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  07/08/22 - SS Zion PuckettrSr/2024, Auburn

  The back end of Auburn's defense has undergone some changes since the end of last season. Gone is safety mainstay Smoke Monday, as well as All-America cornerback Roger McCreary. So, too, are on-and-off starters Bydarrius Knighten and Ladarius Tennison-as well as former defensive coordinator Derek Mason, who oversaw the Tigers' safeties. A key returning piece to the secondary, though, is junior safety Zion Puckett, who enters the 2022 season with some lofty expectations. Originally a four-star prospect in Auburn's 2019 class, Puckett is one of the few blue-chip prospects from that group - along with Owen Pappoe, Keiondre Jones, Derick Hall, Jaylin Simpson, Colby Wooden and Ja'Varrius Johnson - who has remained on the Plains.

Puckett's journey to this point hasn't been without its setbacks; his first two seasons at Auburn were beset by injuries. He redshirted while appearing in four games as a true freshman and then served as a backup at nickel during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. As a junior, though, Puckett started to come into his own. He started nine of the 10 games he appeared in last season, slotting in at safety alongside the veteran Monday, and finished the season with 48 tackles. A career-high 10 of those came against eventual-national champion Georgia last October. While Puckett missed three games late in the season and was limited this spring while recovering from injury, Auburn has placed some high hopes on his shoulders heading into the fall, when he could be tasked with taking over as the quarterback of the Tigers' secondary now that Monday is gone. - Birmingham News


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