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2021 Auburn football player profile, overview: No. 85 Tyler Fromm

Fromm only made two catches a season ago but will have a larger role in the new offense.

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Name: Tyler Fromm

Number: 85

Position: Tight End

Class: Sophomore

Height: 6’5”

Weight: 240 lbs

Hometown: Warner Robins, Georgia

High School: Warner Robins

2020 Statistics: Appeared in one game and did not record any stats. 

Twitter: @FrommTyler

Overview: Fromm only appeared in one game last season, the blowout win over LSU, but is set to have a larger role on his sophomore season. Fromm impressed the new coaching staff in spring and with his pass-catching ability has the chance to become a weapon in the passing game from the tight end position, something Auburn has not had in quite some time.

Auburn used two-tight end sets in the spring and if that trend continues into the season, expect Fromm to see plenty of the field, even in a loaded tight end room.

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2021 Auburn football player profile, overview: No. 81 J.J. Evans

Could JJ Evans play in a key role this season?

Name: J.J. Evans

Number: 81

Position: Wide Receiver

Class: Redshirt Freshman

Height: 6’2” 

Weight: 224 lbs

Hometown: Montevallo, Alabama

High School: Montevallo

2020 Statistics: Did not see any game action.

Twitter: @JJ_Evans9

Overview: Evans was one of four four-star wide receivers Auburn signed in the 2020 recruiting class. He did not see the field last season and was injured during spring practices, so he is working on getting back up to full speed ahead of the 2021 season. Evans was a highly productive receiver in high school and once he is fully healed he will have a chance to do that for Auburn in an unproven receiving room.

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2021 Auburn football player profile, overview: No. 83 Malcolm Russell

Meet Auburn wide receiver Malcolm Russell.

Name: Malcolm Russell

Number: 83

Position: Wide Receiver

Class: Junior

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 198 lbs

Hometown: Pelham, Alabama

High School: John Carroll

2020 Statistics: Did not see any game action.

Twitter: N/A

Overview: Russell joined the team in 2019 as a walk-on after a prolific senior season for John Carrol Catholic High school where he caught 47 receptions for 946 yards, 10 TDs, and totaled 69 tackles, and four interceptions. Russell appeared in one game in 2019 but has excelled off the field, making the SEC academic honor roll three times and being named to the AD Honor Roll in 2018. He is the great-grandson of former Auburn football head coach Jack Meagher. 

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2021 Auburn football player profile, overview: No. 82 Hayden Brice

Meet Auburn tight end Hayden Brice.

Name: Hayden Brice

Number: 82

Position: Tight End

Class: Senior

Height: 6’3”

Weight: 222 lbs

Hometown: Jackson, Mississippi

High School: St. Joseph

2020 Statistics: Did not see any game action

Twitter: @Heeezus

Overview: Brice played at Pearl River Community College in 2018 and Northeast Mississippi Community College in 2019, where he totaled 16 catches for 356 yards and one touchdown. He walked on the football team ahead of the 2020 season and is fighting to make an impact in his senior season. Brice may have a hard time seeing the field in 2021 as Auburn has seven tight ends and is full of talented players.

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2021 Auburn Football Player Profile, Overview: No. 37 Ahmari Harvey

A 4-star signee, Ahmari Harvey is the future at the safety position for Auburn.

Name: Ahmari Harvey

Number: 37

Position: Safety

Class: Freshman

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 172 lbs.

Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida

High School: University School

Twitter: @Ahmari_saucy

Overview:

A four-star signing out of Tallahassee, Harvey has the quickness and skills to become a major playmaker in the future for the Tigers. With so much depth at the safety position for 2021, he will be able to learn from some of the veteran players while possibly earning some playing time.

Projecting Auburn’s defensive depth chart following spring practice

2021 Auburn football player profile, overview: No. 22 Devan Barrett

After opting out of the 2020 season, Devan Barrett has returned to his natural position at running back and provides Auburn depth.

Name: Devan Barrett

Number: 22

Position: Running back

Class: Senior

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 195 lbs

Hometown: Tampa, FL

High School: Tampa Catholic

2020 stats: N/A

Twitter: @Devan_Barrett5

Overview: 

Recruited as a running back, Barrett switched to defensive back ahead of the 2018 season and saw some playing time at the position during the next two seasons. After opting out due to COVID-19 concerns for the 2020 season, he switched back to his original position to add depth to the running back room after the departures of DJ Williams and Mark Antony-Richards.

Barrett will be a backup option behind Tank Bigsby and Shaun Shivers heading into his senior season.

Projecting Auburn’s defensive depth chart following spring practice

Auburn’s defense can be a force in Derek Mason’s first year as coordinator but some questions remain in the trenches.

Much like the rest of the Auburn program, the Tigers defense is undergoing major changes as Kevin Steele is gone and now it is Derek Mason’s time to lead the unit.

The great thing for Mason is that in two different areas — linebacker and secondary — he has plenty of stars and players waiting to be stars that are ready to put the hard-hitting mantra back in Auburn’s defense.

The only question for this defense comes up front as a lack of depth dots the defensive line.

In Auburn’s annual A-Day Game, it was the defense that looked like it was further ahead than the offense, so let’s take a look at where each position stands and our projected defensive depth chart following spring practice.