For the first time this season, Auburn has made some changes to its depth chart. The Tigers revealed their depth chart for their Week 3 game against Samford on Monday and there have been several changes on the defensive side of the ball.
The first is that starting middle linebacker [autotag]Austin Keys[/autotag] has been removed from it. This is no surprise after it was announced that he had surgery for a thumb injury and is out indefinitely, [autotag]Larry Nixon III[/autotag] has been elevated to the starter in his absence.
There has also been a change at weakside linebacker but this one is due to the breakout of [autotag]Eugene Asante[/autotag]. He was one of Auburn’s top players last week and led the Tigers with 12 tackles and is now listed as the starter.
The next change is at jack, where [autotag]Jalen McLeod[/autotag] is now listed as the starter. McLeod was held out in Week 1 as he recovered from an injury but was on the field for 57 snaps and made three tackles in Auburn’s victory over Cal.
Here is a look at the full depth chart ahead of their game against Samford Saturday night in Jordan-Hare Stadium.