Auburn gets much-needed OL commitment with 3-star Favour Edwin
After Auburn made Favour Edwin’s shortlist on Nov. 2, Hugh Freeze and the Tigers won the race and earned both his commitment and his signature as Edwin chose Auburn late on Wednesday night.
Auburn beat out the likes of Alabama, Clemson, Florida and Georgia Tech for the 3-star offensive line prospect out of Eagles Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Ga.
Measuring 6-foot-8 and 290 pounds, Edwin ranks as the 56th-ranked offensive tackle in the country and the 69th-best high school prospect out of the state of Georgia, according to 247Sports, which adds Edwin just started playing football in the spring of 2023 after an early background in basketball.
According to 247Sports, on August 16, Freeze and the Tigers became the second to offer Edwin, coming on the heels of an offer from Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide.
Edwin went on to take visits to The Plains on Sept. 30 as Auburn hosted Georgia and on Nov. 25 as Auburn hosted Alabama. By his second visit, Edwin had already trimmed down his list five teams, including the Tigers and Crimson Tide.
Set to lose three starting offensive linemen in Gunner Britton, Avery Jones and Kam Stutts, Auburn has offered a healthy handful of offensive linemen in the transfer portal.
With the addition of Edwin, Freeze and the Tigers are set to welcome at least three new faces to the offensive line room as Edwin is slated to join 4-star DeAndre Carter and 3-star JUCO prospect Seth Wilfred. This number could swell, should the Tigers land an offensive lineman out of the transfer portal.
