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3-Star TE Luke Deal Commits to AU

Posted on 5/25/18 at 8:17 pm
Posted by TigerPaw1
Chattanooga, TN
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 5/25/18 at 8:17 pm
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Highlights

AU beat out CLEM, ND, MICH & NCST. Expected to play a hybrid FB/TE role in AU's offense. Somehow AU has 2 pretty solid TEs committed this class.
Posted by BarnHardU
Member since Oct 2016
111 posts
Posted on 5/25/18 at 8:54 pm to
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Somehow AU has 2 pretty solid TEs committed this class.
Too bad their football careers will amount to nothing if they play TE at Auburn.

We should hope they make quality h-backs so they can make contributions.
Posted by TidalSurge1
Ft Walton Beach
Member since Sep 2016
36467 posts
Posted on 5/25/18 at 9:09 pm to
Congrats!! Nice get!!
Posted by TigerPaw1
Chattanooga, TN
Member since Apr 2011
16979 posts
Posted on 5/25/18 at 9:14 pm to
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Too bad their football careers will amount to nothing if they play TE at Auburn.

We should hope they make quality h-backs so they can make contributions.

I can see your pumped about this pickup
Posted by BarnHardU
Member since Oct 2016
111 posts
Posted on 5/25/18 at 9:19 pm to
I love the pick-ups, for sure, but we know how well Gus Malzahn has utilized tight ends post-Phillip Lutzenkirchen.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 5/25/18 at 10:03 pm to
Auburn has the same number of tight ends in the NFL right now as Bama
Posted by Vidic
Member since Jan 2010
9294 posts
Posted on 5/25/18 at 10:19 pm to
And? Does that mean Malzhan utilizes his tight ends? Good job bringing Bama into this, little bro
Posted by CarolinaGamecock99
Member since Apr 2015
23689 posts
Posted on 5/25/18 at 10:24 pm to
Second player clemson has missed out on today, good job auburn
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 5/25/18 at 11:23 pm to
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Good job bringing Bama into this, little bro


it doesn't get more little bro than running to the recruiting board to be the first reply to troll your rival over a 3* TE

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Does that mean Malzhan utilizes his tight ends?


Does Saban utilize his TEs? Who has Bama had worth a shite besides OJ Howard? Lutz caught twice as many TDs at Auburn as Howard did at Bama. Howard was a 5* freak that could have gone to Samford and been a 1st rounder. The ultimate red zone mismatch and he only caught 7 TDs in 4 years That's what you call utilizing a TE?
This post was edited on 5/26/18 at 12:17 am
Posted by BarnHardU
Member since Oct 2016
111 posts
Posted on 5/26/18 at 7:01 pm to
I don’t see your point.

I also believe their 1, OJ Howard, was very overrated.
Posted by BarnHardU
Member since Oct 2016
111 posts
Posted on 5/26/18 at 7:03 pm to
Can someone post the number of combined catches the Auburn tight ends have accumulated from 2013-present day.
This post was edited on 5/26/18 at 7:04 pm
Posted by scrooster
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Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 5/26/18 at 7:22 pm to
He's supposed to be a quality kid. I think Boom would have gone after him maybe were it not that we are so loaded at TE right now. We've taken a ton of kids out of Greenwood over the years ... they play good football up there.

He's a damn good get, congrats Auburn!

Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 5/27/18 at 12:13 pm to
So you're an LSU fan then?

How are all zero of your NFL TEs doing?
Posted by dehsloot
Sunshine State
Member since Jul 2015
4095 posts
Posted on 5/27/18 at 12:28 pm to
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Can someone post the number of combined catches the Auburn tight ends have accumulated from 2013-present day


For fcks sake...
Posted by BarnHardU
Member since Oct 2016
111 posts
Posted on 5/27/18 at 6:53 pm to
I hate LSU.

Care to answer the question? Why do you act like Gus Malzahn utilizes a tight end in his offense?

Below are the reception totals from tight ends per season.

2013: 12
2014: 13
2015: 0
2016: 2
2017: 4

Since Phillip Lutzenkirchen left Auburn, they have averaged 4.2 catches per season.

Thankfully, Luke Deal is nasty in the blocking game and looks like he could make a really good h-back with good hands.
Posted by TIGERSPIKE
Member since Oct 2016
1445 posts
Posted on 5/27/18 at 7:36 pm to
It's baffling at the lack of production or even commitment to throw the ball to the TE over the years. There isn't another power 5 team more committed to running in between the tackles as AU is and that should mean that the TE should have tons of catches. Lutz had a lot of TDs but even he was vastly underused. The top TE should have at least 30 receptions in am offense that runs as much as AU's.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
35596 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 1:18 pm to
Need pics of the mom to measure him against the other AU TE commit...
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 1:55 pm to
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Need pics of the mom to measure him against the other AU TE commit...




Vs



Posted by AUcs13
Pensacola
Member since Jul 2011
3030 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 2:05 pm to
God dang
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
15946 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 6:54 pm to
Better Auburn than Clemson. Congrats
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