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Auburn Tigers Snapshot Profile: No. 62 Kameron Stutts

The veteran is looking to become Auburn’s starting right guard.

Going into the 2023 football season, Auburn Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tigers’ roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] in his first season on the Plains.

Up next is veteran offensive lineman [autotag]Kameron Stutts[/autotag]. He is in a battle to be Auburn’s starting right guard during fall camp.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Killen, Alabama

Height: 6-5

Weight: 343

Class in 2023: Senior

247Sports Composite Ranking

Three-Star / No. 17 in Alabama / No. 46 OT

Career Stats

Year G
2018 1
2019 11
2020 0
2021 12
2022 12

PFF Grades

Year Offense Pass Blocking Run Blocking Special Teams
2018 59.5 – 59.2 –
2019 65.5 77.9 64.0 64.1
2020 – – – –
2021 65.3 78.8 63.7 65.3
2022 57.1 61.4 58.1 64.5

Depth Chart Overview

Stutts started 11 games last season for the Tigers but is back in a stiff competition to return as a starter with Auburn rotating him, [autotag]Jaden Muskrat[/autotag], [autotag]Jeremiah Wright[/autotag] and [autotag]Tate Johnson[/autotag] at the two guard spots.

He appears to have separated himself as the favorite to win the starting right guard spot but Muskrat is still pushing him. Stutts is capable of playing both spots and is an important member of the offensive line group due to his extensive experience and versatilty.

Kameron Stutts’ Photo Gallery

Auburn Tigers Snapshot Profile: No. 54 Tate Johnson

He is battling to be one of Auburn’s starting guards.

Going into the 2023 football season, Auburn Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tigers’ roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] in his first season on the Plains.

Up next is offensive lineman [autotag]Tate Johnson[/autotag]. After winning the starting center job last year, he has switched to guard and is firmly in the mix for a starting spot.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: LaGrange, Georgia

Height: 6-4

Weight: 302

Class in 2023: Junior

247Sports Composite Ranking

Three-Star / No. 53 in Georgia / No. 27 OG

Career Stats

Year G
2020 1
2021 0
2022 4

PFF Grades

Year Offense Pass Blocking Run Blocking
2020 66.4 72.5 65.6
2022 55.3 47.4 58.5

Depth Chart Overview

Johnson is in a battle with [autotag]Kameron Stutts[/autotag], [autotag]Jaden Muskrat[/autotag] and [autotag]Jeremiah Wright[/autotag] for the two guard spots. This battle will likely last into the season and could see several changes as the coaches look to find the best combination along the line.

Johnsons has the ability to play center and was Auburn’s starter last season before suffering a season-ending injury. If starter [autotag]Avery Jones[/autotag] were unable to go he could very well slide over and that versatility makes him an important member of Auburn’s offense and someone to keep an eye on.

Tate Johnson’s Photo Gallery

Auburn Tigers Snapshot Profile: No. 50 Jalil Irvin

The veteran is one of Auburn’s most experienced linemen.

Going into the 2023 football season, Auburn Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tigers’ roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] in his first season on the Plains.

Up next is veteran offensive lineman [autotag]Jalil Irvin[/autotag]. He has spent played both center and guard during his time at Auburn and he gives them needed depth at several key positions.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Stone Mountain, Georgia

Height: 6-3

Weight: 319

Class in 2023: Senior

247Sports Composite Ranking

Three-Star / No. 49 in Georgia / No. 22 OG

Career Appearances

Year G
2019 4
2020 4
2021 11
2022 12

PFF Grades

Year Offense Pass Blocking Run Blocking Special Teams
2019 59.2 16.3 64.1 61.0
2020 50.9 74.1 50.9 60.7
2021 52.5 76.4 52.3 61.0
2022 47.6 50.8 47.4 61.7

Depth Chart Overview

Entering his sixth year on the Plains, Irvin gives Auburn an experienced player who can play both center and guard when needed.

Transfer [autotag]Avery Jones[/autotag] has the starting center spot locked up and Irvin is in a battle with [autotag]Connor Lew[/autotag] and [autotag]Tate Johnson[/autotag] to be the No. 2 center. With both guard spots still up for grabs, it could take some time to determine what the best combination is for the offensive line.

Regardless of where he starts on the depth chart, Irvin is an experienced option that Auburn’s coaches know they can count on at either guard spots or center when needed.

Jalil Irvin’s Photo Gallery

Auburn offensive lineman makes 247Sports’ All-Name Team

Jaden Muskrat has been named to one of the top groups in college football.

