Auburn offers FIU tight end transfer Rivaldo Fairweather
On Monday, the transfer portal opened (and chaos has ensued). Auburn has now extended an offer to big FIU tight end transfer Rivaldo Fairweather. He is originally from Boyd Anderson High in Lauderhill, Fla.
The Tigers, under Hugh Freeze, are expected to attack the transfer portal heavily. They are already off to a quick start on the first day of the portal officially being open.
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Fairweather was a 3-star recruit by all recruiting services in the class of 2020. As a senior in high school, he had 40 catches, 812 yards, and 15 touchdowns. He also played defense and had 23 tackles and 6 sacks.
His two most notable offers out of high school were Western Kentucky, and FIU where he would attend.
So far, the Tigers and ECU have offered since he entered the transfer portal. More offers are sure to come as Fairweather had a breakout year in 2022.
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The 6-foot-5 245 pound tight end has played three years at FIU, but will have two years to play at his next stop.
Fairweather had an uptick in production in 2022 for the Panthers. He had 28 catches, 426 yards, and 3 touchdowns. He had one touchdown that went for 75 yards.
Averaging 15.2 yards per reception, Fairweather was one of the more explosive pass catchers in the country.
Fairweather will leave FIU after recording 54 catches, 838 yards, and 5 touchdowns in his career so far. He averaged over 15 yards per catch in all three years with the Panthers.
