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Auburn Loses Pledge from 4-Star LB

The Tigers are now down to seven commits in its 2026 recruiting class.
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Ramsay s Jayden Martin runs the ball and is pursued by Gulf Shores' Jamichael Garrett (7) during the 5A AHSAA State Championship Game in Bryant-Denny Stadium Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.
Ramsay s Jayden Martin runs the ball and is pursued by Gulf Shores' Jamichael Garrett (7) during the 5A AHSAA State Championship Game in Bryant-Denny Stadium Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. | Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK

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One of the Auburn Tigers' top commits in the 2026 recruiting class has announced his departure from the class.

Baton Rouge (La.) Central four-star linebacker JaMichael Garrett on Thursday decommitted from Auburn after a nearly year-long commitment. Garrett, 247 Sports' No. 8 linebacker in the class, first committed to the Tigers on July 27, 2024.

"BLESSED for everything the Auburn Community has done for me," Garrett wrote in his announcement to his personal "X" page.

Garrett's decommitment doesn't come as a surprise, though, as he did not visit Auburn this summer during the summer official visit season. He visited Ole Miss on May 30 and is set to visit Miami starting on Friday and Texas A&M the week after.

Garrett had even teased the idea of a possible decommitment back in April to On3's Chad Simmons.

“If anything changes, it will be before the season starts,” he said. “Auburn is still the school I am committed to, but I am looking at my options and I will take visits. I want to give some of these great schools a chance since they are recruiting me so hard.”

The Tigers are now left with one linebacker commit in the class in Mobile (Ala.) Cottage Hill Christian Academy four-star Shadarius Toodle, the No. 9 linebacker in the class, according to the 247 Sports Composite.

Overall, Auburn has seven commits in the 2026 class with Toodle, four-star edge rusher Hezekiah Harris, four-star receiver Devin Carter, three-star receiver Denairius Gray, three-star receiver Parker Pritchett, three-star safety Wayne Henry and three-star running back Eric Perry.

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CAM PARKER

Cam Parker is a reporter covering the Florida Gators, Auburn Tigers and Clemson Tigers with a degree in journalism from the University of Florida. He also covers and broadcasts Alachua County high school sports with The Prep Zone and Mainstreet Daily News. When he isn't writing, he enjoys listening to '70s music such as The Band or Lynyrd Skynyrd, binge-watching shows and playing with his cat, Chester, and dog, Rufus.

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