Camden Brown, Auburn Football News: Draft Scout Player News

08/13/22 - WR Camden Brown, Jr/2026, Auburn

Luke Deal's eyes lit up, and he began nodding his head in excitement from behind the podium inside the auditorium of Auburn's athletics complex. The redshirt junior tight end spoke highly of many of his teammates Tuesday afternoon - he could easily start a side hustle as a hype-man - but there was one name that really seemed to conjure up some enthusiasm when Deal was asked about him: true freshman wide receiver Camden Brown. "He's special," Deal said. "He'll be really good. You obviously look at him - he's long, he's strong, he's athletic." Brown's name has been a popular one around Auburn's athletics complex during the first week of fall camp, and it's not hard to see why. At 6-foot-3 and 202 pounds, Brown looks the part of an SEC receiver; he's the third-tallest wideout on Auburn's roster (an inch shorter than junior Ze'Vian Capers and two shorter than Landen King, who converted from tight end), and only King (at 220 pounds) has a bigger frame than Brown.

As a true freshman, Brown's size makes him stand out, but it has been his playmaking ability that has really garnered attention early in fall camp. He was the offensive playmaker of the day during Tuesday's practice - a day in which Auburn's receivers had too many drops, according to position coach Ike Hilliard, but still saw the room earn top honors as a group from the coaching staff - and was the first freshman to get called up to the veterans' session during split-squad practices last week. That call-up came after he was named the playmaker of the day during the first newcomers' practice of the preseason. "He's cut from a kind of an older-school work ethic process that, you know, this setup is not foreign to him," Hilliard said. "He adapted a little bit better and earlier than the rest of the guys...Strong young human, I can tell you that now. Big body, big frame. Very, very mature for his age. So, I'm excited about that." - Birmingham News

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