Four-star safety Quindarious Monday will be a Tiger.

Auburn has landed a huge commitment.

The Tigers have nabbed a verbal from 4-star safety Quindarious Monday of Atlanta (Ga.) Carver. Monday first told Cory Fravel of 247Sports about his decision, then Tweeted out his commitment.

Monday is the No. 9 athlete in the 247Sports Composite.

He chose Auburn over Clemson and gave his commitment during a visit to Auburn on Tuesday. In recent weeks, Monday had been trending toward Clemson so his commitment is somewhat of a surprise.

Monday is commitment No. 8 for Auburn, which began the day with the No. 56 recruiting class in the country. The Tigers moved up to No. 43 and we expect them to land more commitments this month.

Monday is the No. 221 overall recruit in the country for the 247Sports Composite.

Safety is a major position of need for the Tigers so this pickup is significant.

Clemson recently offered Monday a scholarship and had made a significant push. Our intel suggests Monday has been close in recent weeks to picking Clemson but Auburn flipped the script during Tuesday's visit.

As recently as two weeks ago, it was our understanding Monday was a take for Clemson.

Secondary coach Greg Brown, defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, linebackers coach Travis Williams, defensive line coach Rodney Garner and head coach Gus Malzahn all were active in this recruitment.

Monday is Auburn's first safety commitment in the 2018 class. However, athlete commit Kolbi Fuqua of Cordova (Ala.) is a receiver/safety.

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