After a two-week window of being open for business, the spring transfer portal closed up shop April 30, meaning incoming and outgoing transactions are coming to a slow.

While last-minute transfer additions are possible, the bulk of Auburn’s work is complete.

Freeze and Auburn’s coaching staff wasted no time and made a beeline towards players they thought the Tigers needed with a specific emphasis on adding depth along the defensive line and additional weapons in the wide receiver room.

And since the transfer portal opened on April 16, the Tigers have addressed those needs with the additions of three defensive linemen and an experienced wide receiver.

Auburn’s haul along the defensive line came quick as Indiana transfer Philip Blidi was the first to commit to the Tigers April 21, followed by former Texas A&M and USC defensive lineman Isaiah Raikes and Arkansas State transfer defensive lineman Keyron Crawford.

All three defensive line commitments came in a stretch of less than 24 hours and will help remedy the losses of former Auburn defensive lineman Marcus Harris and Justin Rogers.

Days later, the Tigers made their splash offensive addition when Penn State transfer wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith, who was regarded as the best available wide receiver in the portal, announced his commitment to Auburn April 24.

And in the case of Lambert-Smith, who hauled in 53 catches for 673 yards and four touchdowns last fall, Auburn not only saw an opportunity to add offensive production, but also an opportunity to add experience to an otherwise inexperienced wide receiver room that’s set to feature a quartet of blue-chip freshmen in 2024.

“That’s really why we brought in a Dre Lambert,” Freeze said Tuesday ahead of his appearance at the City of Hoover’s Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast. “He’s experienced and now you have the combination of the really, really young talented guys and an older guy or two that have played significant snaps to maybe help bridge that gap.”

Auburn also made a late addition via the transfer portal Monday as former Akron offensive lineman Ronan Chambers announced he was flipping his transfer commitment from Tulane to Auburn.

Chambers officially signed later that same day, bringing Auburn’s spring transfer total to five additions and seemingly shoring up Auburn’s roster.

“I think the ones we got in the spring, combined with the high school additions definitely improved us. The late additions that we just added, you know, we haven’t had them yet, but we feel good about them,” Freeze said Tuesday morning. “They added some depth to us, particularly along the D-line, where we added some quality players, we think — and at receiver. So we’re cautiously optimistic about our additions.”