The calendar is ready to flip to October, and with it comes a challenging slate of games for the Auburn Tigers.
Auburn's first test of the month will be a road trip to Knoxville to face the No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, and the Tigers have revealed their depth chart ahead of the SEC showdown on Rocky Top. The Tigers escaped their most recent game vs. Vanderbilt relatively injury-free, so this week's projected starting lineup features little movement.
The only area to watch is the offensive line, as three positions have "ors" listed. Last week, a shakeup saw Wilson Zierer and Kenneth McManus get starts at guard and play all 60 snaps the offense was on the field. Jo Simmons and Jacob Strand split time at left tackle, with Simmons playing
a majority of the snaps (39) compared to Strand (19). Cole Best was the only offensive lineman to play one position, center, the entire game.
Here is a look at the projected depth chart for the Auburn Tigers' Week 5 game at Tennessee.
Offense
- QB: Byrum Brown (Tristian Ti'a)
- RB: Jeremiah Cobb (Omar Mabson II or Bryson Washington or Nykahi Davenport)
- WR: Chas Nimrod (Christian Neptune)
- WR: Keshaun Singleton (Brian Williams Jr.)
- WR: Jeremiah Koger or Deshawn Spencer (Sam Turner)
- LT: Jo Simmons or Jacob Strand (Parker Pritchett)
- LG: Jacob Strand or Wilson Zierer (Jack Leyrer)
- C: Cole Best (Kenneth McManus IV)
- RG: Cole Skinner or Kenneth McManus IV (Jacobe' Ward)
- RT: Stanton Ramil (Wilson Zierer)
- TE: Jake Johnson or Arlis Boardingham (Jonathan Echols)
Defense
- DT: Cody Sigler or Walter Mathis Jr.
- DT: Dallas Walker IV (Malik Autry)
- DE: Chris Murray or Darrion Smith (Nate Johnson)
- Buck: Da'Shawn Womack or Jared Smith (Joe Phillips)
- LB: Elijah Melendez or Bryce Deas
- LB: Xavier Atkins or De'Marcus Riddick
- LB: Bryce Deas (Michael Matthews-Canty)
- Star: Sylvester Smith-Reed or Champ Anthony
- S: Kaleb Harris or Champ Anthony
- S: Eric Winters or Anquon Fegans (Fred Gaskin III)
- CB: Andre Jordan Jr. (Champ Anthony)
- CB: Rayshawn Pleasant (Gavin Jenkins)
Special Teams
- K: Alex McPherson (Connor Gibbs)
- P: Hudson Kaak (John McGuire)
- KR: Rayshawn Pleasant (Bryce Cain)
- PR: Christian Neptune or Bryce Cain
- LS: Hudson Powell (Travis Wakefield)
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