Auburn football is the latest SEC program to extend an offer to a talented defensive lineman from Hoover High School.
Tyson Bacon, a three-star defensive lineman and Tennessee commitment, shared this week that he has received an offer from Auburn. Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers are one of four programs to offer the talented defensive lineman since the calendar flipped to 2025.
Tennessee has recruited Bacon the hardest and longest, with efforts dating back to Nov. 18, 2023, when he made his first official visit to Knoxville. Because of this, Bacon has rewarded Josh Heupel’s program by giving him his pleStill, that has not stopped several of the SEC’s top programs, including Auburn, from trying to flip his commitment. Ole Miss, Alabama, Missouri, and West Virginia join Auburn in trying to sway him away from Rocky Top.
Bacon logged 44 tackles as an 11th grader at Hoover High School in 2024 with six tackles for loss, a sack, and 11 quarterback hurries. His efforts helped lead Hoover to a semi-final appearance in the AHSAA Class 7A playoffs. He is the No. 17 recruit from Alabama for the 2026 cycle and is the No. 52 overall defensive lineman according to 247Sports’ composite rankings.dge.
