Going into the 2023 football season, Auburn Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tigers’ roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] in his first season on the Plains.
Up next is transfer wide receiver [autotag]Nick Mardner[/autotag]. He was the first of four receivers that Auburn landed out of the transfer portal and should feature heavily in the rotation at wide receiver.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Height: 6-6
Weight: 206
Previous School: Cincinnatti (2022), Hawaii (2018-21)
Class in 2023: Senior
247Sports Composite Ranking
Two-Star / No. 2 in Ontario / No. 372 WR
Career Stats
| Year | G | Receptions | Yards | YPC | YPG | TDs |
| 2018 (Hawaii) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 (Hawaii) | 12 | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 14.1 | 2 |
| 2020 (Hawaii) | 8 | 11 | 188 | 17.1 | 23.5 | 1 |
| 2021 (Hawaii) | 13 | 46 | 913 | 19.8 | 70.2 | 5 |
| 2022 (Cincinnati) | 12 | 19 | 218 | 11.5 | 18.2 | 3 |
PFF Grades
| Year | Offense | Receiving | Drops | Run Blocking |
| 2018 | 58.5 | 59.6 | – | 60.0 |
| 2019 | 51.1 | 49.8 | 21.7 | 79.2 |
| 2020 | 60.7 | 62.1 | 49.8 | 51.6 |
| 2021 | 75.6 | 76.1 | 68.1 | 64.5 |
| 2022 | 64.3 | 66.6 | 62.5 | 54.7 |
Depth Chart Overview
Mardner is on his third team after starting his career at Hawaii and spending last season at Cincinnati. He and new Auburn wide receivers coach [autotag]Marcus Davis[/autotag] were both at Hawaii in 2021, and this familiarity should enable him to be someone Auburn can lean on.
Auburn also added [autotag]Shane Hooks[/autotag] at the X-Wide receiver spot and Hooks figures to be the starter due to his past production. However, Mardner should be able to carve out a role for himself, especially in the red-zone threat due to his great size. Expect Mardner to see plenty of action as the coaching staff rotates him, Hooks and [autotag]Camden Brown[/autotag] heavily.