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Posted on 4/10/17 at 4:58 pm to MrAUTigers
Posted on 4/10/17 at 4:58 pm to MrAUTigers
My biggest concern was the fumbles.
And I think Lanier is right in being concerned about K Johnson's durability. I really want the kid to shine, but he has gotten nicked up several times.
Hopefully, he will not have that issue this season. You have to love the way he fights for more yards.
And I think Lanier is right in being concerned about K Johnson's durability. I really want the kid to shine, but he has gotten nicked up several times.
Hopefully, he will not have that issue this season. You have to love the way he fights for more yards.
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Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:02 pm to higgs_boson
Everybody worried about KJ's durability.
Hell, didn't Pettway sit out 2 separate times last year for dings and pulls?
Hell, didn't Pettway sit out 2 separate times last year for dings and pulls?
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:05 pm to beatbammer
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Everybody worried about KJ's durability.
Hell, didn't Pettway sit out 2 separate times last year for dings and pulls?
Both Pettway and Malik Miller our "big backs" got knocked out. KJ was actually more durable than those 2 last year
Personally I don't think our 3rd back is on campus yet. I am a huge fan of Devan Barrett and think by end of season he is #3 at least in terms of getting carries. He's more in the Tre Mason mold
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:10 pm to TigerPaw1
Yeah, and the thing about the sprain this weekend is at had nothing to do with "durability". It wasn't as if he planted his foot and the ankle just gave.
A FULL GROWN MAN-SIZED FOOTBALL PLAYER LANDED ON TOP OF IT.
That has nothing to do with "durability". That's just bad luck.
A FULL GROWN MAN-SIZED FOOTBALL PLAYER LANDED ON TOP OF IT.
That has nothing to do with "durability". That's just bad luck.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:11 pm to TigerPaw1
Auburn football spring practice stock report: Depth chart projection following A-Day game (SECCountry)
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Welcome to the final edition of the Auburn football spring practice stock report, and this one is special — it’s time to wrap up camp with a final projection of the early-season depth chart.
The Tigers split up first team versus second team Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium in the annual Auburn A-Day spring game. While Gus Malzahn had far from a complete roster on the field, the action gave a glimpse into how the depth chart stands near the midway point of the offseason.
This week’s stock report re-ranks all the positions on Auburn’s depth chart. Some areas needed some extra explanation, so that’s included in these projections. Here’s the unofficial look at how things sit for the Tigers heading into the summer months.
Projected Auburn football spring depth chart
Quarterback
Jarrett Stidham, sophomore ?
Sean White, junior (limited with injury)
Malik Willis, true freshman ?
Woody Barrett, redshirt freshman
Stidham delivered an A-Day performance Auburn fans have been waiting for Saturday. His deep-ball delivery and arm strength in tight windows cemented him as the No. 1 quarterback on campus. White will get a chance this fall when fully healthy, but it shouldn’t be a close race. The main question now is if Willis, who had a great A-Day of his own, can challenge for playing time behind Stidham.
Running back
Kamryn Pettway, junior
Kerryon Johnson, junior
Kam Martin, sophomore
Malik Miller, redshirt freshman
C.J. Tolbert, junior
While the walk-on Tolbert had the most carries of the running backs vying for the spot behind Pettway and Johnson, Martin left spring with the edge over Miller. Martin needs to work on ball security, but he has the biggest upside as a versatile, speedy back in Chip Lindsey’s offense.
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Wide Receiver – X
Nate Craig-Myers, sophomore ?
Darius Slayton, sophomore
Marquis McClain, redshirt freshman
Griffin King, sophomore
(Kyle Davis, sophomore: Out indefinitely)
Wide Receiver – Z
Eli Stove, sophomore
Marquis McClain, redshirt freshman
Ryan Davis, junior
Jason Smith, senior
(Kyle Davis, sophomore: Out indefinitely)
Wide Receiver – Slot
Will Hastings, junior ?
Jason Smith, senior
Ryan Davis, junior
Sal Cannella, sophomore
John Franklin III, senior
There’s a lot of clumping going on with the receivers. Several wideouts, such as Stove and Ryan Davis, lined up at multiple positions Saturday — sometimes in the same drive. That should be expected in Lindsey’s offense.
Craig-Myers’ excellent day downfield has him in a great spot for the fall. Hastings continues to be a favorite target of Stidham in the slot, and Stove was on the field quite a bit for the first team in several roles. Cannella spent some time split wide Saturday and looked like a natural.
