3-star DL Malik Blocton commits to Auburn Tigers

Pike Road (Ala.) three-star defensive lineman Malik Blocton has committed to the Auburn Tigers. He announced the news on Twitter.

He chose the Tigers over Florida and Texas.

The 6-foot-3, 255-pounder is the No. 459 overall prospect and No. 41 defensive lineman in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 25 player in Alabama.

Auburn is set to host Blocton for an official visit on Nov. 24 for the Iron Bowl. The trip will be his ninth to campus and first since June 15. He took official visits to Florida and Texas in June.

“Auburn has been consistent. No matter who the coaching staff was, Auburn has been consistent with me,” Blocton told On3 ahead of his decision. “Auburn has had a new defensive line coach almost every year since I been in high school. No matter who it was, from Coach (Nick) Eason to Coach (Jimmy) Brumbaugh to Coach (Jeremy Garrett), all of them have made me a priority for them. Coach Garrett told me that when I come in, he wants me to pay end (5) at first and then gradually moving inside (4i).”

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With his commitment, Blocton is the 10th pledge in Auburn’s 2024 recruiting class.

Malik Blocton currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $19.1K. 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.