Auburn is adding an elite talent to its 2025 recruiting class, as four-star cornerback and top-40 overall prospect Blake Woodby announced his commitment to the Tigers today.
The Saint Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland) star was back on Auburn's campus this weekend for the program's "Big Cat Weekend" event and made the decision to pledge to the Tigers while on campus.
In addition, Woodby took an official visit to Auburn during the weekend of May 31 through June 2, and returned to camp with the Tigers on June 9. He also took an official visit to Maryland during the weekend of June 21 through June 23.
Previously, Woodby was committed to Ohio State from October 2023 until May of 2024, when he decided to back off of his pledge from the Buckeyes.
On June 30, Woodby released a top-three of Auburn, Maryland and Oregon, but the Tigers had been considered the favorite to land Woodby for a while following his decommitment from the Buckeyes.
The 5-foot-11, 187-pound Woodby is one of the top prospects and a top-five cornerback in the 2025 cycle. He ranks as the No. 2 player in the state of Maryland, No. 4 cornerback and No. 38 overall recruits in the Rivals250.
With well over 30 scholarship offers in total, other schools that extended offers to Woodby include Alabama, Arizona State, Boston College, Cincinnati, Clemson, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Miami (FL.), Mississippi, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Carolina, Stanford, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin and others.
While Woodby obviously had a lot of suitors, and at one time planned to play his college football in Columbus with Ohio State, he will now learn under head coach Hugh Freeze, defensive coordinator/linebackers coach DJ Durkin, cornerbacks coach Wesley McGriff and the rest of the staff once he arrives at Auburn.
Woodby provides excellent speed, as he has recorded sub-4.4.-second 40-yard dash time, which helps stay with receivers and close on the ball well. While he is smaller in stature, Woodby isn't afraid to get physical either.
With Woodby's pledge, Auburn now has 17 total commitments in its 2025 class, and ranks in the top-15 in the national team recruiting rankings.
