MORE QBs? Auburn, Alex Golesh in PRIME Spot to Land ELITE QBs

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4.6 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers ramp up their pursuit of elite 2027 quarterbacks as Zac Blackerby and Brian Smith break down Israel Abrams, Elijah Haven, and Andre Adams’ recruitment battles. With Byron Brown set for just one more year, Auburn’s QB room faces a pivotal transition—can Alex Golesh and staff land the next program cornerstone before powerhouse rivals swoop in? The hosts analyze the strengths, visit logs, and upside of each prospect, offering insight into SEC recruiting strategy and the high-stakes game of landing top signal-callers. Discussion shifts to Auburn’s defensive line uncertainties and key portal additions, with a spotlight on “Scrap” Richardson’s potential impact in the secondary. Will the Tigers’ pass rush and new DBs—despite losing stars like Jay Crawford—be enough to elevate their defense? Plus, get an exclusive scouting report on rising prep athlete Caleb Ballard and find out why Auburn fans can’t afford to miss these recruiting updates.

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0:00.0	Auburn seems to be in it for several important quarterbacks for the 2027 clap.
0:11.4	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:16.5	Part of the Locked on podcast Network, your team every day.
0:22.3	Yes, welcome on into Locked on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:26.7	I'm your host, Blackerbie.
0:27.8	Thank you so much for making Lockdown, Auburn, your first listen every single day.
0:31.3	Brian Smith, host of the portal.
0:33.2	That's Lockdown's recruiting NIL Transfer Portal show, hanging hanging out with us as he does each and every week.
0:38.2	I want to talk about how good scrap can be one of the new defensive backs for Auburn.
0:43.2	You follow Notre Dame closely.
0:44.7	You know scrap.
0:45.5	I want to kind of get more into what he could possibly do because it could be a lot.
0:50.2	Defensive line concerns.
0:51.5	You and I've talked about defensive line a ton, not just this year, but how important it is and how Auburn has kind of done a good job overachieving with that position at times.
1:01.3	Discuss that as well as just the overall portal class as a whole.
1:04.1	But quarterbacks reportedly coming in, Israel Abrams, one of the top quarterbacks, a four star across the board.
1:12.9	He visited a few weeks ago, Brian, and then Elijah Haven and Andre Adams reportedly coming in soon.
1:20.7	Let's go on chronological order here.
1:22.0	Israel Abrams, 6-490-pound quarterback four- star across the board from Arlington Heights.
1:29.8	That's apparently in Illinois.
1:31.3	Chicago.
1:32.3	A lot of these got a lot of folks like this kid.
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