Top portal targets: LIVE tracker
'Tis the season, everyone.
The transfer portal has officially opened. As always, any national portal news can be found on Rivals.com Portal Tracker, but here at AuburnSports.com, we're breaking it down as it pertains exclusively to the Auburn Tigers.
Keep track of which players from the Tigers have announced they'll be departing from Auburn this offseason, as well as those that Auburn is pursuing in the portal window and made offers.
ENTERED THE PORTAL (10)
Part of Auburn's 2022 recruiting class, Enyce Sledge was the first to announce he intends to enter the transfer portal on Nov. 27. Sledge made his first appearance in the Western Kentucky game as a true freshman, before taking a redshirt in 2023.
He enters the portal with three years of eligibility remaining.
UPDATE: Sledge committed to Illinois
A three-star defensive lineman in the Tigers' 2023 class, Stephen Johnson announced his intentions to enter the portal Nov. 28. The Fayetteville, Ga., native will have four years of eligibility remaining.
Omari Kelly recorded catches in three games as a true freshman in 2022, totaling three receptions for 56 yards receiving. He saw a decrease in production as a sophomore, hauling in just two catches for 45 total yards receiving.
Originally from Trussville, Ala., Kelly announced he intended to enter the portal Dec. 1 with two years of eligibility remaining.
Stephen Sings followed Hugh Freeze to Auburn from Liberty, but it looks like his career will end somewhere else.
He recorded five tackles in six games for the Tigers, with his three tackles against Samford signaling his season high.
Jyaire Shorter appeared in seven games for Auburn in 2023, recording just one 10-yard reception against Samford. He entered the portal Monday and will have one remaining year of eligibility.
Another wide receiver to enter the portal, Malcolm Johnson Jr. appeared in 29 games over a three-year stint at Auburn. He recorded 14 receptions for 199 yards receiving and one touchdown during that time.
Tyler Fromm's most-known Auburn moment was being on the receiving end of Bo Nix's scramble touchdown at LSU. It was his only score in an Auburn uniform, as he totaled 14 receptions and 165 yards receiving in three seasons before entering the transfer portal.
UPDATE: Fromm committed to Georgia Southern
Former JUCO safety Marquise Gilbert entered the portal after two seasons on the Plains. He recored two tackles in both 2022 and 2023 and will enter as a graduate transfer.
Austin Ausberry came to Auburn as part of the Tigers' 2022 class, where he was the No. 101 player nationally. He departs after two seasons on the Plains, where he appeared in seven games total, recording two total tackles.
OFFERED BY AUBURN (25)
Gerquan Scott was one of the first offers to go out from Auburn, as the Tigers look to build up the trenches through the portal. Scott's spent the last three seasons at Southern Miss, where he's primarily played left guard for the Golden Eagles.
He'll have one season of eligibility remaining.
UPDATE: Scott committed to Ole Miss on 12/12/23.
Another primary guard offered by Auburn, Easton Kilty moved around the offensive line for North Dakota before settling in as a starter at right guard.
He'll have one season of eligibility remaining.
UPDATE: Kilty committed to Kansas State on 12/11/23.
Out of Shorter University in Rome, Ga., Alan Herron appeared in 22 games over two seasons for Shorter, mostly appearing at right tackle. He's 6-foot-6, 310 pounds and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
UPDATE: Herron committed to Penn State on 12/11/23.
Derrick Harmon appeared in 28 total games for Michigan State in his three seasons in East Lansing, including a redshirt year. He tallied 40 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in 2023.
Over his three year career, he totaled 71 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks for the Spartans. He'll have two seasons of eligibility remaining and Auburn was the first to offer him.
Auburn offered former Vanderbilt defensive end Nate Clifton Monday, as the grad transfer looks to use his final year of eligibility somewhere else.
Throughout his career at Vanderbilt, Clifton started 37 games and appeared in 43 games for the Commodores, totaling 93 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks.
This past season, Clifton had 30 tackles and career highs in tackles for loss (7.5) and sacks (5.5).
UPDATE: Clifton committed to USC on 12/10/23.
Georgia State's leading receiver, Robert Lewis, entered the portal Monday and Auburn offered right away. He hauled in 70 catches for the Panthers this season, totaling 877 yards receiving and finding the end zone seven times.
Over his career, he's tallied 90 receptions for over 1,000 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns. He’ll have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
UPDATE: Lewis committed to Auburn on 12/10/23.
Auburn offered former Arkansas linebacker Chris "Pooh" Paul Jr. Monday, after he announced last week that he intended to enter the transfer portal. He appeared in 28 games over three seasons for the Razorbacks, starting nine games in 2023.
Over his three-year career at Arkansas, he totaled 137 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and six sacks. He'll have two years of eligibility remaining.
UPDATE: Paul committed to Ole Miss on 12/08/23.
Will Sheppard announced his intention to enter the transfer portal Dec. 3 and Auburn is his first offer, picking it up Monday. Sheppard was Vanderbilt's leading receiver this past season, recording 47 catches for 684 yards receiving and eight touchdowns.
