Who committed to the Tigers during Big Cat Weekend?

AUBURN — Auburn football welcomed dozens of recruits to its annual Big Cat Weekend event on Saturday, securing four commitments during the day that officially began around noon and ended around 4 p.m.

Three of these prospects are in the 2026 class, a cycle in which the Tigers are now the best class in the country.

Here’s everything you need to know about the commitments Auburn has made:

Hezekiah Harris

Rank: Four Star EDGE

Class: 2026, Jemison

Harris, a native of Huntsville, Alabama, is rated the No. 30 prospect in 2026 by the 247Sports Composite. 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 pound 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 thus far.

Shadarius Toodle

Position: Four-star LB

Class: 2026, Cottage Hill Christian Academy

Toodle, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound native 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 game. He also contributed seven sacks and an interception.

YesMichael Garrett

Position: Four-star LB

Class: 2026, Gulf Shores

At 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, Garrett is ranked the No. 8 player in the state of Alabama by 247Sports. In his sophomore season, he totaled 87 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks while helping Gulf Shores win 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 the No. 100 prospect in 2025 by the 247Sports Composite and the No. 3 player in the state of Maryland. He originally committed to Ohio State but later backed out. Woodby will join a trio of 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

Coleman is 6-foot-2, 285 pounds and is rated the No. 153 prospect in the Class of 2025 and the No. 13 prospect in the state of Alabama by the 247Sports Composite. Over the past two years at Saraland, Coleman has 131 tackles, 42.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. The Tigers now have 17 commitments in the Class of 2025, which ranks them No. 11 in the nation, according to the 247Sports Composite.

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