Highly-recruited defensive end Carl Lawson has confirmed that he’ll ink with the Auburn Tigers.  He also came across as a very sharp, very well-grounded young man when asked about his first-year expectations:

“I just want to work hard and I just want to be a part of the team.  I would love to have a whole bunch of sacks and stuff, but I have yet to step on a college field and I have yet to prove my ability.”

Lawson also said that he signed with Auburn, not the coaching staff.  When Gene Chizik and crew left, it made his decision tougher, but again AU was his choice.

On a day filled with prima donnas, it’s good to see an intelligent kid who says “team” comes first.

Auburn scored a big recruiting win this weekend when defensive end Carl Lawson confirmed his plan to sign with the Tigers on Wednesday.

Lawson, who has been committed to Auburn since March, had shown interest in Tennessee and Clemson. Lawson announced the end of his recruitment via twitter.

“This will successfully end my recruitment I am an Auburn Tiger. No questions will be answered no calls will be accepted.”

Lawson, who’s ranked the nation’s No. 2 defensive end by ESPN RecruitingNation, is one of several highly-touted prospects being recruited by Auburn. The Tigers remain in the running for offensive lineman Montravious Adams from Vienna, Ga., cornerback Mackensie Alexander from Immokalee, Fla., and linebacker Reuben Foster from Auburn, Ala., among others.

1. Wide receiver Marcus Davis became Auburn’s third commitment of the weekend.

2. Linebacker Jonathan Walton will choose between Auburn and South Carolina.

3. Here are some of the top stories coming out of a busy recruiting weekend.

4. Will defensive end Carl Lawson choose Clemson or one of two SEC schools on his list?

5. Orlando WR Jeff Badet almost committed to Kentucky this weekend. Then UCLA offered.

6. Bret Bielema is off to a good start in recruiting at Arkansas, writes 247Sports’ JC Shurburtt.

7. A look at the path that led defensive tackle A.J. Logan to his commitment to Missouri.

8. Nick Saban has landed several standout 3-star prospects. AL.com has the top 10.

9. Vanderbilt coach James Franklin is building a pipeline in Memphis.

10. Defensive end Deon Mix is no longer committed to Mississippi State.

Auburn defensive end commit Carl Lawson plans to visit Clemson on Saturday to watch the Tigers play South Carolina.

5-star DE Carl Lawson, an #Auburn commit, just let me know he is visiting #Clemson Saturday.

— Kipp Adams/ESPN (@KippLAdams) November 23, 2012

Clemson is looking to replace Loganville, Ga., defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, who recently decommitted from the Tigers.

Lawson has been preparing himself for the possible departure of Auburn coach Gene Chizik, who likely will coach his final game for the Tigers against Alabama on Saturday. Several schools have reached out to Lawson in case he decides to look around.

“A lot of different people,” Lawson recently told Rivals.com. “(Southern California), UCLA, Tennessee, Clemson, Washington, Ole Miss and (Florida State).”