

S Kensley Faustin

The 5-foot-11, 170-pound safety recorded 121 career tackles, 10 interceptions, 14 pass breakups, and five forced fumbles during his time at Naples high school.

DL Malik Blocton

Blocton, a four-star defensive lineman in the 2024 cycle, just wrapped up an official visit to Texas, but ended up choosing the Tigers just a couple of days later.

Including Texas, Blocton held 11 offers from SEC schools, including Alabama. Other notable offers include USC, Oregon and Clemson.

Through three seasons at Pike Road, Blocton has collected 109 total tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, and 8.0 sacks. In 2022 Blocton recorded 54 tackles and 6.0 sacks.

LB D'Angelo Barber

Barber who plays in the Birmingham area for the Clay-Chalkville Cougars has had a very solid high school career so far racking up 86 tackles, five tackles for loss, a sack, and an interception. Barber is a prospect on the rise after showing out during the winter camp circuit and is poised to have a breakout senior season for the Cougars.

Barber, who has been offered by eight SEC schools, has most recently visited Auburn, he came in for a camp session on June 9th.

WR Bryce Cain

Cain possesses all the skills needed to be an elite wide receiver.

He has a 40-yard dash time in the 4.4 range but also is an elite route runner and wins 50/50 balls.

The three-star receiver had some excellent reps at Auburn's camp, catching passes from quarterback commit Walker White.

TE Martavious Collins

Collins, a four-star ATH who primarily plays TE, was committed to Alabama for over six months but in early February decided to decommit.

Martavious has been very solid in his high school career and has shown that his four-star rating is not just a fluke and it is well deserved. He has totaled 597 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The most important part of his game will not show up on a stat sheet as he is one of the better blocking tight ends in the 2024 class.