Auburn RB Tank Bigsby declares for NFL Draft
The stellar college career of Auburn running back Tank Bigsby is over.
Bigsby, who just completed his third year at Auburn, announced via social media on Monday that he is forgoing his season season and declaring for the NFL Draft.
Bigsby relayed this message on his Instagram page on Monday.
In three years with the Tigers, Bigsby rushed for 2,903 and 25 touchdown on 540 carries. His best season at Auburn came in 2021, when he finished with 1,099 yards and 10 rushing touchdowns. In 2022, Bigbsy gained 970 rushing yards and was named third-team All-SEC by Pro Football Focus.
He had a career average at Auburn of 5.4 yards per carry.
He finished his career No. 7 on the Tigers’ all-time rushing leaders list.
Bigsby was a complete back for the Tigers. He added 62 career receptions for 448 yards.
Bigsby committed to Auburn in the summer of 2019, and then the Tigers of then-coach Gus Malzahn held off Georgia late to keep him in the class. Bigsby was the No. 37 overall recruit nationally in the 2020 class and No. 4 running back for the On3 Consensus.
He quickly made an impact at Auburn.
As a true freshman, Bigsby was the SEC Freshman of the Year after finishing eighth in the SEC in all-purpose yardage (122.4 yards per game) and fifth in total rushing yards (834). He had the second most rushing yards of any FBS freshman that season.
As a sophomore, Bigsby topped the 100-yard mark five times. He did it again four more times in 2022, despite playing behind an offensive line that wasn’t among the league’s best. All told, Bigsby had 13 100-yard rushing games for the orange and blue.
Following the 2021 season, Bigsby won the team’s Pat Sullivan Award as the Tigers’ offensive player of the year.
Binbsy’s most productive game at Auburn in terms of total yards came in the 2020 season finale against Mississippi State, when he rushed for 192 yards on 26 carries. The Tigers won 24-10 but it turned out to be Malzahn’s last game as Auburn head coach. He was fired the following week.
Bigsby lost just two fumbles in his Auburn career.
