Auburn Transfer Portal Target Tracker: Defense

The NCAA transfer portal spring window opened on April 16 allowing FBS college football players to officially enter their names into the portal. Players have 15 days to enter their names into the portal, which closes on April 30.

Auburn added nine transfers during the winter window, including five on defense: safeties Jerrin Thompson (Texas) and Antonio Kite (Alabama), defensive linemen Gage Keys (Kansas) and Trill Carter (Texas) and linebacker Dorian Mausi (Duke). The Tigers will look to add more in the spring window.

Auburn Live will track the transfer targets here on our Transfer Portal Target Tracker. Check back daily as we continuously will update the board with additions and subtractions. We will list each position, the number of portal additions we believe Auburn will add at the position and whether the target is trending up, down or neutral.

DEFENSIVE LINE (2-3)

COMMITTED: NA
ADDED: NA
REMOVED: NA
NEW OFFER: NA
NEW TREND: NA

PlayerTransferring fromYears to playAU offerAU visitTrendingPhilip BlidiIndiana1Yes4/15UpIsaiah RaikesUSC1Yes––Simeon Barrow Jr.Michigan State1Yes––Damonic WilliamsTCU2Yes–Down

Auburn is looking to add at least two interior linemen in the spring window. Blidi was on campus Monday-Wednesday for an official visit (STORY). The Tigers appear to be strongly in the mix for him. Auburn also is very interested in Raikes, who visited Auburn in December before choosing USC over the Tigers. Barrow Jr. has interest in and from Auburn, according to On3’s Pete Nakos (STORY). And Williams has been contacted by Auburn, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Williams, however, since has said he will visit Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, LSU, Missouri and Oregon.

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER/BUCK (1-2)

COMMITTED: NA
ADDED: NA
REMOVED: NA
NEW OFFER: NA
NEW TREND: NA

PlayerTransferring fromYears to playAU offerAU visitTrendingKeyron CrawfordArkansas State2Yes4/21UpNyjalik KellyMiami2No4/26–Dayon HayesPitt2No–Down

Crawford is expected to be in Auburn on Sunday for an official visit. The Tigers are trending in the right direction for him. Kelly is expected to visit Auburn next weekend (April 26-28), according to 247’s Matt Zenitz.

INSIDE LINEBACKER (0-1)

COMMITTED: NA
ADDED: NA
REMOVED: NA
NEW OFFER: NA
NEW TREND: NA

PlayerTransferring fromYears to playAU offerAU visitTrending––––––

Auburn could look to add a linebacker during this window should the right one surface (young guy with multiple years of eligibility). Names could surface soon.

DEFENSIVE BACK (1-2)

COMMITTED: NA
ADDED: NA
REMOVED: NA
NEW OFFER: NA
NEW TREND: NA

PlayerTransferring fromYears to playAU offerAU visitTrendingCormani McClainColorado3No––Tre’Quon FegansUSC3No––

Auburn likely will look to add at least one transfer defensive back and already has reached out to Fegans, the older brother of 2025 top safety target, Anquon Fegans. The Tigers also have contacted McClain, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett.

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