Auburn beat out Clemson for one of the top power forward prospects in the 2027 class on Tuesday, landing Brentwood Academy’s Davis Cochran after a recruitment that picked up serious steam over the summer.
Cochran, a consensus four-star prospect, chose the Tigers over Clemson, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Cincinnati, according to the report from On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Rivals ranks the 6-foot-9 forward as the No. 104 overall player, the No. 15 power forward and the No. 2 recruit in Tennessee.
His rise has been built step by step. As a sophomore at Brentwood Academy, Cochran averaged 18.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 1.1 steals per game and earned First-team All-District honors, though he still had not picked up a Division I offer at that point.
That changed fast during his junior season. Cochran put together a breakout year with averages of 22 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, 1.9 blocks and one steal per game, helping Brentwood Academy win a Regional Championship.
The Bruins finished 30-4 and were ranked No. 11 in Tennessee, while Cochran stacked up a long list of honors: 4A All-State, District 11-AAAA MVP, Region Tournament MVP and a Tennessee Mr. Basketball nomination.
The offers followed. During that junior run, he collected his first dozen Division I offers, including High Point, San Jose State, Belmont, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, Lipscomb, Iona, Austin Peay, UT Martin, Stetson, Samford and Princeton.
His stock climbed again on the AAU circuit with Brad Beal Elite’s 17U team on the Nike EYBL, where Power Four programs started jumping in. Over the summer, he added offers from Clemson, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati, among others. He also took an official visit to Cincinnati in June.
In early July, Cochran trimmed things down to a top eight of Cincinnati, Clemson, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and Vanderbilt. Auburn entered late at the end of August, extended an offer and quickly lined up an official visit.
Cochran visited Auburn during the first week of September, then made trips to Vanderbilt and Tennessee later in the month. In the end, Auburn got the final word.
For Clemson, the search at power forward continues. Four-star Jayon Connor remains uncommitted and has already taken official visits to Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, NC State and Charlotte.
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