With Auburn's 2018 recruiting class signed and in the books, it's time to get familiar with a new batch of prospects. Over the next several days, AL.com will provide position-by-position look at Auburn's top targets in the 2019 recruiting cycle. Today, we're analyzing the wide receiver position.

TOP WIDE RECIEVER TARGET

George Pickens (6-foot-5, 190 pounds, Hoover)

Pickens was the first player to commit to Auburn's 2019 class, giving his pledge to the Tigers before the start of his junior season back in August. Since then, Pickens' stock has continued to rise as a big-bodied target with great ball skills. He's rated as a four-star recruit and the nation's No. 27 wide receiver, as well as the No. 6 player in Alabama.

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Jashawn Sheffield (6-foot-1, 178 pounds, Saint Simons Island, Ga.)

Sheffield is the No. 11-rated receiver in the country and the No. 58 overall recruit in the 2019 class. The four-star prospect's offer list is a who's who of Power Five schools, with Florida State, Ohio State, Alabama and Clemson among the big names competing with Auburn for his commitment. Gus Malzahn and Kevin Steele visited Sheffield's school on Jan. 31.

Ramel Keyton (6-foot-2, 180 pounds, Marietta, Ga.)

Keyton is a four-star prospect and rated as the nation's No. 28 receiver in this class, as well as the 157th-best player in the country this cycle. Keyton holds offers from Auburn, Clemson, Alabama and Florida, among others, and he visited the Plains both during the Iron Bowl in November and earlier this month for the Tigers' junior day.

IN-STATE GLANCE

Pickens is the top-rated receiver in the state and the only one among Alabama's top-40 players, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Three-star receiver Da'Shawn Owens out of Dothan is the next highest-rated receiver in the state, and he's committed to Florida Atlantic. Three-star Sidney Lanier receiver LaQuez Cain is the state's No. 3 receiver, and while he does not yet have an Auburn offer, he was on campus earlier this month for junior day.

Looking ahead to Auburn's current wide receivers in 2018

Ryan Davis, senior; Darius Slayton, redshirt junior; Nate Craig-Myers, junior; Eli Stove, junior; Will Hastings, senior; Noah Igbinoghene, sophomore; Marquis McClain, redshirt sophomore.

2018 wide receiver signees

Shedrick Jackson, three-star (Hoover); Matthew Hill, four-star (Snellville, Ga.); Anthony Schwartz, four-star (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.); Seth Williams, four-star (Cottondale)

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.