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Pro Football Focus Ranks Auburn QB Room Among Top 10 In CFB
Posted on 5/22/25 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 5/22/25 at 2:38 pm
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Not a single scholarship quarterback from last year’s roster is returning to the Auburn Tigers next season. While the Tigers’ quarterback room will be full of newcomers heading into the 2025–26 campaign, they’ve added solid depth through the transfer portal.
In a recent ranking published by Pro Football Focus’ Max Chadwick, Auburn’s quarterback room is the eighth-best in the nation ahead of the 2025-26 college football season.
Chadwick starts by mentioning Oklahoma transfer Jackson Arnold. Despite posting relatively unimpressive stats throughout his first two collegiate seasons, Arnold received little help from the Sooners surrounding talent during his time at Oklahoma.
“While the former five-star recruit only posted a 63.2 PFF grade as a sophomore, he also dealt with one of the worst supporting casts in college football,” said Chadwick. “The Sooners had the second-worst receiving grade in the nation and were just 103rd in offensive line grade.”
Arnold started nine games last season, throwing for 1,410 yards, 12 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He also showcased his ability to make magic happen with his feet, rushing for 444 yards and three touchdowns. His best performance of the season came during an upset win over No.7 Alabama, when he carried the ball 25 times for 131 yards while completing 9 out of his 11 passes.
While Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze has stated that Arnold is expected to start next season, the Tigers also welcomed another experienced signal-caller via the transfer portal.
Transfer Ashton Daniels has spent the past two seasons as Stanford’s starting quarterback. Last season, he threw for 1,700 yards and 10 touchdowns, finishing the year with a 71.7 PFF grade. Although Daniels committed to Auburn in December, he will be finishing his degree at Stanford before officially transferring over, so he did not participate in spring practices.
Since Arnold and Daniels didn’t play in the spring game, five-star early enrollee Deuce Knight was able to gain some meaningful experience. While the highly-touted prospect flashed some potential throughout spring ball, Freeze made it clear that he has some facets of his game that need to be polished.
Not a single scholarship quarterback from last year’s roster is returning to the Auburn Tigers next season. While the Tigers’ quarterback room will be full of newcomers heading into the 2025–26 campaign, they’ve added solid depth through the transfer portal.
In a recent ranking published by Pro Football Focus’ Max Chadwick, Auburn’s quarterback room is the eighth-best in the nation ahead of the 2025-26 college football season.
Chadwick starts by mentioning Oklahoma transfer Jackson Arnold. Despite posting relatively unimpressive stats throughout his first two collegiate seasons, Arnold received little help from the Sooners surrounding talent during his time at Oklahoma.
“While the former five-star recruit only posted a 63.2 PFF grade as a sophomore, he also dealt with one of the worst supporting casts in college football,” said Chadwick. “The Sooners had the second-worst receiving grade in the nation and were just 103rd in offensive line grade.”
Arnold started nine games last season, throwing for 1,410 yards, 12 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He also showcased his ability to make magic happen with his feet, rushing for 444 yards and three touchdowns. His best performance of the season came during an upset win over No.7 Alabama, when he carried the ball 25 times for 131 yards while completing 9 out of his 11 passes.
While Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze has stated that Arnold is expected to start next season, the Tigers also welcomed another experienced signal-caller via the transfer portal.
Transfer Ashton Daniels has spent the past two seasons as Stanford’s starting quarterback. Last season, he threw for 1,700 yards and 10 touchdowns, finishing the year with a 71.7 PFF grade. Although Daniels committed to Auburn in December, he will be finishing his degree at Stanford before officially transferring over, so he did not participate in spring practices.
Since Arnold and Daniels didn’t play in the spring game, five-star early enrollee Deuce Knight was able to gain some meaningful experience. While the highly-touted prospect flashed some potential throughout spring ball, Freeze made it clear that he has some facets of his game that need to be polished.
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Posted on 5/22/25 at 2:44 pm to aubiecat
Why are we getting all this hype?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 2:48 pm to FlyDownTheField
On paper, this team is a solid playoff contender.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 3:30 pm to aubiecat
Solid QB play?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 4:28 pm to FlyDownTheField
quote:we have a roster full of elite talent and the best WR core in the country. If we get decent QB play, we should be vying for a playoff spot this year
Why are we getting all this hype?
Posted on 5/22/25 at 6:35 pm to AuburnTigers
Dont do this yet.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 7:59 pm to aubiecat
No reason not to get 10 wins.
Posted on 5/22/25 at 8:16 pm to LanierSpots
Well we will have a better roster than 8 of our opponents. Not sure how we the 10 wins should be the expectation.
Bama UGA aTm and very close OU have better rosters than us. But the 2 teams that we are closest to in those 4 aTm and OU we play on the road. So just on roster vs roster we should be 8-4.
I personally think we go 9-3. And as I’ve mentioned before if we have some absolute dogs on both side of the line of scrimmage I would bump that to 10-2. But 10-2 should not be the expectation. 8-4 should be the expectation for this season based on rosters and prior to the season we have nothing more to go on.
I’ve tried stating this before just because you out on that orange and blue jersey doesn’t make you a better player then you are.
Bama UGA aTm and very close OU have better rosters than us. But the 2 teams that we are closest to in those 4 aTm and OU we play on the road. So just on roster vs roster we should be 8-4.
I personally think we go 9-3. And as I’ve mentioned before if we have some absolute dogs on both side of the line of scrimmage I would bump that to 10-2. But 10-2 should not be the expectation. 8-4 should be the expectation for this season based on rosters and prior to the season we have nothing more to go on.
I’ve tried stating this before just because you out on that orange and blue jersey doesn’t make you a better player then you are.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:28 am to CorchJay
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Well we will have a better roster than 8 of our opponents. Not sure how we the 10 wins should be the expectation.
Bama UGA aTm and very close OU have better rosters than us. But the 2 teams that we are closest to in those 4 aTm and OU we play on the road. So just on roster vs roster we should be 8-4.
I personally think we go 9-3. And as I’ve mentioned before if we have some absolute dogs on both side of the line of scrimmage I would bump that to 10-2. But 10-2 should not be the expectation. 8-4 should be the expectation for this season based on rosters and prior to the season we have nothing more to go on.
I’ve tried stating this before just because you out on that orange and blue jersey doesn’t make you a better player then you are.
All of that plus experience in playing together, which we still lack in a little. I think Corch's record expectations are about on the mark.
Posted on 5/23/25 at 11:56 am to jvilletiger25
Exactly 
Posted on 5/23/25 at 3:36 pm to aubiecat
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