Auburn Lands Top Maryland Safety | Auburn Tigers Football News

Auburn just added a key piece to their 2027 recruiting puzzle with the commitment of three-star safety James Branch, who chose the Tigers over Maryland, Virginia Tech, and Stanford. His decision was heavily influenced by Auburn’s strong pipeline to his high school, St. Frances Academy — a connection that’s already delivered multiple commits. Branch joins a rising defensive back corps and boosts Auburn’s 2027 class to 26 players, pushing them to an already elite 11th-ranked national class. With a solid 247Sports rating and top-tier talent from Maryland, Branch is a major win for a program building something special. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/651135a7fc53007e