Five-star Alabama commit Jaylen Mbakwe will officially visit Auburn
Cole Pinkston of On3 reported that class of 2024 five-star corner Jaylen Mbakwe will take an official visit to Auburn next weekend.
What's the significance of this? Well, aside from the fact that Mbakwe is a five-star, he is also an Alabama commit.
That means that Auburn will have two Alabama commits on official visits in the near future, with both Mbakwe and Perry Thompson setting one up.
The five-foot-eleven corner has been committed to Alabama since July 26th, 2022, and is the number 20 player in the 2024 class, according to 247Sports.
It's great to see Auburn back recruiting against the big dogs, thanks to Coach Freeze working his tail off on the trail.
Here is the scouting report on Mbakwe written by 247Sports National Recruiting Analyst Cooper Petagna.
"Verified size at 5-foot-11 and 170-pounds. Possesses growth potential to add additional weight to his frame. Displays excellent athleticism in all three-phases of the game.
Exhibits good patience and suddenness as a route runner. Shows the ability to create separation off the line of scrimmage and at the top of the route with good initial quickness. Possesses the ability to change speeds and displays outstanding route tempo at the receiver position.
Understands leverage and how to create natural separation from the defender. Demonstrates outstanding play speed but plays with excellent patience and body control. Shows the ability to consistently win 50/50 balls with leaping and adjust ability. Appears to have good play strength at the catch point and as a runner in the open field. Possesses the ability to consistently play through contact and displays outstanding elusiveness with the ball in his hands.
Also maintains the ability to play on the defensive side of the ball, where he shares a lot of the same qualities on defense at the corner position. Plays with very good patience at the line of scrimmage and displays excellent instincts playing the ball in the air.
A pure football player, Mbakwe also possesses outstanding verified speed with a 10.46 100-meter time from this spring. Projects as a corner at the next level with an ability to make an immediate impact on the defensive side of the ball, the return game and on multiple special teams units. Bonafide playmaker that has game changing ability in every phase of the game and has the potential to be a day one NFL Draft choice."
Hopefully, Zac Etheridge will be able to sell Auburn well when Mbakwe is on his visit and get him to flip to the other side of the Iron Bowl.
This will be a very interesting situation to monitor, as it is always fun for Auburn to get after Alabama commits.
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