How many starters did auburn lose

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Best of luck to Coach Harsin and the team. JOINING: Zac Etheridge as cornerbacks coach , who is technically returning, too — he was a four-year standout for the Tigers from , serving as at starting safety and team captain during the national championship run. He spent the last two seasons at Houston. He replaces Wesley McGriff, who took the same job at Florida. More: Looking back at Kevin Steele's successful run, turbulent finish as Auburn defensive coordinator.

Auburn's starter at nickelback the last two seasons hasn't made a formal announcement, but he signed with an agency and began an NFL Draft training program at EXOS, per Instagram. Update Jan. It is unclear what his future plans are. He ranked fourth on the team with 73 tackles and also chipped in three pass breakups, two interceptions one of which he returned for a yard touchdown and a forced fumble in his first season as a starter.

The reliable veteran finished his career with catches for 1, yards and six touchdowns. He replaces Ryan Russell , who served in that role all eight seasons under Malzahn. After , Auburn had to replace its three top linebackers, but the squad stepped easily into the role.

He came into the season as a first-year starter after playing behind Deshaun Davis in Next to Britt is freshman Owen Pappoe. Auburn came into the season with high expectations for Pappoe, and he exceeded them. Pappoe was able to affect every part of the game, from stopping the run to disrupting the passer.

He made 49 tackles with two sacks, and he also had two pass breakups and four quarterback hurries. Zakoby McClain and Chandler Wooten round out the group. McClain tied with Brown for the fourth-most tackles on the team. He was big in the turnover game with three forced fumbles and a yard pick six against Alabama. Wooten also added an interception, as well as a fumble recovery. Behind the linebackers, the secondary will be losing two of its biggest leaders — safeties Jeremiah Dinson and Thomas — and one of its strongest pass defenders, Javaris Davis, to graduation.

Only one starter, nickleback Christian Tutt, is returning, but Dinson has said he thinks the secondary has the potential to be even stronger next year. Both second-string safeties, Smoke Monday and Jamien Sherwood, have game experience. They each saw time in all 13 games.

Monday made some errors in coverage this season, but he also came up with some really big plays. He and Sherwood have an offseason to work out any wrinkles, and they also still have older guys to rely on.

And man, the future is bright for those young two. On the corners, Roger McCreary will be stepping up. Four of five starters depart after the Outback Bowl. The only returning starter is at the Star position, where rising junior Christian Tutt returns. The good news?

Five players with extensive playing experience return in the defensive backfield, and four 4-star newcomers are on the way, too.

Still, all fans know is what they know. The departing foursome combined for tackles and 18 interceptions during their careers on the Plains. Dinson, who has been on campus since and battled back from major knee and shoulder surgeries, departs with his eyes on projected starters Monday and Sherwood to lead the backfield.