The Auburn Tigers and Head Coach Hugh Freeze have faced serious difficulties on the recruiting trail over the past week.
In an era of collegiate sports where committing means less than it ever did, players decommit and recommit as often as they change their socks.
The latest victim of the changes has been Freeze’s Tigers, who saw three commits from next year’s class either decommit or flip to another school entirely.
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Gulf Shores native JaMichael Garrett, a four-star linebacker, decommitted from the class a couple of weeks ago followed by Mobile native Shadarius Toodle, who flipped to Georgia over the weekend.
As if that wasn’t enough, four-star wide receiver Devin Carter also flipped and is now heading to Florida State.
BREAKING: Four-Star WR Devin Carter has Flipped from Auburn to Florida State, he tells me for @on3recruits
The 6’1 175 WR had been Committed to the Tigers since January
His dad, Dexter, played RB for FSU & was drafted in the 1st Round of the NFL Drafthttps://t.co/urGVFaKOOu pic.twitter.com/ya961Urz0f
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 23, 2025
BREAKING: Four-Star LB Shadarius Toodle has Flipped from Auburn to Georgia, he tells me for @on3recruits
The 6’3 235 LB from Mobile, AL had been Committed to the Tigers since July 2024
“If you want to be the best, why not play with the best?”https://t.co/XcZMcvPJES pic.twitter.com/Wg4J4MTdNJ
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) June 22, 2025
Though there are months until pen is put to paper, the Tigers have fallen outside the top 80 in terms of recruiting rankings.
Auburn is not a lost cause, but Hugh Freeze will need to earn big wins this fall on the field and while recruiting in order to get the momentum back rolling.
