Auburn Lands Another Defensive Playmaker as Knyair Crumb Commits

The Auburn Tigers momentum is not slowing down any time soon. 

Alex Golesh and his staff picked up another big time prospect on the recruiting trail for their already stacked 2027 class. 

During a live announcement on CBS Sports College Football's YouTube page, 3-star safety Knyair Crumb chose the Tigers over 3 other power conference programs. He picked Auburn over Penn State, Virginia Tech, and Syracuse.  He has picked up over 20 scholarship offers from across the country.

Crumb is from Hyattsville, Maryland, and plays for DeMatha Catholic High School. At 6-0, 180 lbs, he is considered the 12th best player in his state according to the 247Sports composite, as well as the 48th best safety in the country, and just shy of being a national Top 500 player regardless of position. 

The state of Maryland might seem like an uncommon area to recruit for Auburn. Still, it has slowly become a pipeline under this staff, especially defensively, with Defensive Coordinator DJ Durkin having strong relationships from his former head coaching days with the Terps. 

During his commitment announcement, Crumb stated that the way the coaching staff handled themselves was the main reason that tipped the scales for the Tigers.

Crumb now becomes the 19th player in Auburn's 2027 class and 4th defensive back overall. He would join QB Gary Chatman, RB Myson Johnson-Cook, RB Kingston Miles, WR Brylan Oduor, TE George Lamons, OT Layton Von Brandt, OT Rance Brown, IOL Jaylon Moore, IOL Reed Ramsier, DL Donivan Moore, ED Rion Jackson, LB Kareem Palmer, LB Isaac McNeil, CB Nash Johnson III, CB Aidyn Wiggins, S Chance Gilbert, and K Noah Ash.     

The Auburn Tigers are solidifying a top-10  recruiting class across all major industry rankings and are seen as the 4th-best class inside the SEC. Having this type of success without any 'proof of concept' in the SEC for Golesh is incredible and exciting, given what could be in store for the program's future.