Key linebacker target commits to Auburn after Big Cat Weekend

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Big Cat Weekend is already paying off for the Auburn Tigers. Three-star linebacker Kareem Palmer committed to the Tigers on Sunday, becoming the first commitment from Auburn‘s most important recruiting weekends of the year.

Palmer is from Lyons, Georgia, and the Tigers were heavy favorites to land his commitment before his time at Big Cat, which allowed them to get him in the class. He picked Auburn over the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Ole Miss Rebels, and Texas A&M Aggies.

He is ranked as the No. 732 overall player and No. 65 linebacker in the Rivals industry ranking. He is also the No. 80 player from Georgia.

Palmer had had an excellent career at Toombs County High School, helping them make back-to-back GHSA A-D1 state championship appearances, winning it all in 2024. He recorded 110 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss, and two forced fumbles over the past two seasons. He had a breakout performance as a junior, finishing with 79 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, and a pass breakup.

He is Auburn’s seventh commitment in the 2027 recruiting cycle, and the first at linebacker. The class is headlined by four-star running back Myson Johnson-Cook, the No. 50 player in the country.

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