Former Georgia Tech receiver Eric Singleton Jr. signs with Auburn

Former Georgia Tech receiver Eric Singleton Jr. signs with Auburn

Georgia Tech transfer wide receiver Eric Singleton Jr. has signed with Auburn, the school announced Monday.

Singleton is the No. 1 wide receiver and No. 3 player overall in ESPN’s transfer rankings. He chose Auburn over Texas, Ole Miss, LSU and Miami and will have two more seasons if he joins the Tigers.

The 5-foot-10, 190-pound sophomore developed into a dynamic playmaker for the Yellow Jackets, earning Freshman All-America honors in 2023 and finishing second in ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year voting.

After catching 104 passes for 1,468 yards and scoring 10 touchdowns in his first two seasons, Singleton now teams up with Oklahoma transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold and one of the best young receiving corps in college football.

Singleton recorded 1,126 all-purpose yards as a receiver, rusher and returner for Georgia Tech this season, averaging 12.8 yards per touch, and earned All-ACC honorable mention for the 7-5 Yellow Jackets.

He joins an Auburn squad looking to build one of the sport’s best transfer portal classes after securing a commitment from Arnold, the No. 5 quarterback in ESPN’s transfer rankings.

With the additions of wide receiver Horatio Fields (Wake Forest), tight end Preston Howard (Maryland), running back Durell Robinson (UConn) and offensive tackle Xavier Chaplin, the Tigers have brought in a total of 14 transfer commits and a lot of help around Arnold (Virginia Tech) and Mason Murphy (USC).

They will pair Singleton and Fields with former five-star recruit Cam Coleman, who caught 37 passes for 598 yards and eight touchdowns as a true freshman, as well as heralded freshmen Malcolm Simmons, Perry Thompson and Bryce Cain.

Auburn achieved a 5-7 record in coach Hugh Freeze’s second year, completing the program’s fourth straight losing season after losing six of eight games in SEC play.

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