Auburn received its ninth commitment for 2010 when Fullerton (Calif.) Community College defensive end Joel Bonomolo pledged to play for the Tigers. All three of the Auburn's recruiting Web sites -- AuburnSports.com, Inside the Auburn Tigers and AuburnUndercover.com -- reported the news late last night.

The 6-foot-3, 245-pound Bonomolo is originally from New Orleans, where he was an all-metro and all-state player at Rummel High. He made 41 tackles, 17 tackles for a loss and 12.5 sacks as a freshman last year at Fullerton.

He had offers from Iowa State, Washington, Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and San Diego State, according to AuburnSports.com.

Bonomolo hopes to graduate in time to enroll at Auburn in January, according to Inside the Auburn Tigers.

Here's Auburn's 2010 commitment list so far (those with star rankings by Rivals are listed):

• Joel Bonomolo, DE, 6-3, 245, New Orleans, La.
• Shon Coleman, OL, 6-7, 275, Olive Branch, Miss. (3-star)
• Jessel Curry, LB, 6-2, 215, Buford, Ga.
• Jake Holland, LB, 6-1, 228, Pelham, Ala. (3-star)
• Shaun Kitchens, ATH, 6-3, 211, College Park, Ga. (3-star)
• Jonathan Mincy, DB, 5-10, 175, Decatur, Ga. (3-star)
• Cody Parkey, PK, 6-2, 195, Jupiter, Fla.
• Jeremy Richardson, WR, 6-4, 220, Springville, Ala. (4-star)
• Jawara White, LB, 6-2, 220, Troy, Ala. (3-star)