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 linebacker [autotag]Jake Levant[/autotag]. The former walk-on earned a scholarship ahead of last season and has been a key special-teamer in his time at Auburn.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Height: 6-1
Weight: 232
Class in 2023: Senior
247Sports Composite Ranking
Three-Star / No. 80 in Alabama / No. 137 LB
Career Stats
| Year | G | Tackles | TFLs | Sacks | PDs | FFs |
| 2020 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PFF Grades
| Year | Defense | Tackling | Run Defense | Coverage | Special Teams |
| 2021 | – | – | – | – | 53.3 |
| 2022 | 65.4 | 80.0 | 73.2 | 60.5 | 54.8 |
Depth Chart Overview
Levant was put on scholarship ahead of last season and appeared in all 12 games for the Tigers with most of his time coming on special teams. Auburn’s additions through the transfer portal at linebacker have likely cut out his role there but he provides quality depth and should once again see plenty of action on special teams.