Good news for Auburn football fans: wide receiver DeAngelo Benton, who chose Auburn in a signing day coup, has been approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse and will enroll in school this summer, according to the Bastrop Daily Enterprise, Benton's hometown newspaper.He will enroll at Auburn on May 18 to participate in the summer term, according to the report.
Once a five-star recruit, Benton twice failed to qualify coming out of high school. He committed to LSU on two occasions, in 2007 out of Bastrop High School and in 2008 out of Hargrave Military Academy. He appeared set to join LSU in February but changed his mind and signed with Auburn on signing day.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound receiver was a Parade All-American and Louisiana Class 4A MVP as a senior at Bastrop in 2006. He caught 44 passes for 1,028 yards and 16 touchdowns his senior season, according to stats on AuburnSports.com.
Benton is expected to compete immediately for playing time in a thing Auburn receiving corps that returns one wide receiver who caught more than 10 passes last season.
4 comments:
Everybody is agah over his speed and receiving skills. I respect his persistence in chasing his dream! If his drive to make it onto the field carries over to his play on the field, Auburn will have a special person at wide out.
Great point. He could have given up but didn't. I think he can be the shot in the arm this offense needed.
I saw some film of him on youtube and he looks promising. A legitimate WR threat this year can do wonders for the running game.
Yeah I believe he will be just Malzahn needs in the offense. I just hope he works hard this summer and gets better. He hasn't really played in a while or at least I don't think he has.
Andy...please hunt down the video of Tracy Rocker doing the ghost ride on the prowl!
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