Three-star from Kentucky decommits from ‘University of Auburn’

Auburn’s 2023 class continues to shift. Jamarrion Harkless, a defensive lineman from Lexington, Kentucky, decommited from the ‘College of Auburn,’ bringing Hugh Freeze’s inaugural class to 11 gamers.

“Every thing occurs for a cause,” Harkless tweeted on Sunday morning.

Harkless, like four-star large reciever Adam Hopkins, selected Auburn in September. Each of their main contacts on the Plains weren’t retained on Freeze’s workers – Ike Hilliard in Hopkins’ case and Jimmy Brumbaugh for Harkless. Hopkins reopened his recruitment, together with Auburn within the combine, on Dec. 1.

Harkless was a 6-foot-4, 290-pound three-star for Frederick (Ky.) Douglas Hugh. He was the No. 8 participant in Kentucky on the 247Sports Composite rating and the Ninetieth-best defensive lineman. He had provides from Ole Miss, Illinois and others when he initially selected the Tigers.

He’s the fourth prospect to depart the category after Bryan Harsin was fired on Oct. 31 and fifth decommit total. Auburn nonetheless has 4 line of defense gamers within the fold to signal on Dec. 21: Darron Reed, Wilky Denaud, Ashley Williams, and most just lately, Brenton Williams. Harkless, although, is projected as an inside lineman.

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The Tigers’ class is ranked 52nd nationally and tied with Texas A&M with the least quantity of verbal pledges within the Southeastern Convention (11). Freeze and his workers jumped out to a productive begin on the path this weekend, visiting the Tigers’ three in-state recruits whereas introducing himself to Alabama at massive.

Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Comply with him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or e mail him at NAlvarez@al.com