AUBURN — Auburn football hosted dozens of recruits at its annual Big Cat Weekend event Saturday, securing four commitments throughout the day that officially began around noon and ended at about 4 p.m.
Three of those pledges are in the Class of 2026, a cycle in which the Tigers now hold the No. 1 class in the country.
Here is everything you should know about the commitments Auburn landed:
Hezekiah Harris
Position: Four-star EDGE
Class: 2026, Jemison
A Huntsville, Alabama, native, Harris is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 30 player in 2026. He is currently the No. 2 player in the state of Alabama behind only five-star edge defender Anthony Jones. The 6-foot-5, 220 pounds edge defender was named to the second team 2023 MaxPreps High School Sophomore All-America Team and is the second-highest rated recruit of the Hugh Freeze era, so far.
Shadarius Toodle
Position: Four-star LB
Class: 2026, Cottage Hill Christian Academy
Toodle, listed at 6-foot-3, 210 pounds, out of Mobile Alabama, is the No. 4 player in the state behind five-star edge defender Anthony Jones, Harris and four-star cornerback Zyan Gibson. Last season, Toodle recorded 72 solo tackles and 119 total tackles in 10 games, averaging 11.9 tackles per contest. He also contributed seven sacks and an interception.
JaMichael Garrett
Position: Four-star LB
Class: 2026, Gulf Shores
Listed at 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, Garrett is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 8 player from the state of Alabama. In his sophomore season, he totaled 87 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks, helping Gulf Shores to the Class 5A state championship.
Blake Woodby
Position: Four-star CB
Class: 2025, St. Frances Academy (Maryland)
The 5-foot-10.5, 175-pound Woodby is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 100 player in 2025 and the No. 3 player in the state of Maryland. Originally committed to Ohio State before later backing off his pledge, Woodby will join three cornerbacks in Auburn’s class in four-star prospects Devin Williams and Donovan Starr and three-star recruit Dante Core.
Antonio Coleman
Position: Four-star DL
Class: 2025, Saraland
Listed at 6-foot-2, 285 pounds, Coleman is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No 153 player in the Class of 2025 and the No. 13 player in the state of Alabama. In the last two years at Saraland, Coleman has 131 tackles, 42.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. The Tigers have now hauled in 17 commitments in the Class of 2025, ranking them No. 11 in the country, per the 247Sports Composite.
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