Auburn has a need for talent in the 2023 recruiting class. It is evident that the team lacks depth as head coach Bryan Harsin has put an emphasis on the transfer portal as of late. It isn’t just depth that is a problem though. The talent level over the past few years has seemed to have dropped. Ever since the miraculous 2013 season, the team hasn’t had “that” guy whether it be via the transfer portal or even the recruiting classes.
Players like Cam Newton, Nick Fairley, and Carl Lawson were all generational talents that changed the trajectory of the Auburn football program in the best way possible. That is what I mean when I say that the Tigers have a need for elite talent. The 2023 recruiting class could very well be one of the stronger classes in the 21st century. The state of Alabama alone has ten prospects that are ranked in the top 150 for the cycle. That means that the coaching staff needs to put an emphasis on this class.
Things have been heading in the wrong direction for quite some time. Now, it is make it or break it time for Harsin and his staff. As other SEC schools seem to be improving, this upcoming recruiting class may be the Tigers’ most important one that the Auburn faithful has ever seen. Auburn Wire breaks down the positions that the coaching staff needs to address in order to create sustainable success in this new era of college football.