Four Star Derick Smith Flips Commitment to Auburn

Negative recruiting news has hit the University of Alabama once again, with the second commitment flipping from Alabama after a big recruiting weekend across the state.

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Four-Star ATH Derick Smith flipped his commitment to the Auburn Tigers according to Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports. Smith is currently ranked No. 2 ATH in the nation and No. 7 ATH in the state of Alabama according to On3.

Smith, a native of Selma, Alabama committed to Alabama back in March of this year. Smith's offers included Georgia, Ole Miss, LSU, and others.

During his junior year for Southside, Derick Smith took snaps primarily at running back and safety but saw some action at quarterback and linebacker.

Derick Smith racked up 2,523 yards of offense, 23 total touchdowns, and recorded 74 tackles with 11 sacks on defense.

Following "Big Cat Weekend", another commitment flipped to another school. Four-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman flipped his commitment from Alabama to Auburn.

Alabama's 2025 recruiting class currently looks like this:

• Dijon Lee - 5-star CB
• Keelon Russell - 5-star QB
• Caleb Cunningham - 5-star WR
• Ty Haywood - 5-star OT
• Justin Hill - 4-star EDGE
• Kaleb Edwards - 4-star TE
• Darrell Johnson - 4-star LB
• Chuck McDonald III - 4-star CB
• Dawson Merritt - 4-star LB
• Jackson Lloyd - 4-star OT
• Micah DeBose - 4-star OL
• Anthony Rogers - 4-star RB
• Michael Carroll - 4-star OL
• Jaedon Harmon - 4-star LB
• Mal Waldrep - 3-star OL
• Abduall Sanders Jr. - 3-star LB
• Lotzier Brooks - 3-star WR
• Luke Metz - 3-star LB
• London Simmons - 3-star DL
• Alex Asparuhov - Punter
• Peter Notaro - Kicker

Chase Brumfield is the morning producer and writer for Tide 100.9. He is currently a senior studying communications at Mississippi State University. Follow Chase for more Alabama content on X at @cb3864.