Tag: Auburn Offensive Line

Nick Brahms, Austin Troxell returning for Auburn football in 2022

Auburn has received spree gapped mews regarding the offensive line.

The Tigers desperately need some offensive line help heading into next season, and they got some great news today.

Starting center Nick Brahms and starting offensive tackle Austin Trowel both announced via social media that they will be returning for their fifth and sixth years on The Plains in 2022.

Brahms has been Auburn’s starting center on and off since midway through 2018 and will bring leadership to a position that Auburn has struggled with due to injury and inconsistency.

Troxell on the other hand has been more of a depth piece for the Tigers at right tackle since 2017, He’s been battling injuries throughout his career and did not see any legitimate playing time until late in the 2020 season.

Any sort of positive news regarding depth and experience on the offensive line is greatly appreciated due to the struggles that the Tigers have had for quite some time.

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Brodarious Hamm is entering the NFL draft

Auburn has lost a player at one of its thinnest positions.

Auburn has lost one of its experienced offensive linemen.

Brodarious Hamm, a senior offensive lineman for the Tigers, announced on Tuesday that he will be foregoing his fifth season of eligibility and entering the NFL Draft.

“First I would like to thank God for the ability to play football and the opportunity to achieve my lifelong goal to become an Auburn University athlete and student. The experience has truly been a blessing I will forever cherish,” Hamm said in his announcement on Instagram.

Hamm saw his first action in 2018 after taking the 2017 season to finish recovering from cancer and to redshirt. He was primarily a backup before the 2020 season, where he has started almost every game since.

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The most important position for Auburn to get in the transfer portal

Auburn needs to be heavily pursuing offensive linemen in the transfer portal this offseason.

Auburn’s offense has progressed in some areas this season.

Specifically, pass blocking. The Tigers are only giving up 1.8 sacks per game (sixth in the SEC) despite the inconsistency within the unit. However, the run blocking has regressed significantly. Auburn has has serious issues running the ball in conference play and will continue to struggle until they either bring in some new recruits or until they pick up some experienced linemen from the transfer portal.

Justin Ferguson of the Auburn Observer joined On The Line on ESPN 106.7 and gave his thoughts on the move valuable position Auburn should be pursuing in the transfer portal.

Ferguson: Auburn has to get some offensive linemen. But that’s the toughest position to get in the transfer portal. They’re valuble. Auburn is going after a couple of the already. Its one of those things where Auburn is going to have to focus on getting some of those guys because of the rebuild that is happening in the trenches. You also don’t know if anyone on the o-line will be using their COVID year and coming back, and you also don’t know if players will transfer and whatnot. So Auburn has to do a really good job of pursuing those guys.

Obviously, the Tigers are hurting in the trenches right now, and until they get better as a unit, the offense can’t sustain success with the lack of skill position players (specifically wide receiver) that Auburn has on the outside.

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Auburn’s offensive line is the most important key against Georgia

How will Auburn’s offensive line look on Saturday?

Georgia has dominated opponents in the trenches so far this season.

The Bulldogs have been able to impose their will both offensively and defensively at the line of scrimmage. It’s a major area of concern for Auburn, who does not have the most stable pass protection, as well as a lack of an elite pass rush, especially with one of their best pass rushers currently out with an injury (TD Moultry).

B-Wil of The War Rapport joined the Locked on Auburn Podcast with Zac Blackerby to talk about how the offensive line might have taken a small step backwards in the game against LSU.

B-Wil: Up until the LSU game, our offensive line had played qualitatively better than it had last season. The LSU game may have been an outlier for the o-line because we were calling plays that forced Nix to do things he hasn’t done so far this season. He was running around making plays instead of from the pocket. We still run block very well. I’m still not too down on our offensive line, but we saw a lot more pressure against LSU than we had in the previous weeks.

If Auburn is going to survive against Georgia this weekend, the offensive line will need to hold up for the occasional Bo Nix explosive play. Not for the entire game, because nobody can hold Georgia’s front forever, but for the occasional play to bring some momentum into offensive drives. The Bulldogs have been fantastic in both run stopping and pass defense this season. However, this may be the most hostile environment they play in all season. Auburn can’t afford to take sacks and stall out against a team that can overwhelm you at the line of scrimmage. The offensive line bringing their best game is key for Auburn’s success this Saturday.

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Auburn’s new offensive scheme takes pressure off their weakest unit

How much can Mike Bobo and his new scheme help improve the offensive line play?

Death. Taxes. Auburn fans talking about how the offense is going to get better.

Over the past two seasons, expectations of Auburn’s offense have been squandered by offensive line play. Last season, it might have been the unit that put the final nail in Gus Malzahn’s coffin. Offenses can’t run the ball without an offensive line. Quarterbacks can’t have time to throw the ball deep without an offensive line. So how does Mike Bobo and his new scheme help improve the offensive line play?

Mike G of the War Rapport joined Zac Blackerby with the Locked on Auburn podcast to talk about how much the offensive line will benefit from this new Mike Bobo scheme.

“I expect to see a scheme that helps (the offensive line) out quite a bit this year,” Mike G said on Locked On Auburn. “A scheme that is not dependent on slow developing, run play-action plays, they’ll get the ball out of the quarterbacks hands. The scheme will take a little bit of pressure off of these guys. And then in games one, two, and four (Akron, Alabama State, Georgia State), i expect that we will see some new guys rotating into the lineup. Hopefully Auburn is in a position where they can see some new guys in action and then find out what kind of depth they have at offensive line. In the past when, say, a left tackle has gotten injured, Auburn has had a merry-go-round at that spot, taking guys out of their natural position, instead of actually letting the backup left tackle step in. I’m looking forward to seeing more depth because we’ve been one guy deep on offensive line since 2017.

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Auburn lineman launches clothing line

An Auburn lineman has launched a clothing line.

Brodarious Hamm is the latest Auburn athlete to benefit financially from his name, image, and likeness after announcing Going Hamm Apparel.

There have been multiple Auburn student-athletes who have launched clothing lines after the NIL rules went into play at the start of July and Hamm is the latest player to do so after an Instagram post.

The logo on the shirts is a “BH’ and has “Going Hamm” written under it.

Hamm was a fixture for the Auburn offensive line last year at left tackle. He made the move from guard to tackle last season. The 6-foot-6, 334-pound lineman should continue to be a mainstay in the Auburn offense in 2021.

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Auburn loses offensive lineman to injury for season

The Tigers will be without its starting lineman for the rest of the season.

Auburn has lost a starting offensive lineman for the season, Gus Malzahn announced on Sunday evening.

Brandon Council, who bounced between right and left guard this season, suffered a knee injury during the Tigers’ 35-28 victory over Ole Miss on Saturday.

A transfer from Akron, he had started all five games for Auburn so far this season. He was a three-year starter for the Zips from 2017-19.

Auburn’s offensive line, which had to replace four starters from last season, has gelled as of late especially with the running game. The Tigers rushed for 224 total yards on Saturday and were led by true freshman Tank Bigsby who finished with 129 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries.