Auburn's Awful RB Situation

This is particularly troubling since Gus's system is a one-trick pony that relies heavily on the run, and cut blocking. Add in the rule change that won't allow Auburn linemen to run downfield blocking illegally, and they are in serious trouble. And knowing how fickle and ignorant their fanbase is, this could very well be Gus's downfall.


Peyton Barber is 5-11 225 soph from Alpharetta, a 247 Three star that UGA didn't even recruit because Grantham (at the time) thought he was too slow to play safety and too small to be a linebacker. Now he's on Auburn's roster as a running back after flipping from Ole Miss. That's right... a guy not good enough to play defense for Grantham is now listed at a skill position at Auburn. That's not a knock on Grantham, that's a knock at how shitty Auburn's situation is.


Chandler Cox is a white true freshman fullback from Florida who got owned by high schoolers in the Army AA bowl. Another 247 3*.

Kamryn Pettway- another 247 3* who is currently listed on AUB's roster as 6 foot 242 pounds!! Rivals listed him as a fullback. So Auburn actually has two 3* fullbacks listed as running backs. Pettway, a sophomore, has yet to carry a ball on a college field.

Jovon Robinson- 4 star juco transfer with 1 year of eligibility, actually has ideal size and speed to be a contributor at Auburn. But as much as Gus runs the ball, this guy isn't going to be able to carry it 65 times a game without getting injured, so Gus will still have to rely on one or two of Auburn's other scrubs, listed herein.


Roc Thomas- Promising sophomore that was a 247 4* that squeaked out 5 ypc last year in garbage time vs San Jose St and Samford, and some carries in a 41-7 blowout of LSU. He could be a very good running back, but he's probably not going to be elite or he would have played more last year. It's not like he was playing behind CAP, and it's not like there weren't enough carries to go around, and it's not like he was being redshirted.




It should be scary for an Auburn fan to know their best two RB's are big question marks, and all their backups are scrubs.

In Gus's offense, this is a huge deal. And with the new blocking rules that take some air out of the tires of the Gus Bus, I mean it when I say Auburn may again go winless in the SEC this year.