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Locked On Auburn -  Daily Podcast On Auburn Tigers Football & Basketball

LOVE THIS: Recruiting Expert Compares Auburn QB Target to ELITE Passer

Locked On Auburn - Daily Podcast On Auburn Tigers Football & Basketball

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers ramp up their recruiting momentum as Israel Abrams, a top-ranked quarterback from Montini Catholic, draws comparisons to Hendon Hooker and attracts buzz about a possible commitment. Is Abrams the dynamic quarterback Auburn needs to jumpstart their offense? Insights from Brian Smith spotlight his athletic ability, frame, and playmaking skills—while speculation swirls about official visits and potential rivals in the recruitment race. Zac Blackerby and Brian Smith dissect Auburn’s pursuit of elite in-state talent, featuring defensive linemen Karlos May, Donivan Moore, and Elijah Brown. Will Auburn secure the top three DTs in Alabama and reshape their defensive front? The crew explores the impact of Vontrell King-Williams’ recruiting priorities, evaluates the linebacker Isaac McNeil’s NFL upside, and grades Alex Golesh's recruiting efforts against rivals like Georgia and Bama. Auburn’s path to a top 10 recruiting class is heating up—are Tigers fans ready for a new era?

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0:00.0

There's a ton of buzz for Israel Abrams to Auburn, and we've got a nice player comp for them.

0:12.4

You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.

0:17.4

Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:22.6

Yes, welcome on into Locked-on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.

0:27.2

I'm your host, Blackerbie.

0:28.4

Thank you so much for making Lockdown Auburn, your first listen every single day.

0:32.7

Brian Smith, host of the portal, hanging out with us to Portals, Lockdowns, Recruiting, NIL nil and transfer portal podcast there's a linebacker to watch for auburn tiger fans will discuss him later another prediction for carlos made a auburn what that could mean for this defensive line class but let's start with is Israel Abrams, because there have been some predictions

0:55.6

for Israel Abrams to Auburn, and there's been other riders that said that that prediction

0:59.9

is coming probably soon that they're close to pulling the trigger there. Brian, is there a

1:06.1

quarterback that he reminds you of when you watch tape of Israel Abrams.

1:12.8

I would go, and I'm not saying he's at the level yet,

1:16.4

but just some of his movements, his body,

1:19.0

the way he's built, I'm going to go with Hendon Hooker.

1:23.8

I'm sure if you're an Auburn fan, you're familiar.

1:27.0

He played at Tennessee.

1:29.5

Goish was a part of that, blah, blah, blah, like getting in there.

1:32.8

I would imagine that if he's anything like Hooker at Auburn, they would be very happy.

1:40.3

But Hooker was a guy that had decent size, pretty good mobility.

1:44.1

Yeah. That's kind of how I look at

1:45.6

Israel. He's not going to be run around like Caleb Williams athletic, but he's athletic enough.

1:50.8

And he makes throws from every freaking angle. And he's a wiry frame. Got a bit like a basketball player.

1:56.0

Long, yeah. Yeah, he really is. Kind of a baseball player that plays in the outfield, somebody like that.

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