It hasn’t been determined yet if offensive lineman [autotag]Jaden Muskrat[/autotag] will be a starter for Auburn this season but he was just named to one of the top groups in college football, the 247Sports’ All-Name Team.

Muskrat is entering his first season at Auburn after spending the past three seasons at Tulsa. He entered the portal after the season and decided to reunite with Auburn offensive coordinator [autotag]Phillip Montgomery[/autotag], who was his head coach at Tusla.

The 6-foot-3, 302-pounder is in contention to be Auburn’s starting guard, battling [autotag]Kameron Stutts[/autotag], [autotag]Tate Johnson[/autotag], [autotag]Jeremiah Wright[/autotag] and [autotag]Connor Lew[/autotag] for the two spots.

Muskrat played 18 games at tackle for Tulsa and could slide back outside for Auburn if needed, but he profiles more as a guard in the SEC and that is his path to playing time.

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Auburn football ranks last among Power Five teams in offensive line continuity

The Tigers will have plenty of new faces gracing the offensive line this season.

Out of all units that Auburn football will trot out onto the field in 2023, the offensive line will see the most changes.

It comes with good reason, as the Tigers’ line allowed 32 sacks last season, and they were only able to help their offense gain just 378 yards per game. Most of that was due to inconsistency within snap counts.

According to Pro Football Focus, only two offensive linemen were on the field for more than 700 snaps, [autotag]Killian Zierer[/autotag] and [autotag]Brandon Council[/autotag]. The next player on the list was [autotag]Austin Troxell[/autotag], who played in 482 snaps over eight games.

If those facts sound crazy, that is because they are. Auburn’s continuity rate among offensive linemen was super low last season. So low, that it was the worst among Power Five teams.

College Football Graphs recently shared its list of offensive line continuity, and Auburn ranks No. 69 among Power Five programs with a rate of 35.6%.

While only three players played more than 400 snaps on the offensive line last season, a total of six were able to play 345 or more snaps last season. Among the nine players who shuffled through Auburn’s offensive line last season, only three return to the 2023 roster: [autotag]Tate Johnson[/autotag], [autotag]Jalil Irvin[/autotag], and [autotag]Jeremiah Wright[/autotag].

Hugh Freeze hopes to increase Auburn’s continuity rate in 2023 by sending several of his experienced transfer portal finds to pick up the slack. Several names that should contribute heavily to Auburn’s line this season are [autotag]Avery Jones[/autotag], [autotag]Gunner Britton[/autotag], [autotag]Dillon Wade[/autotag], and [autotag]Jaden Muskrat[/autotag].

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Tate Johnson and Malcolm Johnson Jr. to miss the rest of spring practice

Hugh Freeze announced that the duo will miss the rest of spring practice Monday.

Auburn will be without two players for the rest of spring practice as they battle injuries.

Wide receiver [autotag]Malcolm Johnson Jr.[/autotag] suffered a collarbone injury while [autotag]Tate Johnson[/autotag] has a dislocated elbow, [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] told AL.com’s Nubyjas Wilborn Monday.

Malcolm Johnson has seen limited action in his three seasons on the Plains. The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder has appeared in 18 games over the past two seasons, catching eight passes for 110 yards and one touchdown.

Tate Johnson started four games at center last season before undergoing elbow surgery and missing the rest of the season. It is unknown if he has reinjured that elbow or if it is his other arm.

He has spent this spring playing left guard and was competing for a starting part.

The Tigers will end spring practice with the A-Day game on Saturday, April 8, kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game will be shown on ESPN+ and SEC Network+.

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Tigers lose offensive lineman for remainder of season

Auburn has now suffered two substantial injuries to the offensive line in 2022.

Auburn Football has suffered another loss to the offensive line due to a season-ending injury.

Senior offensive tackle [autotag]Austin Troxell[/autotag] sustained an injury in Auburn’s loss to Mississippi State last Saturday and is expected to undergo a procedure that will more than likely end his season. The news was first reported by Nathan King of 247Sports.

Troxell becomes the second offensive lineman to suffer a season-ending injury. Center Tate Johnson suffered an injury to his elbow during the Missouri game on Sept. 24 that also required surgery. His recovery time was expected to be 6-8 weeks, but there has been no report of a possible return to the lineup at this time.

The 2022 season has been the best for Troxell according to Pro Football Focus. He exits the season with an overall grade of 67.6, which is three points higher than his freshman season in 2018, where he graded at 64.1.

In eight games this season, Troxell graded out at 70% or higher three times, with his best game coming against Mercer on Sept. 3, where he earned a grade of 75.5.

In Saturday’s game at Mississippi State, he was on the field for 41 snaps according to PFF. His highest snap count came against Penn State on Sept. 17, where he was in on 78 plays.

