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Carr picked Auburn Tuesday morning. (Wesley Sinor)

Tyler Carr wanted to be a Tiger.

The 6-foot-5, 310-pound offensive lineman from Southside-Gadsden verbally committed to Auburn over Alabama and Georgia at a Tuesday press conference at his school.

Auburn, his father's alma mater, had long been the favorite to land the four-star prospect. Carr made multiple trips to Auburn and always raved of the experience.

"At Auburn they are not all flash or show," Carr told AL.com in a previous interview. "The faces they put on at these junior days, you feel like it's really like that. It's not made up; it's not just to lure kids in. They aren't just trying to trick kids into coming."

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Carr is rated the nation's No. 10 offensive guard, according to 247Composite, and played a big role in his high school's success last season. He allowed zero sacks and notched 91 knockdowns before missing the last game of the season due to an emergency appendectomy.

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Carr is the fourth offensive linemen and 16th recruit overall to commit to Auburn in the class of 2015. Carr initially planned to wait to make a decision until October, but eventually moved up his decision after seeing spots dwindling at his top options.

Carr will graduate high school early and enroll at Auburn in January.