Auburn’s season continued its upward trend on Monday when four star 2017 Linebacker K.J. Britt of Oxford High School in Oxford, Alabama, made his official commitment to the Tigers.
Britt had narrowed his choices down to Auburn, Georgia, Stanford and Ole Miss. The commitment over a SEC West foe and rival Georgia was huge for the Tigers, and the way that Britt made his selection will go down as one of the most memorable by a high school recruit.
Britt announced that he would be playing for Auburn come 2017 in a Halloween-themed video, first released by Bleacher Report. In the video, Britt appears to be having a Halloween party at his house, and is greeted by some familiar trick-or-treaters. The Florida Gators are represented by a boy dressed in an alligator costume, to whom Britt gives an encouraging “chomp chomp.” Next is a boy dressed as a Georgia Bulldog, and Britt recognizes this costume immediately. However, after giving him candy, the linebacker sends him on his way.
The last guest is a boy dressed in garb that Auburn faithful are all too accustomed to. A visor, long-sleeve undershirt and navy sweater vest aid in revealing that this visitor is pretending to be Gus Malzahn. Upon recognizing this, Britt says to the boy, “I’ve got something special for you.” He hands the tiny Gus a massive Hershey’s chocolate bar that reads “Official Commitment.” Little Coach Malzahn thanks K.J. as he struggles to carry the enormous candy bar, and Britt ends the video by turning to the camera and saying “Happy Halloween, and War Eagle.”
Britt’s declaration bolstered an already promising 2017 class. Both 247 Sports and ESPN have Auburn ranked as the 12th best class nationally. This position is sixth in the SEC, behind Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, and Texas A&M. Auburn’s top recruit in the class is five-star, 6-foot-7 offensive tackle Calvin Ashley from Washington, D.C.
During Malzahn’s tenure as head coach, each of Auburn’s recruiting classes have been in the top 10, per 247 Sports rankings. National Signing Day is Feb. 1.
2017 AUBURN FOOTBALL COMMITS
Calvin Ashley (5 Star) – Offensive Tackle
Austin Troxell (4 Star) – Offensive Tackle
Nick Brahms (4 Star) – Offensive Guard
Malcolm Askew (4 Star) – Athlete
Alaric Williams (4 Star) – Athlete
Tray Bishop (4 Star) – Athlete
Devan Barrett (4 Star) – Runningback
Tadarian Moultry (4 Star) – Inside Linebacker
Kenney Britt (4 Star) – Inside Linebacker
Octavius Matthews (3 Star) – Athlete
Carlito Gonzalez (3 Star) – Safety
Jordyn Peters (3 Star) - Safety
Chandler Wooten (3 Star) – Outside Linebacker
Anders Carlson (3 Star) – Kicker
Bill Taylor (2 Star) – Long Snapper
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