Jarrett Stidham is going to be an Auburn man.

The heralded quarterback who transferred from Baylor this summer and is the country’s No. 1 junior college recruit in the industry generated 247Sports Composite has committed to the Tigers, he told Taylor Hamm of 247Sports on Saturday.

The addition of Stidham gives Auburn a major recruiting boost entering the homestretch toward National Signing Day on Feb. 1. With Stidham on board, the Tigers now have the No. 9 recruiting class in the country, with approximately nine spots to fill and momentum squarely on its side.

At Auburn, Stidham, who will be a redshirt sophomore next season, is expected to challenge 2016 starter Sean White for the starting job in the spring.

In high school, Stidham was the nation’s No. 2 dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2015. As a true freshman at Baylor, he played in 10 games with three starts, throwing for 1,265 yards, 12 touchdowns and two interceptions while completing 68.8 percent of his passes.

But when Bears coach Art Briles was dismissed during the offseason, Stidham left the program. He ultimately landed at McLennan Community College in Texas but he did not play this season.

Auburn, which had recruited Stidham in high school, almost immediately became a factor after Stidham announced his plans to depart Baylor. Stidham attended practice at Auburn in early August, then returned to watch the Tigers face Clemson in Week 1 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

The last week of November, just days after Auburn lost the Iron Bowl to Alabama, Stidham was back at Auburn for an overnight official visit. Meantime, Auburn visited him each of the past two weeks, culminating with Friday’s in-home with Tigers coach Gus Malzahn and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Rhett Lashlee.

Stidham gave his commitment to the Tigers during that visit.

He is expected to sign with Auburn on Wednesday and potentially could arrive at the school as early as Dec. 19 or Dec. 20. That would allow him to take part in Auburn's Sugar Bowl practices.

Lashlee was a huge key to this verbal as he and Stidham grew close during the recruiting process. According to Stidham, Auburn — and Lashlee — recruited him far harder than anyone else.

These last 6 months have been crazy and the craziness is finally over. Time to start my next chapter at Auburn University! WAR EAGLE! pic.twitter.com/BckaHMO6D3 — Jarrett Stidham (@Jarrett_Stidham) December 10, 2016

Not that long ago, Texas A&M appeared to pose a serious threat, but the Aggies ultimately went in a different direction with a quarterback already committed. Florida tried to make a late push but that didn’t go very far despite visiting him last weekend.

At this time, it is not known when Stidham will arrive at Auburn.

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