Elite JUCO safety Laquan Robinson commits to Auburn

Goodman (Miss.) Holmes Community College safety Laquan Robinson has committed to Auburn.

The Greenville (Ala.) native chose the Tigers while also being pursued by the likes of Ole Miss and Texas A&M.

Robinson is the No. 9 overall JUCO prospect and top-ranked safety, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. 

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The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder took an official visit to the Plains on Oct. 21, which helped seal the deal for the Tigers. Secondary coach Zac Etheridge led Auburn’s charge for the touted DB.

“It’s a great environment, you know,” Robinson told Auburn Live in September. “Coach Etheridge, he is a great coach, I feel a great connection with him and I feel like we can go somewhere with this.”

Robinson does not currently have an On3 NIL Valuation. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Robinson bolsters Auburn’s Top-20 recruiting class

With Robinson now in the fold, Auburn’s 2024 recruiting class consists of 17 total prospects. He’s the first transfer to go with 16 pledges for Hugh Freeze and Co. The Tigers’ class ranks No. 17 in the nation, according to the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Ranking.

Headlining the class is Foley (Ala.) four-star wide receiver Perry Thompson and Clanton (Ala.) Chilton County four-star linebacker Demarcus Riddick, both of whom are top-50 overall recruits. Tuskegee (Ala.) Booker T Washington four-star LB Joseph Phillips is AU’s other top-100 pledge as of Nov. 10.

Robinson becomes the fifth defensive back in the Tigers’ class. Headlining the quintet of DBs is Lilburn (Ga.) Parkview four-star cornerback Jalyn Crawford, a top-300 prospect and the No. 27 CB in the cycle. He’s flanked by Alabaster (Ala.) Moody four-star CB A’Mon Lane, Naples (Fla.) three-star safety Kensley Faustin, Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson three-star safety Kaleb Harris and now Robinson.

Other top commits for the Tigers include: Little Rock (Ark.) Christian Academy four-star quarterback Walker White, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei four-star interior offensive lineman DeAndre Carter, Mobile (Ala.) Baker four-star WR Bryce Cain and Alexander City (Ala.) Benjamin Russell four-star WR Malcolm Simmons.