UPDATE: Sheppard committed to Colorado on 12/14/23.
Former Bucknell defensive back Ethan Robinson picked up an offer from Auburn Monday evening. He recorded 154 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and a sack in his three seasons with the Bisons.
Robinson also intercepted five passes in his career, including three in 2023.
UPDATE: Robinson committed to Minnesota on 12/10/23.
Auburn offered former Kansas State defensive back Will Lee, who was part of the Wildcats’ 2023 class. This past season, he had 42 tackles and two interceptions for K-State.
UPDATE: Lee committed to Texas A&M on 12/10/23.
Former San Jose State offensive lineman Fernando Carmona Jr. was offered by Auburn late Monday evening, as the Tigers extended their fourth portal offer to an o-lineman.
Carmona was utilized mostly as a left tackle during his time at San Jose State and will have two years of eligibility remaining.
UPDATE: Carmona committed to Arkansas on 12/17/23
In four seasons with South Alabama, Caullin Lacy recorded 208 receptions for 2,521 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns. His best season was in 2023 with a career-high 91 receptions and 1,316 yards receiving.
Lacy is expected to visit Texas A&M Dec. 8-10 and Oregon the following weekend. A trip to Auburn is most certainly on the table.
UPDATE: Lacy committed to Louisville on 12/17/23.
Multi-year starter Matthew Bedford will have one season of eligibility remaining as a grad transfer and took a visit to Auburn last week. He visited Colorado the weekend following and committed soon afterward.
UPDATE: Bedford committed to Colorado on 12/12/23.
As a true freshman at Oregon State, Jerrod McCoy recorded 31 tackles and had two interceptions. He is originally from Whitehouse, Texas.
McCoy has become one of the more popular defensive backs in the portal, picking up nearly 20 offers already from Power Five programs.
Akili Arnold spent the previous five seasons with Oregon State, where he was largely productive for the Beavers, especially in his final season. He finished his five-year career with 154 total tackles and three interceptions, although his 2023 campaign was unlike any other.
Arnold nearly doubled his previous season high in 2023 with 62 tackles and set a career mark with two interceptions.
Following limited action as a freshman, Zavion Thomas took a big step up in his sophomore season for Mississippi State. He was the second-leading receiver for the Bulldogs, totaling 40 receptions, 503 yards receiving and a touchdown in 2023.
His biggest game was against Auburn, where he set career marks in receptions (9) and receiving yardage for a game (112).
UPDATE: Thomas committed to LSU on 12/15/23.
Chris McClellan put up similar numbers in his first two seasons at Florida, with 23 tackles in each season and recording two sacks while in Gainesville. He was offered by Auburn last week.
Auburn also extended an offered to former Rhode Island defensive back Syeed Gibbs, who led the Rams in interceptions last season. In two years with Rhode Island, he tallied 40 tackles, but 38 of them came in his 2023 campaign.
UPDATE: Gibbs committed to Georgia Tech on 12/17/23.
Memphis offensive line transfer Makylan Pounders was offered by Auburn and visited Dec. 10-11. Pounders will continue exploring his options and plans to visit Missouri in early January.
UPDATE: Pounders committed to Mississippi State on 12/16/23
Jakobe Thomas spent the last two seasons with Middle Tennessee before entering the transfer portal. In those two seasons, Thomas tallied 108 total tackles and four interceptions.
UPDATE: Thomas committed to Oregon State on 12/14/23.
Kobe Savage was part of Kansas State's 2022 recruiting class, coming out of Tyler Junior College. He made an immediate impact once on the field in Manhattan, tallying 115 total tackles and six interceptions in two seasons.
Both years were consistent in production, as Savage had 50-plus tackles both years and three interceptions per season.
A former Rivals250 player in the class of 2022, Jaleel Skinner elected to commit to Miami out of high school. He saw limited action with the Hurricanes this past season, seeing the field for a total of 26 snaps, where he graded out at 72.4 per PFF.
Skinner will be in Auburn Dec. 15-17 on an official visit.
Penn transfer Joey Slackman was expected to visit Auburn Dec.15-17, although that visit was cancelled. He played 420 snaps this past season for Penn, where he graded out at 90.1 per PFF.
UPDATE: Slackman committed to Florida on 12/17/23.
Former Liberty defensive back Preston Hodge picked up an offer from Auburn Dec. 13. He was previously recruited to Liberty by Hugh Freeze and in two seasons with the Flames from 2022-2023, had 60 tackles and two interceptions.
UPDATE: Hodge committed to Colorado on 12/16/23
Dorian Mausi is expected to visit Auburn Dec. 15-17.
He spent the previous four seasons at Duke, where he made 193 tackles, 2.5 sacks and had one interception.
Gage Keys will be searching for his third school in three years.
He played his first season with Minnesota, where he had five total tackles, before transferring to Kansas. In one season with the Jayhawks, Keys had better statistical production, tallying 21 tackles.
UPDATE: Keys committed to Auburn on 12/17/23.