BREAKING: Kareem Palmer Commits To Auburn Tigers

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🗓️ 17 May 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers land a key commitment as three-star linebacker Kareem Palmer joins the 2027 class, strengthening a promising defensive future. Can DJ Durkin’s recruiting eye elevate Auburn's linebacker corps to elite SEC status once again? Zac Blackerby breaks down Palmer’s skillset, highlighting his ability to navigate traffic, physicality against the run, and potential special teams impact. The analysis explores Auburn’s pursuit of fellow prospects Jeremiah Culpepper and Isaac McNeil, discusses potential roster turnover with players like Xavier Atkins and Demarcus Riddick, and weighs the strategic implications for Auburn football’s defensive depth chart. Is this the foundation of a championship-caliber linebacker unit?

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0:00.0	Kareem Palmer commits to the Auburn Tigers.
0:10.6	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:15.7	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:20.6	Yes. Welcome on into Locked on Auburn. Quick bonus edition of the show. I'm Zach Blackerby
0:26.7	and some breaking news. Kareem Palmer, the linebacker from Tunes County in Lions, Georgia,
0:36.1	has committed to the Auburn Tigers.
0:40.2	A lot of discussion picked up yesterday when he arrived and the visit went well during
0:45.5	Big Cat weekend, and he decided to make his commitment official to the Auburn Tigers,
0:53.3	six foot two,
0:54.3	215 pound linebacker.
0:56.3	And looking at what he's done with his high school tape is,
1:01.3	I mean,
1:01.5	the biggest positive trait to me that stood out about Kareem Palmer was that
1:07.7	he's able to work through traffic extremely well.
1:11.8	There's a lot of traffic and a lot of bodies.
1:14.5	He has kind of a knack of navigating where he's not picked up by blockers
1:20.2	trying to get to the next level.
1:23.3	Decent first step seems to like contact,
1:26.9	has a natural feel for where the ball carrier is
1:29.9	going to be in the running game.
1:32.3	There's not a whole lot of his stuff and pass protection out there.
1:35.9	But look, the bottom line here is if DJ Durkin wants you to play linebacker at Auburn,
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