Transfer players impact on CFB

Wilson Bell from FSU and Casey Dunn from Jack St also will be in the two deep for AU's OL. I don't really consider JUCO transfers the same though.

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Bama, UF, and others having very few and AU having quite a few recruits that dont seem to pan out.

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You surprised me here, because I can name several players from Bama who transferred, and UF had a coaching change fairly recently. Then, there are the oversigning schools that Big 10 fans are always complaining about. I would think that most sec schools had a larger than average transfer rate because so many good players come in and have to sit on the bench, and then leave for a lesser conference where they can get more playing time.

Auburn is the real Last Chance U

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Sal Cannella, TE/WR - Scottsdale CC

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Scottsdale CC mascot is the "Fighting Artichokes"

I shite you not

I don't really count Junior College transfers as actual transfers. They were essentially recruits again, just like when they came out of high-school.

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I also read the other day that Arkansas has sent more players to the NFL than Auburn has since Gus and Bielema took their jobs.



Uhhhhhhh No

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surprised the shite out of me but uhh yes,

Arkansas



Draft picks: 22

First-rounders: 0

Skinny: Not only have the Razorbacks not had a first-round draft pick in the past five years, but Hunter Henry is the only second-round pick as well. The Arkansas tight end was taken in the second round of the 2016 draft by the San Diego Chargers. Henry played in 15 games as a rookie, starting 10 of those, and finished with 36 catches for 478 yards and eight touchdowns.

Auburn

Draft picks: 14

First-rounders: 2

Skinny: The Tigers haven’t had a first- or a second-round pick since boasting two first-rounders in 2014. Tackle Greg Robinson went No. 2 overall in the 2014 draft to the St. Louis Rams, and DE Dee Ford went later in that first round, 23rd overall, to the Kansas City Chiefs.
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That's interesting about auburn and their transfers. The only transfer we have that plays significantly is Etling. However, over the summer we added three, Thaddeus Moss (TE) from NC State and Breiden Fehoko (DL) and Jonathan Giles (WR) from Texas Tech. All three will have to sit out this year but should see signicant PT next year.

I agree, Malzahn's guys always come in super hyped but then you never hear much from them, especially all these D linemen that they were so proud of.

I thought with all of the talent that Auburn has they would have 12 players drafted in one year

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, it appears to me that Gus just isn't very good at developing talent.

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It's not really the HC as much as it is the position coaches, IYAM. I believe that's one of the reasons you've seen Gus shore up his coaching staff to get guys who have a track record of developing players. Rodney Garner is a proven coach who has sent many players to the NFL, but we've added others now, such as cutting Lashlee and adding Lindsey, Kevin Steele, Greg Brown etc. This is the learning curve of a still relatively new HC. He's smart and he's getting better. When he figures that out, watch out.