Projecting Auburn’s defensive depth chart

We have made it, there will be college football on our TV’s this weekend.

While the games may not be great, football is football and it is time to get excited about Auburn’s Week 1 matchup with Mercer on Sept. 3 in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

With the season that close, an official depth chart should be announced very soon and that means it is time to try and predict how that depth chart will look. We predicted the offensive depth chart on Friday and now it is time to predict the defense.

This side of the ball faces far less uncertainty than the offense and has proven players in Caleb Wooden, Derick Hall, Owen Pappoe, and more.

Defensive End

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Colby Wooden

Morris Joseph Jr.

Wooden is a potential star and one of the most well-rounded defensive linemen in the SEC. Joseph, a Memphis transfer, has come in and looked like a solid rotational piece.

Nose Tackle

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Jayson Jones

Marquis Burks

Jones transferred in from Oregon and has looked like an immediate impact player. His frame gives him the ability to take on multiple blockers and allow his teammates to make plays.

Defensive Tackle

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Marcus Harris

Jeffrey M’Ba

Harris is entering his second year on the Plains and should once again be a key contributor for the Tigers. M’Ba has shown why he was the nation’s No. 1 JUCO prospect and will see plenty of playing time.

Edge

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Derick Hall

Marcus Bragg

Eku Leota

Dylan Brooks

Hall and Leota will both have a starter-like role and form one of Auburn’s best pass-rushing tandem in quite some time. Bragg transferred in from Western Kentucky and will form the second wave with Brooks, who Auburn needs to step up.

Linebacker

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Owen Pappoe

Wesley Stiner

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