4-star LB Tyler Lockhart de-commits from Auburn
Four-star linebacker Tyler Lockhart has de-committed from Auburn.
Lockhart, who attends Winona Secondary School in Mississippi, announced his decision Friday on social media. He had been committed to the Tigers since May.
“After a long talk with my family I have decided to open my recruitment and de-commit Auburn University,” he wrote on X.
Lockhart’s de-commitment comes five days after an official visit to Mississippi State. That visit came a week after visiting Auburn.
“Great people here,” he said following his visit to Auburn. “It’s a good program and I think it fits me. I feel great. I think I made the right decision.”
Lockhart is the second de-commitment for Auburn this week. Four-star offensive tackle Carde Smith reopened his recruit on Wednesday.
Auburn now has 14 commitments in its 2024 class, a group currently ranked No. 10 in the On3 Team Rankings.
Carde Smith de-commits from Auburn
Four-star offensive tackle Carde Smith has de-committed from Auburn.
Smith, who attends Williamson High School in Mobile, announced his decision Wednesday on social media. He had been committed to Auburn since April 10.
Smith’s de-commitment comes less than two weeks after he visited Auburn and reaffirmed his commitment.
“(The visit) helped make sure that I made the right decision to come to Auburn,” Smith said. “Just the love around here. You never have to worry about anything. They’ve got your back.
“Oh, I’m locked. Ain’t no switching.”
Intel on the Carde Smith decommitment..
Smith initially committed to Auburn over Florida State and Mississippi State. USC, however, has made a recent push.
Smith took an official visit to USC June 21-23.
“The USC visit showed me some different things,” he told On3’s USC site, WeAreSC. “[They] made a real hard push for me to be here.”
Auburn’s 2025 class now has 15 total commitments and four offensive linemen: four-star tackle Broderick Shull, three-star interior lineman Tai Buster, three-star tackle Spencer Dowland and four-star tackle Tavaris Dice.
