It’s Big Cat Weekend, Auburn’s annual recruit-fest where dozens of prospects visit the Plains at the same time. The brainchild of Tigers recruiting coordinator Curtis Luper will have its third edition the next few days.
Similar weekends in the past have been successful (minus the secondary violations committed in 2009). The first Big Cat weekend included 25 top prospects. WR Trovon Reed and RB Mike Dyer were two visitors who would eventually commit, along with several others.
Last year’s Big Cat weekend included QB Kiehl Frazier, ATH Kris Forst, S Erique Florence and DT Gabe Wright, among others.
So who’s going to be here this weekend. A lot of recruits. AuburnSports.com, Inside the Auburn Tigers and AuburnUndercover.com are all over the coverage this weekend.
Here’s an UPDATED list of folks who will be visiting this weekend. A couple names that were here earlier didn’t end up making the trip. Star ratings are by Rivals. Check out the recruiting sites for quotes:
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Five-stars
OL D.J. Humphries, Charlotte, N.C.
Four-stars
LB Kwon Alexander, Oxford, Ala.
CB Travis Blanks, Tallahassee, Fla.
OL Shane Callahan, Parker, Col.
CB Joshua Holsey, Fairburn, Ga. (2012 Auburn commit)
CB Cyrus Jones, Baltimore, Md.
ATH Brian Kimbrow, Memphis, Tenn.
WR Ricardo Louis, Miami, Fla.
LB Cassanova McKinzy, Birmingham, Ala. (2012 Auburn commit)
TE Justin Meredith, Anderson, S.C.
OL Patrick Miller, West Palm Beach, Fla.
LB Javierre Mitchell, Leeds, Ala.
QB Zeke Pike, Edgewood, Ky. (2012 Auburn commit)
RB Jovon Robinson, Memphis, Tenn.
RB Barry Sanders, Oklahoma City, Okla.
DL Justin Shanks, Prattville, Ala.
CB Geno Smith, Atlanta, Ga.
WR JaQuay Williams, Franklin, Ga.
RB T.J. Yeldon, Daphne, Ala.
Three-stars
FB Beniquez Brown, Florence, Ala.
ATH Darrion Hutcherson, Dadeville, Ala. ( 2012 Auburn commit)
Not rated
OL Michael Flint, Oxford, Ala. (2012 Auburn commit)
CB T.J. Gurley, Cairo, Ga.
TE Will Johnson, Osseo, Minn.
FB Kenno Loyal, Decatur, Ga.
DL Tyler Nero, Atmore, Ala.
DE JaMichael Winston, Mobile, Ala.
Junior College
DE Denico Autry, Scooba, Miss.
WR Cordarrelle Patterson, Coffeyville, Kan.
Future classes
ATH Evan Berry, Fairburn, Ga. (2014)
ATH Elliott Berry, Fairburn, Ga. (2014)
DL Dee Liner, Muscle Shoals, Ala. (2013)
DL Henry Poggi, Baltimore, Md. (2013)