Florida State Hands Auburn Second Recruiting Loss of the Day originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Auburn Tigers continued to be out-recruited by the Florida State Seminoles on Monday.
After Florida State flipped longtime Auburn commit Devin Carter, the Seminoles took another recruit from the Tigers. On Sunday, Auburn lost linebacker commit Shadarius Toodle after he flipped to the Georgia Bulldogs.
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On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported that four-star tight end Xavier Tiller picked Florida State over Auburn and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Tiller is listed at 6-foot-5, 215 pounds and is a native of Fairburn, Georgia. He attends Langston Hughes High School.
Tiller also held offers from the likes of the Georgia Bulldogs, Louisville Cardinals, USC Trojans, Texas A&M Aggies, Ohio State Buckeyes, and others.
Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze.Will McLelland-Imagn Images
Tiller is the No. 11 tight end in the 2026 class via the On3 Industry Rankings. The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine had him tabbed to commit to Auburn, giving the Tigers a 90.9% chance to land Tiller.
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However, Florida State swooped in and took Tiller away from the Tigers despite it giving them a 2.2% chance.
Both Auburn and Florida State had Tiller in town for an official visit, with the Tigers seeing him on June 6. The Seminoles had the more recent visit, however, with Tiller in Tallahassee on June 13.
After losing Carter, Toodle, and missing on Tiller, Auburn’s 2026 recruiting class ranks No. 61 on On3 Sports.
Luckily, the Tigers are still pursuing top talent from the 2026 class. Auburn was named a finalist for five-star safety Jireh Edwards.
Auburn opens the 2025 season against the Baylor Bears on August 30.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.