Auburn may be without two offensive pieces on Saturday for its always entertaining matchup with LSU Saturday.
The Auburn Tigers could be without running back D.J. Williams and receiver Shedrick Jackson as both are battling injuries.
Williams, Auburn’s third-leading rusher this season behind Tank Bigsby and Bo Nix, carried the ball just once against Ole Miss. The run gained 8 yards but proved costly, as he left the field one play later hobbling and may be unable to go against the Bayou Bengals.
“It’s really hard to say, as far as being able to play,” Gus Malzahn said. “I’d probably need to get to Thursday before giving a more direct answer. We’re hopeful, but he did get banged up.”
Thankfully for Auburn, junior running back Shaun Shivers returned last week and looked like his normal shifty self, running for 60 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.
With Williams potentially down, it will be up to Shivers and Nix to continue to compliment Bigsby, who has rushed for more than 100 yards in three consecutive games and has emerged as one of the top backs in the country as a true freshman.
Jackson, the team’s top blocking receiver, missed his second game of the season last week against Ole Miss.
Malzahn described his stats as, “questionable, probably, at best.”
Jackson has just five catches in his Auburn career but brings value as a downfield blocker.