2017 TARGET BOARD HQ: Defense
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
2016 Class: Auburn signed 3
2016 Seniors: 3 - Maurice Swain, Montravius Adams, Devaroe Lawrence
2017 Projection: Auburn signs 2-3
2017 Top 5 Targets: MJ Webb, Tyrone Truesdell, Aubrey Solomon, Jordon Riley, Cory Durden
Other Top Targets: Ja'len Parks, Eric Crosby, Darnell Ewell
Target Board: Defensive tackles
DEFENSIVE ENDS
2016 Class: Auburn signed 3
2016 Seniors: 0
2017 Projection: Auburn signs 2
2017 Top 5 Targets: Malik Herring, Ryan Johnson, Jonathon MacCollister, Isaiah Buggs, Zachary Carter
Other Top Targets: Isaiah Stokes, Terry Fuller, Robert Beal, Chris Allen, Logan Rudolph, Alec Jackson, Justin Thomas
Target Board: Defensive ends
LINEBACKERS
2016 Class: Auburn signed 1
2016 Seniors: 1 - JaViere Mitchell
2017 Projection: Auburn signs 3-4
2017 Top 5 Targets: Nate McBride, Tadarian Moultry, Will Ignont, Dylan Moses, Markail Benton
Other Top Targets: Drew Singleton, Chandler Wooten, Leonard Warner, Thomas Johnston, Jordan Anthony, De'Andre Wilder, Malik Robinson, Tadarrius Patterson
Target Board: Linebackers
CORNERBACKS
2016 Class: Auburn signed 2
2016 Seniors: 0
2017 Projection: Auburn signs 1-2
2017 Top 5 Targets: Deangelo Gibbs, AJ Terrell, Jamyest Williams, William Poole III, LeAnthony Williams
Other Top Targets: Jaytlin Askew, Trajan Bandy, Deon Jones, Stanford Samuels, Lamont Wade, Marco Wilson, Yusuf Corker, Tre Shaw
Target Board: Cornerbacks
SAFETIES
2016 Class: Auburn signed 2
2016 Seniors: 3 - Joshua Hosley, Rudy Ford, T.J. Davis
2017 Projection: Auburn signs 2
2017 Top 5 Targets: Carlito Gonzalez, Malcolm Askew, Isaiah Pryor, Richard LeCounte, Cyrus Fagan, Derrek Pitts
Other Top Targets: Devon Hunter, Eugene Brown
Target Board: Safeties