Auburn continued the nation's hottest recruiting streak Saturday night with a pledge from four-star in-state defensive end Jared Smith, No. 28 in the 2025 ESPN 300.
Smith, the 6-foot-7, 235-pound edge rusher from Alabaster, Alabama, marks the Tigers' eighth commitment across the 2025 and 2026 class since the start of the program's Big Cat Weekend on July 27. He picks Auburn over finalists South Carolina, Ole Miss, Georgia, Florida State and USC, and lands with the Tigers as the second-ranked member of Hugh Freeze's incoming class behind four-star cornerback Blake Woodby, No. 22 in the 2025 ESPN 300.