Auburn football releases official week one depth chart
AUBURN — Auburn football released their official week one depth chart on Monday. It’s listed below, as the Tigers prepare to welcome UMass (1-0) on Saturday, September 2 at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Update: Hugh Freeze just said, “I don’t even have a depth chart. I don’t do depth charts.” Freeze said the depth chart the media received is a product of media relations, adding he hasn’t named anyone specifically “first team,” etc. Take that for what it’s worth.
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Quarterback
QB1: Payton Thorne
QB2: Robby Ashford
QB3: Holden Geriner
Fourth string: Hank Brown and Sawyer Pate
Running back
RB1: Jarquez Hunter
Backups: Damari Alston
Third string: Brian Battie
Fourth string: Sean Jackson and Jeremiah Cobb
Tight end
TE1: Rivaldo Fairweather or Luke Deal
Backups: Tyler Fromm, Brandon Frazier, Micah-Riley Ducker
Offensive tackle
OT1: Dillon Wade (LT) and Gunner Britton (RT)
Backups: Jaden Muskrat (LT) and Izavion Miller (RT)
Not listed, but projected depth: Tyler Johnson (LT) and Clay Wedin (RT)
Offensive guard
OG1: Jeremiah Wright (LG) and Kam Stutts (RG)
Backups: Tate Johnson (LG) and Jalil Irvin (RG)
Not listed, but projected: Jaden Muskrat (LG) and E.J. Harris (RG)
Center
C1: Avery Jones
Backup: Connor Lew
Third string: Bradyn Joiner
Wide receivers
WR1: Jay Fair or Ja’Varrius Johnson, Shane Hooks, Jyaire Shorter or Omari Kelly
Backups: Koy Moore (behind Shorter and Kelly), Caleb Burton (behind Fair and Johnson), Nick Mardner and Camden Brown (behind Hooks)
Not listed: Malcolm Johnson Jr.
Defensive tackle
DT1: Marcus Harris
Backup: Lawrence Johnson
Not listed, but projected: Quientrail Jamison-Travis, Garrison Walker and Darron Reed
Nose tackle
NT1: Jayson Jones
Backup: Justin Rogers
Not listed, but projected: Enyce Sledge, Stephen Johnson
Defensive end
DE1: Mosiah Nasili-Kite
Backup: Keldric Faulk
Third string: Zykevious Walker
Not listed, but projected: Brenton Williams, Wilky Denaud
Jack
J1: Elijah McAlister
Backup: Jalen McLeod OR Stephen Sings
Not listed, but projected: Hayden Brice
Linebacker
MLB: Austin Keys Backup: Larry Nixon, then Wesley Steiner
WLB: Cam Riley Backup: Eugene Asante
Not listed, but projected depth: Robert Woodyard, Jake Levant, Powell Gordon, Wesley Steiner
Cornerback
Field CB: DJ James Backup: Kayin Lee, then Colton Hood
Boundary CB: Nehemiah Pritchett Backup: Champ Anthony, then JD Rhym
Not listed, but projected depth: Tyler Scott and Jacorious Hart
Nickel
N1: Keionte Scott Backup: Donovan Kaufman
Not listed, but projected depth: Sylvester Smith, Austin Ausberry, Tony Hunley Jr.
Safety
Free safety: Jaylin Simpson Backup: Griffin Speaks
Weakside safety: Zion Puckett Backup: Marquise Gilbert, then Terrance Love
Not listed, but projected depth: Caleb Wooden and CJ Johnson
Punt returners
PR1: Keionte Scott
Backup: Caleb Burton
Kick returners
KR1: Brian Battie
KR2: Jarquez Hunter
