Thursday afternoon, June 11, proved to be a strong day for the 2016 recruitment class under Gus Malzahn’s Tigers.
After close consideration between Auburn, Alabama and Florida State, three-star running back prospect Malik Miller announced he will join Gus Malzahn’s 2016 roster.
Miller is ranked the No. 1 running back and No. 13 prospect in Alabama by 247Sports.
The Madison native lead Madison Academy to a third consecutive Alabama High School Athletic Assosication state championship in 2014 and finished his high school career with 1,390 rushing yards for 24 touchdowns.
“(Malzahn) said I’ll play early because my versatility and some of the things I do separates me,” Miller said. “I think he sees a lot in me and has a lot of confidence in me.”
Shortly after Miller announced his commitment to the Tigers, junior college prospect Jamarcus King followed suit, making a verbal commitment over Twitter.
King had 27 tackles in 11 game appearances as a freshman at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, although the cornerback is a Prichard native.
With the additions of Miller and King, the Tigers have snagged eight commitments for the 2016 recruiting class.
The other six include quarterback Woddy Barrett, cornerback John Broussard, safety Stephen Davis, Jr., tight end Landon Rice, wide reciever Eli Stove and linebacker Tre Threat.
This class puts Auburn seven and a half-months ahead of the game before National Signing Day.
Not only is Auburn set for the next couple of years to come, but the Tigers are projected to advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship game according to the Associated Press’ bowl projections for the 2015-16 season.The projections have Auburn playing its semifinal game at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, against Notre Dame.
The Sporting News also has Auburn in the Cotton Bowl, but playing against TCU.
ESPN projected Auburn to play Ohio State in the Capital One Orange Bowl, which is the other semifinal game in its predictions in May.
The Tigers will begin their season on Saturday, September 5 at 2:30 p.m. against Louisville. The game will be played at the Georgia Dome and will be broadcasted on CBS.
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