When Bryce Deas first came down to Auburn to get a workout in on Sunday, he half-joked with reporters beforehand that he was going to commit if he got an offer. Monday, he was offered. Tuesday, he committed.

Halfway joking, but serious in the end about an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.

“It was just, I was only there for two days but it just felt like home,” Deas told Auburn Undercover. “Even with the players that I was with, TLove, it all just feels like home. Specifically going bowling, it’s such a good culture and stuff.”

Listed at 6-foot-1.5 and 210 pounds, Deas is ranked in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite as the No. 540 player, No. 56 linebacker and No. 15 player from Maryland. 247Sports has Deas as the No. 46 linebacker and No. 11 player from Maryland. He held offers from USC, Penn State, Miami, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Memphis, Boston College and several other schools.

Hearing a lot about Auburn after his close friend and teammate Blake Woodby took an official visit last weekend, Deas decided he wanted to come down this past weekend and get in a workout to try and get an offer. Not only did Deas go through the workout with D.J. Durkin, he quickly grabbed his helmet and hopped right in the Elite Camp afterwards.

Getting a firsthand look at his future coaches helped make the decision easier.

“You can tell that they want to make you better,” Deas said. “They touch on every point and everything I messed up on and have a coaching point on it. Just me being able to be coachable, that’s going to be good for the both of us: me and Coach Durkin.”

While Deas is listed as a linebacker, he’s being recruited to Auburn as a “defensive athlete” capable of playing in the backend, at linebacker or potentially even elsewhere as he plays running back and wide receiver for his high school team, too.

Part of that comes from his athleticism, running a 4.53 in the 40, with a 76-inch wingspan, 37.2-inch vertical and a 4.29 in the shuttle. Auburn saw enough of that in person to go ahead and offer him and take his commitment, too.

“I think it’s very valuable,” Deas said. “I think there’s nothing I can’t do on any down. Any situation. 3rd and long, 3rd and short, I can play all downs. I think that’s very valuable. So it’s either I’m with Coach Kelly or Coach Durkin.”

His message to the fans?

“War Damn Eagle,” Deas said. “Let’s go win a natty.”