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Eli Lederman
A number of Authors
Auburn secured a dedication from one of many nation’s high working again prospects Saturday with a pledge from four-star recruit Myson Johnson-Cook dinner, No. 34 within the SC Subsequent 300.
The 6-foot-2, 225-pound rusher from East St. Louis, Illinois, is ESPN’s No. 3 total working again prospect within the Class of 2027. He introduced his dedication to the Tigers over finalists Miami, LSU, Kentucky and Ole Miss on Saturday throughout a ceremony in Decatur, Illinois.
Johnson-Cook dinner lands because the Tigers’ highest-ranked dedication underneath first-year coach Alex Golesh, who arrived at Auburn final November after three seasons at South Florida. He follows four-star tight finish George Lamons Jr. (No. 90 total) and defensive sort out Donivan Moore (No. 170) because the top-ranked of three prospects pledged to this system’s 2027 class.
Johnson-Cook dinner’s recruitment got here right down to a hotly contested battle between Auburn and Miami within the ultimate weeks earlier than his determination following a string of spring campus visits, which included three journeys to see the Hurricanes since March 1. His most up-to-date go to to Miami got here final weekend earlier than Johnson-Cook dinner spent two days at Auburn earlier this week. Each applications despatched assistant coaches to fulfill with the working again prospect in Illinois within the lead-up to Saturday’s announcement.
Johnson-Cook dinner, who’s rated because the nation’s No. 2 athlete within the newest SC Subsequent Junior 300, started his highschool profession at MacArthur Excessive Faculty (Illinois) earlier than transferring to Texas powerhouse DeSoto Excessive Faculty for his sophomore season in 2024. He returned to his residence state final fall, the place Johnson-Cook dinner was credited with 1,341 yards and 20 speeding touchdowns on 126 carries (10.6 YPG) in his debut season at East St. Louis Excessive Faculty.
Solely five-star Georgia pledge Kemon Spell (No. 8 total) and four-star rusher David Gabriel Georges (No. 23) rank forward of Johnson-Cook dinner in ESPN’s working backs rankings for the 2027 class. Gabriel Georges narrowed his finalists to Georgia, Ohio State, Ole Miss and Tennessee earlier this month and stands amongst Landen Williams-Callis (No. 44) and Noah Roberts (No. 51) as the highest remaining uncommitted working backs within the cycle.
