Auburn Football Recruiting: Mond Decision Imminent; Two Commits

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Dec 30, 2015; Birmingham, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers place kicker Daniel Carlson (38) kicks a field goal during the game against the Memphis Tigers at the 2015 Birmingham Bowl at Legion Field. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

Another Special Teams Boost — This Time, From A Familiar Bloodline

On June 13, Auburn football recruiting received a verbal from Tuscaloosa long snapper Bill Taylor, who Kohl’s Professional Camps — which focuses on kicking, punting, and snapping — rates as the second-best in the country at his position.

Less than two weeks later, on Saturday, the Tigers would land a pledge from another special teamer ranked No. 2 nationally in his specialty — this one with both a familiar frame and name — 6-foot-5, 195-pound Anders Carlson.

Auburn Commitments — Class of 2017
Commit	Pos.	From	Highest Rank*
Calvin Ashley	OT	Orlando, Fla.	No. 14
Austin Troxell	OT	Madison, Ala.	No. 74
Tadarian Moultry	LB	Birmingham, Ala.	No. 100
Alaric Williams	RB	Gadsden, Ala.	No. 107
Malcolm Askew	DB	McCalla, Ala.	No. 118
Chandler Wooten	LB	Kennesaw, Ga.	No. 228
Carlito Gonzalez	S	Stone Mountain, Ga.	3-Star
Octavius Matthews	RB	Stevenson, Ala.	3-Star
Anders Carlson	K	Colorado Springs, Colo.	—
Bill Taylor	LS	Tuscaloosa, Ala.	—
*Among 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals, and Scout

The brother of Auburn’s Lou Groza Award finalist, Daniel Carlson, Anders has garnered much attention at The Classical Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Kohl’s calls Carlson a “superior athlete” who “is just as athletic at this point [in] his development” as his older sibling. Multi-talented, the site goes on to say that “he has huge upside” as both a kicker and punter.

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