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BREAKING: Auburn football flips Alabama commit Derick Smith

Former Alabama commit, 4-star ATH Derick Smith, has flipped to Auburn football.

By Mary Kate Hughes

Southside Derick Smith (6) returns a kick at Montgomery Academy in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Montgomery Academy leads Southside 20-14 at halftime.
Southside Derick Smith (6) returns a kick at Montgomery Academy in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Montgomery Academy leads Southside 20-14 at halftime. / Jake Crandall/ Advertiser via Imagn
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Former Alabama commit, 4-star ATH Derick Smith, has flipped to Auburn football

After a massively successful Big Cat Weekend, the good news keeps rolling in for the Auburn football program. The Tigers added a trio of commits to their recruiting class of 2026, and the commits from the class of 2025 keep coming.

4-star ATH Derick Smith, an Alabama commit since early March, made his way to the Plains for Big Cat Weekend on Saturday, and notably skipped the Tide's cookout event the following Sunday. The writing seemed to be on the wall, and the big news broke late on Monday morning.

From Selma, Alabama, Smith is ranked as the #2 ATH in the recruiting class of 2025 and is the #3 prospect out of the state. Smith committed to the Tide as a defensive back, but has the ability to play on both sides of the ball. Both wide receivers coach Marcus Davis and safeties coach Charles Kelly have been involved in Smith's recruitment to the Plains and have told the ATH he could play either position. The Tigers are hoping Smith will choose to play wide receiver, though.

“But they really want me at wide receiver,” he said, per Auburn Live, which is fine with Smith. “I love Coach (Hugh) Freeze and how he develops good receivers in the NFL. He said he can develop me to be next.”

Smith is the second Alabama commit to flip to Auburn football this weekend after 4-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman, who flipped between the in-state rivals multiple times throughout his recruitment before finally settling on Auburn football.

The Tigers' recruiting class of 2025 now holds 20 commits and is ranked #7 overall. Smith is classified as a wide receiver on Auburn's roster and is the fourth most highly-ranked commit.

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