Outside linebacker Demarcus Riddick changed his commitment from Georgia to Auburn on Wednesday.
Riddick (No. 41 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300) had committed to Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs on Nov. 4, 2022. The Chilton County High School (Alabama) product is the cycle's second-best outside linebacker.
Riddick took an official visit to the Tigers from June 9-11.
He immediately becomes the highest-ranked member of Hugh Freeze's 2024 class. Freeze's first class finished 21st overall (eighth in the SEC) in ESPN's final 2023 rankings.
Last season, the Tigers' defense ranked 10th in the SEC in total defense (395.