Jovon Robinson is the name everyone knew as junior college signing day approached. But three other JUCO transfers chose Auburn, and each could have an immediate impact.

The nation’s top JUCO athlete Jason Smith, punter Kevin Phillips and defensive tackle Maurice Swain all announced they’d be attending Auburn on Wednesday. Smith and Swain are huge pickups for the Tigers, while Phillips announced he will walk on.

Smith originally enrolled at Auburn in 2013, but failed to qualify academically. Playing under center for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College this season, Smith threw for 1,566 yards and 18 touchdowns to just two interceptions. The redshirt freshman added 424 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns.

Smith will arrive at Auburn on Jan. 12 as a mid-year junior college transfer. He told AL.com he expects to get a shot at quarterback, competing with expected starter Jeremy Johnson, before changing positions.

“[Malzahn] said I was the guy since day one,” Smith told AL.com in June. “We’ll definitely see when I get here, but nothing’s going to be given to me from here on out, and that’s what I want. I want to work.”

Phillips — Smith’s Mississippi Gulf Coast teammate — will compete with Daniel Carlson, who handled the punting and kicking duties as a true freshman in 2014. Phillips averaged 39.9 yards per punt this season, pinning 10 kicks inside the 20-yard line.

Swain served as arguably the biggest pickup of the day for Auburn. The Tigers need depth on the defensive line, and Swain adds just that. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound tackle chose Auburn over Mississippi State and Kentucky. He has two seasons of eligibility left.

“[Auburn] stayed loyal to me,” Swain told Rivals on Monday. “When I was in high school, Coach [Rodney] Garner is the one who told me about Gulf Coast. And then I remember talking to Coach [Gus] Malzahn before I got to Gulf Coast and I asked him if he would give me a look [when I got out of junior college]. He said he would, and he did.”

As for Robinson, he arrived on campus this week. Malzahn told reporters on Monday he received some reps in practice, but that their focus was on getting him acclimated. His arrival marks the second stint on the Plains for the nation’s top JUCO running back. He committed to Auburn in 2012 and participated in three practices before he was declared ineligible after it was discovered a counselor changed a grade in high school.

Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee and running backs coach Tim Horton have been bringing Robinson along slowly this week, though AL.com reported he scored his first touchdown during a Monday afternoon scrimmage.

Robinson is expected to compete with freshmen Roc Thomas and Peyton Barber for the starting running back job, left vacant by departing SEC rushing leader Cameron Artis-Payne.