After a rough showing in 2022, Auburn’s linebacking core has been bolstered by 2 major additions, the most recent of which is a major Key 🗝
Linebacker play was a bit lacking for the Auburn defense in 2022, which saw Auburn give up far too many yards on the ground in multiple games. While scheme and coaching may have been an issue, personnel was too, which is why upgrades at the position were necessary in the offseason.
Well, keeping true to the pattern he’s started since he’s arrived, Freeze is quickly solving problems when it comes to personnel. After adding LSU LB Demario Tolan to the roster a week prior, Ole Miss LB Austin Keys commits to Auburn too, fortifying a room that had its fair share of struggles and promise in 2022.
Every position at linebacker is wide open. […] I always like the incumbent to hold onto the job, but I think in this case, at linebacker, there are no favorites.
– Mike G on The Morning Drop
The move means that two legitimate starters have been adding to the room since the end of the 2022 season. But RFr Robert Woodyard along with Sr Cam Riley stand to make an impact on the field as well, and they’ve got a little head start having seen the field for Auburn in 2022. Who is primed to be the starting middle linebacker for 2023? Will there be significant departures after Spring?
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