As Auburn football fans found out over the last two seasons, top-level recruiting doesn't always translate to success on the field. Still, it's a crucial part to having a successful program, and something that some fans worried about when Alex Golesh was hired as the Tigers' head coach last fall.
Fast forward to the present, and the former South Florida head coach has effectively quashed those fears. Heading into the 2026 season, Golesh has the Tigers' recruiting class of 2027 sitting in the top-10 nationally at No. 9 and No. 4 in the SEC.
The class is made up of 25 commits so far with 10 4-stars and 15 3-stars in the group. The Tigers have locked down players from nine different states, the most (seven) coming from Georgia. Six plaers from the state of Alabama have committed to the Tigers. Auburn's most highly-ranked recruitin the class is Mobile, Alabama, native Isaac McNeil, a 4-star linebacker. He is closely followed by 4-star running back Myson Johnson-Cook from East St. Louis, Illinois.
Golesh and his coaching staff have had great success so far on the recruiting trail, but one news outlet reports that they aren't finished yet and that the Tigers could see more recruits hop on board before the end of the summer.
"By the sounds of it, more players may be on the way in the month of July as Golesh continues to lay the groundwork for what his program will be, building and developing relationships with local prospects across the Southeast," writes Michael Brauner of Yellowhammer News.
One of those players is 4-star defensive lineman Karlos May from Birmingham, Alabama, another recruit that Golesh and his staff are trying to keep in the state. Ranked as teh No. 121 overall players and the No. 11 defensive lineman in the recruiting class of 2027, May has scheduled his official commitment day for July 18.
According to his recruiting profile on 247 Sports, May's top five schools are Ohio State, Auburn, Georgia, Florida State and Alabama, but his decision will likely come down to those first three schools. May officially visited the Plains on June 12, and his recruitment has been led by defensive line coach Vontrell King-Williams, one of the staffers from former head coach Hugh Freeze's squad that remained with the team when Golesh took over.
While Golesh will still have to prove that he can translate the successful recruiting into wins, he's certainly starting off strong on the Plains.
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