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Auburn has managed to flip a big-time defensive line prospect away from the defending national champion and onto the Plains.
Four-star phenom Nate Marshall, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive lineman from Oak Park, Illinois, will not be attending Michigan after all.
Marshall had committed to play for the Wolverines since April, a few months after Michigan captured its 1st national championship since 1997. However, he flipped his commitment to Auburn on Friday morning:
BREAKING: Four-Star DL Nate Marshall has Flipped his Commitment from Michigan to Auburn, he tells me for @on3recruits
The 6’4 250 DL from Oak Park, IL had been Committed to the Wolverines since April
“What Cam say? Indeed🦅”https://t.co/q6SSwqOBGY pic.twitter.com/k91PiUtZNX
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) August 23, 2024
Marshall is the No. 46 overall player in the Class of 2025, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. He’s also ranked as the 6th-best defensive lineman in the country and the No. 2 player from the state of Illinois.
After committing to Michigan on April 22, Marshall reportedly took official visits to Michigan, Illinois, Alabama Miami and … Auburn.
Auburn is now up to 23 total commitments for the 2025 class, and Marshall is now Auburn’s 3rd-highest-ranked commitment. With Marshall now in the fold, Auburn currently has the 5th-ranked recruiting class for 2025.
Marshall earned his conference’s defensive player of the year honor as a junior after posting 38 tackles (16 for loss), 6 sacks and 4 forced fumbles. He showed his versatility by blocking 4 kicks, and he caught 4 touchdown passes on offense.
Here are some highlights from his junior season:
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Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
