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Does Auburn have the best running back tandem in the country?

Auburn’s running back room has been firing on all cylinders.

Even with the absence of Shaun Shivers, Auburn’s running back room has still been firing on all cylinders.

Freshman Jarquez Hunter has been playing exceptionally well through his first three games of the season. Through two games, Hunter had out preformed Tank Bigsby (257 rushing yards compared to Tank’s 241 rushing yards), Auburn’s stud running back and Heisman contender.

Where does this duo stand nationally? Could they possibly be the best tandem in the nation?

Auburn message board legend Charlie5 joined Zac Blackerby on the “Locked on Auburn Podcast“to share his thoughts on the duo’s hot start to the season.

Charlie5: “I don’t think we understand how good Jarquez Hunter is. To be able to build your gameplay around not just Bigsby but Hunter as well… call me a homer, but at worst, (Bigsby and Hunter) are the best running back tandem in the SEC. At best, possibly the best running back tandem in the country. I don’t think we understood that before (the Penn State game). We looked at Hunter as an ancillary back to compliment instead of getting 40 combined touches between (Bigsby and Hunter). There’s not hardly a drop off between either one. We now know that we can lean heavily on our running game. To the point where we can make our offense about those two guys.”

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Auburn football stats worth watching through first three games

Here are some stats worth keeping an eye on.

Auburn is one-fourth of the way through their season and after a close loss to Penn State, they are now facing questions. 

The Tigers only have one game against an evenly matched opponent, but some interesting trends have already emerged from the beginning of the season.

Each game, we get a little bit more information about Bryan Harsin’s first team during his Auburn tenure. The Tigers are doing different things on both sides of the ball so there has been a lot of new trends to follow.

Here is a look at some stats worth monitoring as the season goes on. 

Five winners from Auburn vs. Penn State

Here are five winners from Saturday night’s game vs. Penn State.

Saturday night did not go the way the Tigers intended, but some positives can still be taken away from this game.

The most impressive thing was Auburn’s ability to fight back after getting down. We’ve seen Auburn teams in the past surrender on offense early in the game when momentum starts to shift. Auburn looked calm, and it executed. It never backed down. Sure, there were some miscues, but the Tigers didn’t look panicked or out of sorts. I hope it translates to success in the future. Auburn needs a big road victory.

Here are five winners from Saturday night’s 28-20 loss to Penn State.

Winners from Auburn’s 62-0 win over Alabama State

Here are our three winners from Auburn’s win over Alabama State.

It was not always pretty but Auburn football rolled to another win Saturday.

The Tigers had a disappointing first quarter but exploded for 35 points in the third quarter to cruise to a 62-0 win over Alabama State. The 35 points tie the Auburn record for most points in a quarter (New Mexico State, 1993) and are the most they have ever scored in the third quarter.

The quarter was capped off by Jarquez Hunter’s 94-yard touchdown run, which is the longest touchdown run in Auburn history.

The Tigers, now 2-0, will look to travel to Penn State and have the chance to make a huge statement across all of college football.

But before that, here are three winners from the win over Alabama State.

Stats from Auburn’s win over Alabama State

Here are some Auburn stats from the Alabama State win.

Auburn won big against Alabama State Saturday and the stats speak for themselves.

Scoring

Anders Carlson opened the scoring with two first-quarter field goals to give Auburn a 6-0 lead. 

Auburn scored their first touchdown of the day when Bo Nix connected with Demetris Robertson for a 6-yard touchdown. 

Auburn got their second touchdown on special teams when Colby Wooden blocked a field goal and Nehemiah Pritchett returned it 80 yards for a touchdown.

Auburn exploded for 35 points in the third quarter and Robertson got the scoring started with a 28-yard touchdown reception and 36-yard touchdown rush. Roger McCreary joined the party with a 36-yard pick-six. Malcolm Johnson Jr. caught a 49-yard pass from T.J. Finley for his first touchdown before Jarquex Hunter set a program record with a 94-yard touchdown run. Auburn’s last score came on a Sean Jackson 4-yard rush to win 62-0. 

Team Stats 

Total yards: AU 538, ASU 176

Passing yards: AU 174, ASU 130

Rushing yards: AU 364, ASU 46

First downs: AU 22, ASU 11

Third downs: AU 5-11, ASU 4-15

Sacks: AU 2, ASU 1

Penalties: AU 9-61, ASU 9-61

Individual Stats

Bo Nix: 9 of 17, 108 yards and 2 touchdowns, 2 rushes for -2 yards

T.J. Finley: 2 of 2, 66 yards and 1 touchdown

Tank Bigsby: 11 carries for 122 yards and 0 touchdowns

Jarquez Hunter: 8 carries for 147 yards and 1 touchdown, 1 catch for 14 yards

Sean Jackson: 10 carries for 38 yards and 1 touchdown

Jay Sharp: 5 carries for 15 yards

Jordon Ingram: 2 carries 8 yards

Demetris Robertson: 3 catches for 61 yards and 2 touchdowns, 1 rush for 36 yards, and a touchdown

Kobe Hudson: 2 receptions for 14 yards

Shedrick Jackson: 2 catches for 11 yards

Malcolm Johnson Jr.: 1 catch for 49 yards and a touchdown

Elijah Canion: 1 catch for 17 yards

John Samuel Shenker: 1 reception for 8 yards

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Jarquez Hunter was Auburn’s highest rated player Saturday

Auburn found a steal in Jarquez Hunter.

Auburn found a diamond in the rough in Jarquez Hunter.

The freshman running back was Auburn’s highest-rated player in their 60-10 route against the Akron Zips per PFF.

Hunter scored a 92.4 rating according to PFF. He scored higher than Tank Bigsby at 91.4 and Bo Nix at 91.2.

The only other player that scored over a 90 was tight end Landen King. He scored a 90.5 across his six snaps played Saturday night.

Hunter recorded nine carries for 110 yards and a touchdown in his college football debut. Hunter played in 16 snaps against the Zips.

Hunter was a late addition to Auburn’s 2021 signing class as a 3-star prospect out of Philadelphia, Mississippi.

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