It’s unclear exactly where Kyle Davis will plug in when he gets back to action. But the main rotation of Craig-Myers, Stove, Hastings, Smith and Slayton on the Blue team Saturday looks like the leading pack heading into the summer.
H-back
Chandler Cox, junior
Jalen Harris, junior
Spencer Nigh, sophomore
Tight end
Jalen Harris, junior
Sal Cannella, sophomore
Left tackle
Darius James, senior
Prince Tega Wanogho, sophomore
Bailey Sharp, sophomore
Auburn made a point to give Wanogho first-team reps quickly in the spring game as James flipped to right tackle. If he can’t get a starting job this fall, Wanogho should at least pick up the “sixth man” role for the Tigers.
Left guard
Marquel Harrell, sophomore
Brodarious Hamm, true freshman ?
Tucker Brown, junior
Auburn’s left guard situation could get quite interesting over the next few months with the arrival of Florida State transfer Wilson Bell. As it stood Saturday, though, Hamm made a surprising jump to the second-team left guard spot behind Harrell. The cancer survivor has made great progress in just a couple of months.
Center
Austin Golson, senior
Kaleb Kim, sophomore
Right guard
Mike Horton, sophomore
Tyler Carr, sophomore
Right tackle
Braden Smith, senior
Darius James, senior
Tucker Brown, junior
Prince Micheal Sammons, redshirt freshman
Sammons was surprisingly the fourth right tackle to get reps Saturday. From the sound of things inside the program, Sammons needs more time to develop in order to play offensive tackle at a high level in the SEC.
Buck defensive end
Jeff Holland, junior
Paul James III, senior ?
Tre’ Threat, sophomore
James’ breakout performance at A-Day — one that earned him the MVP award for defense — showcased his versatility for the Auburn defensive line. James backed up Holland at Buck, and the Tigers gave him reps at traditional defensive end as well. He should be a key part of Auburn’s plans this fall.
Nose tackle
Derrick Brown, sophomore
Andrew Williams, junior
Antwuan Jackson Jr., redshirt freshman
Defensive tackle
Dontavius Russell, junior
Byron Cowart, junior
Tyler Carter, sophomore
Defensive end
Marlon Davidson, sophomore
Nick Coe, redshirt freshman
Paul James III, junior
Strongside linebacker
Darrell Williams, junior
Montavious Atkinson, junior
Chandler Wooten, true freshman
Weakside linebacker
Tre’ Williams, senior
Montavious Atkinson, junior
Chandler Wooten, true freshman
Middle linebacker
Deshaun Davis, junior
Richard McBryde, sophomore
(Injured: K.J. Britt, true freshman)
It’s worth noting Tre’ Williams and Darrell Williams were Auburn’s first two linebackers on the field Saturday. Deshaun Davis finished with the most tackles on the Blue team, but he didn’t rotate in with Montavious Atkinson until the second drive. Atkinson split time between the two teams and is clearly a starter-quality No. 4 linebacker.
Left cornerback
Carlton Davis, junior
Marlon Character Jr., redshirt freshman
Jeremiah Dinson, sophomore
(Injured: Jayvaughn Myers, redshirt freshman)
Right cornerback
Javaris Davis, sophomore
John Broussard Jr., sophomore
Malcolm Askew, true freshman
(Injured: Jamel Dean, redshirt freshman)
Nickel back
Jeremiah Dinson, sophomore
Daniel Thomas, sophomore
Michael Sherwood, senior
Free safety
Stephen Roberts, senior
Nick Ruffin, senior
Strong safety
Tray Matthews, senior
Daniel Thomas, sophomore
Michael Sherwood, senior
Things stayed straightforward in the secondary, as Dinson stayed ahead of Thomas in the race for the nickel job. Thomas took reps at safety next to Ruffin on Saturday. If he doesn’t win a starter spot at nickel, he could still be valuable as a much-needed fourth scholarship safety behind the Tigers’ three seniors there.
