Auburn Tigers defensive line preview highlights the focus head coach Hugh Freeze has made in creating a fearsome front.
defensive line is full of new faces as Hugh Freeze and staff brought in experienced transfers while the young talent develops.Buck Jalen McLeod, Sr., 6-1, 236, Returning StarterDT Quentrail Jamison-Travis, Jr., 6-4, 293, Returning BackupDT Darron Reed, RFr., 6-4, 285, Returning RedshirtNT Isaiah Raikes, Sr., 6-1, 323, Transfer from Texas A&M/USC, Summer EnrolleeDT Gage Keys, Jr., 6-4, 291, Transfer from Kansas, January EnrolleeDE Amaris Williams, TFr., 6-2, 269, January EnrolleeDE T.J.
New on the sidelines are veteran defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin, who has plenty of successful stops at the helm of solid defensive units, and Vontrell King-Williams who moved up from assistant D-line coach to take over the unit when Jeremy Garrett left to coach in the NFL. Josh Aldridge returns as linebackers coach, which includes the Buck position in his assignments.
Last season when Auburn lined up with Faulk and Jalen McLeod on the outside with Marcus Harris and Justin Rogers on the inside, they held their own and got their share of defensive stops. When the backups were in, Auburn struggled. Harris was fifth on the team with 40 tackles, and led the team with 11.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks, and his play-making will be missed.
McLeod returns for his senior season at Buck and his second year at Auburn. He was slowed last season by injuries, but he was still the best option to get apply pressure off the edge a year ago . The lack of depth behind him as been addressed, as Arkansas State transfer Keyron Crawford, a junior who stands in at 6-4, 245, should be the backup if true freshmen don’t preempt those plans. Crawford had identical TFL and sack numbers as McLeod in 2023.
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