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Auburn Depth Chart by Stars according to rivals
Aug 31, 2016, 8:10 AM
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Compare this to the class listing on the official release and this is a deep talented and experienced team on both lines.
This isn't going to be a cake walk folks. If they get QB play then Auburn might be competing for the SEC west. Coach Steele isn't as bad as we like to think. Remember 2010 with lots of freshman but 2009 was a great defense. He was fired for personality, chemistry and recruiting. give him somebody elses 5 stars and he's dangerous.
Offense
Quarterback
4 Sean White
4 Jeremy Johnson OR
3 (HS) 4 (JUCO) John Franklin III
Running back
4 Kerryon Johnson
3 Kamryn Pettway
H-Back
4 Chandler Cox
4 Landon Rice
Tight End
3 Jalen Harris OR
4 Landon Rice
Wide Receiver
3 Marcus Davis
4 Nate Craig-Myers OR
4 Jason Smith
Wide Receiver
4 Ryan Davis
4 Eli Stove
Wide Receiver
4 Stanton Truitt OR
2 Will Hastings
Wide Receiver
4 Darius Slayton
4 Tony Stevens OR
4 Kyle Davis
Left Tackle
4 Austin Golson (ole miss transfer)
4 Darius James (Texas transfer)
Left Guard
4 Alex Kozan
4 Deon Mix OR
4 Marquel Harrell
Center
3 Xavier Dampeer
4 Kaleb Kim
Right Guard
4 Braden Smith
? Mike Horton
Right Tackle
3 Robert Leff
4 (DE) Prince Tega Wanogho
Special Teams
Placekicker
Daniel Carlson
Ian Shannon
Punter
Kevin Phillips
Ian Shannon
Holder
Tyler Stovall
John Franklin III
Long snapper
Ike Powell
Zach Wade OR
Clarke Smith
Punt Returner
Marcus Davis
Ryan Davis
Kick Returner
? Rudy Ford OR
Kerryon Johnson
? Kam Martin AND
Stanton Truitt
Defense
Buck
5 Carl Lawson
? Jeff Holland
Defensive tackle
4 Dontavius Russell
3 Maurice Swain Jr. OR
4 Andrew Williams
Defensive tackle
5 Montravius Adams
5 Derrick Brown OR
2 Devaroe Lawrence
Defensive end
5 Marlon Davidson
5 Byron Cowart OR
3 Paul James III
Middle linebacker
3 Deshaun Davis OR
5 Tre’ Williams
Weakside linebacker
3 Montavius Atkinson OR
3 T.J. Neal
Strongside linebacker
4 Darrell Williams
4 Richard McBryde
Cornerback
4 Javaris Davis
4 Joshua Holsey
Free Safety
? Rudy Ford
4 Nick Ruffin
Strong Safety
4 Tray Matthews
2 Markell Boston
Cornerback
4 Carlton Davis
4 John Broussard Jr.
Nickel
? Rudy Ford
4 Joshua Holsey
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CU Guru [1197]
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Re: Auburn Depth Chart by Stars according to rivals
Aug 31, 2016, 8:38 AM
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Gonna be hard to run on that Dline
Look at all those 5's
I think we have a pretty good push(even) or lead in other areas
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Aub is littered with 4 and 5*. Talent is never an issue
Aug 31, 2016, 8:38 AM
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The problem with them is mostly coaching and the fact that they recruit a lot of knuckleheads. Football intelligence (particularly as schemes get more complicated) has always been an overlooked characteristic in being successful on the collegiate level.
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Re: Auburn Depth Chart by Stars according to rivals
Aug 31, 2016, 9:00 AM
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While this may be a fun exercise from an intellectual sense, these recruit star rankings ultimately don't mean anything when it comes to college performance. These star rankings are based on high school level play and are made by "services" (ESPN, Rivals, etc...) that are by no means coaching level experts. We have all seen 5 star ranked "busts" and have seen 3 star ranked players become superstars.
College coaching and player development are way more important to college performance than some opinionated recruit star rating. I don't think the Auburn game will be a cakewalk - even if they were stacked with a roster full of former 3 star "talent" recruits. Auburn is a big program that invests a lot of money in coaching and developing their players. We won't win or lose because of some high school recruit star rankings - the outcome will be determined by who executes better and avoids mistakes.
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Re: Auburn Depth Chart by Stars according to rivals
Aug 31, 2016, 9:34 AM
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Mike Horton - 3* Rivals / 4* ESPN, 2015 Class *FR
Jeff Holland - 4* Rivals & ESPN, 2015 Class SO
Johnathan (Rudy) Ford - 3* ESPN / 4* Rivals, 2013 Class SR
Other Notes from comparing our posted Depth Chart vs theirs:
- Rivals * AVG: Clemson 3.5 OFF, 3.44 DEF / AUB 3.72 OFF, 3.84 DEF
- ESPN * AVG: Clemson 3.67 OFF, 3.56 DEF / AUB 3.79 OFF, 3.80 DEF
- Rivals * AVG Starters Only: Clemson 3.55 OFF, 3.5 DEF / AUB 3.57 OFF, 4.08 DEF
- ESPN * AVG Starters Only: 3.82 OFF, 3.75 DEF / AUB 3.57 OFF, 3.69 DEF
*Auburn has 6 starters rated 1* higher on Rivals vs ESPN
- Auburn has 16 starters either Fr, *Fr, or SO (in college only 2 years) *Per the years listed on their Depth Chart release yesterday, which appears that it may or may not be 100% reliable.
- Clemson has 16 Starters either *SO or older (in college 3 or more years)
- Auburn has 5 JUCO listed on the depth chart and 4 players that transferred from other Power 5 Schools (Texas, Ole Miss, UGA, Illinois). 3 of these 9 players are listed as starters.
What does it all mean? That we'll see on Saturday night who the better team is. I love the fact that we return 90% of our total yards on Offense from last year, 11 of our 17 1st/2nd/3rd Team All-ACC selections from last year, have the best player on the field, and go on the road with the #9 OL, #11 OL, and #3 WR units per Phil Steele (compared to #25, #21, and #50 for Auburn). I think we have the advantage out of the gate with experience across the board on offense. With these offenses, it will come down to chunk plays and turnovers.
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Re: Auburn Depth Chart by Stars according to rivals
Sep 2, 2016, 11:32 AM
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Dabo has proven that you have to have the pieces fitting in with all other pieces or they won't work together. Dabo and our coaches do more with the blue collar recruits that accept good hard coaching and anxious to learn and be smart.
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