National Signing Day 2015 Auburn Recruiting Class Recap

Things finally settled down late Wednesday afternoon, and National Signing Day is nearly over.

At 3PM Central head coach Gus Malzahn will meet with the media to discuss the 2015 Auburn recruiting class, and around that same time, the Tigers expect to receive a national letter of intent from one of the nation’s best players, Byron Cowart.

Live on ESPNU, Cowart committed to Auburn at a ceremony at Armwood High School in Florida around 8:10AM Central.

However, he did not immediately fax his NLI to Auburn, which led to wide spread concern and speculation as to whether or not he would indeed sign with the Tigers. Cowart – the nation’s top ranked player in the ESPN300 and third overall in the 247Sports Composite, had also considered signing with Florida.

“Both scholarships were signed and given to me,” Cowart’s high school coach Sean Callahan told ESPN. “He did not want to fax anything off. All he wanted to do was make a verbal commitment to Auburn. His family did not want anything faxed off until everybody feels clear on where he needs to be. He’s confused and still needs time. And he does have time to figure it out.

“His mother and mentor told him to hold up. … I have no idea when this will go off. I’m not in that circle right now with who’s making that decision.”

Regardless of the details, it’s moot point now.

At 3PM Central, Mike Farrell of Rivals reported that Cowart’s letter of intent had been received by Auburn University and he would soon be an official member of the Tigers recruiting class. Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn announced the paperwork had arrived during a press conference shortly thereafter.

Welcome to the #Auburn Family Byron Cowart! #AuburnFast #WarEagle pic.twitter.com/h0gonldW6E
— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) February 4, 2015

As for the slightly less dramatic events of the day, the Tigers flipped offensive lineman Mike Horton from Florida in the morning and secured signatures from previously uncommitted players Darius Slayton, Carlton Davis, Ryan Davis, Jeffrey Holland and Javarius Johnson.

Players That Signed With Auburn on NSD 2015:

In Chronological Order

P Ian Shannon
OL Marquel Harrell
OL Kaleb Kim
DT Jauntavius Johnson
DE Prince Tega Wanogho, Jr.
OL Mike Horton
LB Darrell Williams
TE Jalen Harris
LB Richard McBryde
CB Carlton Davis
WR Ryan Davis
LB Jeffrey Holland
LB Montavious Atkinson
WR Darius Slayton
CB Jeremiah Dinson
DE Byron Cowart
DB Jordan Colbert
DB Javarius Johnson

The Ones That Got Away

ATH D’Anfernee McGriff de-committed on Thursday and signed with Florida
QB Torrance Gibson signed with Ohio State
OL Martez Ivey signed with Florida
DE CeCe Jefferson picked Florida in a ceremony on ESPNU
DT Target Kendrick Norton signed with Miami
Long-time commit Elijah Sullivan flipped to Kansas State

Overall, it was a fantastic National Signing Day for the Auburn football program. The Tigers signed 19 players, which included seven players that had yet to commit. In addition to the eight early enrollees, the 19 signees brought the official class total to 27 with room for at least one more player if necessary (five-star wide receiver Terry Godwin will announce his decision at 5PM on Fox Sports South).

With the good news, the Tigers jumped three spots in the 247Sports national rankings to No. 9 overall and fourth in the SEC.

Next: 2015 Auburn Recruiting Class Player Profiles

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