Kick returner
Kerryon Johnson, junior
Kam Martin, sophomore
Eli Stove, sophomore
John Franklin III, senior
Punt returner
Stephen Roberts, senior
Ryan Davis, junior
Eli Stove, sophomore
Kicker
Daniel Carlson, senior
Punter
Ian Shannon, sophomore
Holder
Tyler Stovall, senior
Long snapper
Ike Powell, senior
Zach Wade, junior
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:12 pm to beatbammer
Mainly we just need that second group step up. I liked what I saw out of Miller and we know Martin has some big play ability. Alaric Williams and Devan Barrett join the group this fall. We need at least one guy of that group to step up and be ready to roll when Bubba or KJ need a break or get hurt
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:26 pm to TigerPaw1
One of the deepest teams on paper that I can remember. Gus will only have himself to blame if he screws this season up. That's a good looking group right there. I expect 10+ wins.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 5:49 pm to TigerPaw1
FYI the question marks in that post are supposed to be up arrows
Posted on 4/10/17 at 6:10 pm to beatbammer
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Yeah, and the thing about the sprain this weekend is at had nothing to do with "durability". It wasn't as if he planted his foot and the ankle just gave.
A FULL GROWN MAN-SIZED FOOTBALL PLAYER LANDED ON TOP OF IT.
That has nothing to do with "durability". That's just bad luck.
Some players just have more bad luck than others. And its not really a size thing. Tre Mason was a beast but not the biggest guy. On the other hand Carl lawson, Dee Ford were both big guys that stayed hurt. Same with KJ. He is just a injury waiting to happen. Been that way since he has been here.
Call it what you want but he has not shown that he can be counted on to run between the tackles consistently and hold up. And your comment about Pettway makes my point. We need more talented guys that can run between the tackles.
One guy is not enough...
Posted on 4/10/17 at 7:54 pm to TigerPaw1
If we could stop having Kerryon Johnson as our kick returner, that'd be great.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 8:43 pm to TigerPaw1
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Auburn’s left guard situation could get quite interesting over the next few months with the arrival of Florida State transfer Wilson Bell. As it stood Saturday, though, Hamm made a surprising jump to the second-team left guard spot behind Harrell. The cancer survivor has made great progress in just a couple of months.
That is one of my favorite parts of this summary.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 9:22 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Lolz, it is not as big a chasm as you make it to be.
What has Clemsons rankings been the last few years?
It's more about development, scheme, coaching, schedule, luck from there. Plenty of talent on the team.
Clemson had the same thing we had in Cam...the great equalizer.
Posted on 4/10/17 at 9:25 pm to FearlessFreep
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Bigger talent difference going into 2013 than there was last year.
We had Nick in 2013.
This post was edited on 4/10/17 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 4/11/17 at 12:07 am to Tigerman97
Clemson has won 10 or more games every year since 2011. Did their Cam play for 6 years?
Posted on 4/11/17 at 12:10 am to Tigerman97
Marlon Character is a big ol dude, excited to see him play.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 12:20 am to LanierSpots
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We need to recruit some big pounding backs. We need them..
M Miller isnt huge I don't think but he runs hard and North/South. Excited about him going foward.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 6:18 am to higgs_boson
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My biggest concern was the fumbles.
To be honest, I am not as concerned about the fumbles at this point. It seems like we always have them in the spring game. Last year, we cleaned them up nicely before the start of season and had a good turnover margin all season.
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You have to love the way he fights for more yards.
Agree 100%. My comment on KJ is not about him. Dude goes all out and makes some great runs. Its more about being able to count on him if he were the main back we needed to pound the rock up the middle 15-20 times a game and stay healthy.
We could put one of the other guys in there but we should be able to get more talent back there. We are a historically running team who has been one of the best rushing teams in college football for years. Im just surprised that we are not getting a blue chip running back every other year or so.
Meanwhile, UGA is stacking them in a closet on top of each other.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 7:21 am to LanierSpots
Not really seeing your point about KJ and injuries. I know he hurt his ankle last yr. Seems to be nagging, but that's pretty common for rbs. Other than that.... Enlighten me
ETA: Just saw your reply from the previous post. I get where you're coming from. No reply necessary
ETA: Just saw your reply from the previous post. I get where you're coming from. No reply necessary
This post was edited on 4/11/17 at 7:26 am
Posted on 4/11/17 at 10:05 am to Tigerman97
quote:So, in other words, what ThaiTiger called a "TREMENDOUS" talent difference was overcome by one guy.
We had Nick in 2013.
Like I said, when you are consistently recruiting amongst the top 10-15 teams in the country (or top 4 or 5 in the SEC), you have plenty of athletes to win it all.
Posted on 4/11/17 at 2:32 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Clemson has won 10 or more games every year since 2011.
Clemson plays in the ACC.
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