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Tigers lose offensive lineman for remainder of season

Auburn has now suffered two substantial injuries to the offensive line in 2022.

Auburn Football has suffered another loss to the offensive line due to a season-ending injury.

Senior offensive tackle [autotag]Austin Troxell[/autotag] sustained an injury in Auburn’s loss to Mississippi State last Saturday and is expected to undergo a procedure that will more than likely end his season. The news was first reported by Nathan King of 247Sports.

Troxell becomes the second offensive lineman to suffer a season-ending injury. Center Tate Johnson suffered an injury to his elbow during the Missouri game on Sept. 24 that also required surgery. His recovery time was expected to be 6-8 weeks, but there has been no report of a possible return to the lineup at this time.

The 2022 season has been the best for Troxell according to Pro Football Focus. He exits the season with an overall grade of 67.6, which is three points higher than his freshman season in 2018, where he graded at 64.1.

In eight games this season, Troxell graded out at 70% or higher three times, with his best game coming against Mercer on Sept. 3, where he earned a grade of 75.5.

In Saturday’s game at Mississippi State, he was on the field for 41 snaps according to PFF. His highest snap count came against Penn State on Sept. 17, where he was in on 78 plays.

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Auburn vs. Arkansas: Injury report ahead of Saturday’s game

Here is a list of those who are expected to miss Saturday’s game between the Tigers and Razorbacks.

The Auburn Tigers return to the field on Saturday to face the Arkansas Razorbacks at Jordan-Hare Stadium for an 11 a.m. CT kickoff.

Both teams are coming off of a bye week, which is usually a good time for those with injuries to heal. The bye week came at a good time for Arkansas, who were missing a few defensive backs before the bye week due to injury.

During Monday’s press conference, Pittman revealed the news that Myles Slusher, Latavious Brini, and Malik Chavis received favorable reports ahead of the Auburn game.

“We’re gonna look at (Myles) Slusher today in (individual) and see how he can progress or how much better he is,” Pittman said in his Monday press conference. “We feel like he’s gonna be fine. Khari (Johnson) will be back and hopefully, we can get Malik (Chavis) back no later than tomorrow. Hopefully (Latavious) Brini’s ankle that’s been bothering him for five or six weeks now, hopefully, it’s healed. We’ll know a little bit more about that.”

Pittman also said that offensive linemen Ty’Kieast Crawford and Marcus Henderson are practicing this week, and that wide receiver Jadon Haselwood is fine after getting “dinged up” in the BYU game on Oct. 15.

For Auburn, [autotag]Eku Leota[/autotag], [autotag]Tate Johnson[/autotag], and [autotag]Zach Calzada[/autotag] are each still expected to miss the regular season due to having surgery to repair their respective injuries. Head coach Bryan Harsin added a new name to the mix during his Monday press conference.

“Jordon Ingram is out. He had a lateral meniscus tear in practice, which was kind of a fluke deal. It was on a pass-catching drill and he just kind of landed on it wrong, so he had surgery and he’s out,” Harsin said. “He is out for three to four months, so obviously that is season-ending for him. Everybody else I’ve told you before that’s been injured, those guys are still injured and are out and other guys are just banged up.”

Here is a look at the full injury report ahead of Saturday’s game on the Plains.

Auburn vs. LSU: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Saturday’s game

Here is all the information that you need to know ahead of Auburn’s game against LSU.

Auburn hosts LSU on Saturday night, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

Auburn hopped back into the win column last week after scraping by Missouri, 17-14 in overtime. After jumping out to a 14-0 lead, Missouri stormed back to tie the game at 14-14 before halftime. Auburn’s [autotag]Anders Carlson[/autotag] hit a 39-yard field goal to put Auburn ahead, 17-14 through one overtime possession. Missouri almost answered with a game-winning touchdown, but running back Nathaniel Peat fumbled the football just shy of the goal line. Auburn’s [autotag]Derick Hall[/autotag] recovered the football, and the game ended with Auburn on top.

LSU has bounced back from a last-second loss to Florida State to win three straight games heading into this weekend’s game. Most recently, LSU defeated New Mexico, 38-0 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. The Bayou Bengals also hold one SEC win this season, defeating Mississippi State 31-16 on Sept. 17.

Auburn’s [autotag]Robby Ashford[/autotag] will lead the offense for the second-straight week, as T.J. Finley is still battling a shoulder sprain. It was also announced Friday that starting center [autotag]Tate Johnson[/autotag] will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery on his elbow.

Here’s all the key information that you need to know for Saturday night’s game at Jordan-Hare Stadium.