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ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 69. Payton Thorne, QB, Michigan State, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 3,240 yards, 27 TDs. Last year's ranking: NR. Thorne set Michigan State's single-season touchdown record (27) in his first full season as the Spartans' quarterback. Thorne threw for 3,233 yards to help lead Michigan State to a 11-2 record. He has been named to the preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year. - ESPN.com

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QB Payton Thorne, Auburn
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09/01/22 - *Tank Bigsby, Jr/2023, Auburn, 6-0, 215 (DS#8 RB) + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 42. Tank Bigsby, RB, Auburn, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 1,099 yards, 10 TDs. Last year's ranking: 27. The list of great running backs at Auburn over the years seemingly goes on forever. Bigsby is looking to put together a third straight big season for the Tigers. He has speed and power and is coming off a 1,099-yard season as a sophomore. That's after rushing for 834 yards as a true freshman (against an All-SEC schedule), the second most rushing yards for any FBS freshman in 2020. - ESPN.com

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RB *Tank Bigsby, Auburn
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08/30/22 - Derick Hall, Sr/2023, Auburn, 6-3, 254 (DS#5 OLB) + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 90. Derick Hall, OLB, Auburn, Senior. Notable 2021 stat: 54 tackles (33 solo), 9 sacks. Last year's ranking: NR. Hall recorded 54 tackles (33 solo) for Auburn as a junior in 2021. He started 13 games and had 12.5 tackles-for-loss and nine sacks, leading the Tigers in both categories. Hall was named All-SEC second team by the coaches. - ESPN.com

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OLB Derick Hall, Auburn
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08/29/22 - Nick Brahms, rSr/2023, Auburn, 6-3, 300 (DS#999 C) + More +

Auburn center Nick Brahms is calling it quits on his playing career because of lingering knee problems. Tigers coach Bryan Harsin announced the veteran starter's decision on Monday, five days before Auburn's opener against Mercer. Brahms, a sixth-year senior, started 33 games over the past four seasons. Brahms missed the Birmingham Bowl after knee surgery. Tate Johnson is listed as the starter for the opener after failing to get into a game last season. "(Brahms) tried after last season. He had the injury going into the bowl game and then came back and just not there physically to be able to go out there and play," Harsin said. "Really to play at the level that he wants to play at. "Nick has been at every practice. He has helped our players out. He has helped the O-line out. He will continue to keep doing that." - AP College Football

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C Nick Brahms, Auburn
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08/29/22 - Nick Brahms, rSr/2023, Auburn, 6-3, 300 (DS#999 C) + More +

Auburn is still in wait-and-see mode when it comes to senior offensive lineman Nick Brahms. Brahms has been sidelined for much of the preseason while dealing with an undisclosed injury, leaving his availability for the start of the season in question. The uncertainty surrounding Brahms' status appears as though it will continue into game week, with Auburn's season opener against Mercer now just eight days away. "Right now, we got to find out where he's at, because there's still some things he's working through at this point," Auburn coach Bryan Harsin said Thursday evening during his weekly radio show. Brahms, it should be noted, underwent a knee procedure in December that kept him out of the Birmingham Bowl and limited him during spring practices. He was full-go for the start of fall camp, working with the first-team offense earlier this month before being sidelined the last couple of weeks.

A sixth-year senior, Brahms opted to return to Auburn and take advantage of the NCAA's free year of eligibility made available to student-athletes during the pandemic. The 6-foot-4, 300-pounder has started 33 games at Auburn over the last four seasons, including 28 consecutive starts at center spanning the second half of the 2019 campaign and culminating with last season's Iron Bowl. "Nick's a guy, he chose to come back, and he's experienced, he's tough, he's wanting to be successful on the football field one more time," Harsin said. "And we'll see... We'll find out what it looks like with his career moving forward." - Birmingham News

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C Nick Brahms, Auburn
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08/29/22 - Eku Leota, Sr/2023, Auburn, 6-3, 263 (DS#32 DE) + More +

Eku Leota posted 23 tackles, ten tackles for loss, and seven sacks for Auburn last season after playing the previous two years for Northwestern of the Big Ten. Leota took a while to adapt to the rigors of playing in the Southeastern Conference. He didn't get to participate in spring football last year. He missed out on time in the weight room since he didn't arrive to the Plains until July, which put him at a disadvantage. Last season, Leota put up numbers and made life easier for fellow EDGE rusher Derick Hall. Leota's prowess makes it difficult for offenses to double-team Hall, who made the pre-season all-SEC coaches team. Getting playing time last season was tough for Leota. Auburn had T.D. Moultry and others on the team were ahead of the 6?4 256 pounder.

Leota managed four starts and did well in his snaps. Now, he's expecting to be a leader on a team that needs to perform well on defense. "My expectation is that we're going to have a lot of sacks and a lot of pressures," Leota said. We have a lot of pass rushers on this team. We have a secondary that can lock people up, which gives us more time to get to the quarterback. I feel like this year; we are building a lot of chemistry on the defense since the start of pre-season practice." Leota has put on around 10 pounds of muscle. He told reporters that he was more a finesse pass-rusher earlier in his career. He's hoping the added strength will make him a better rusher since teams will have to fear his bullrush as much as his speedy moves. "I really want to work on being more consistent with my power moves," Leota said. I feel like I'm more of a finesse guy, but I really need to be more consistent with the speed to power as well, especially in the SEC because those guys are big." - Birmingham News

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DE Eku Leota, Auburn
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08/29/22 - Payton Thorne, rSr/2025, Auburn, 6-2, 207 (DS#27 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Payton Thorne, Jr., Michigan State,...After a record-setting season in his first year as the starting quarterback, Thorne is back for the Spartans in 2022. Thorne set a school single-season record with 27 touchdown passes in 2021, surpassing Kirk Cousins, who previously held the record with 25 TDs in 2011. Thorne also ranked among MSU's single-season leaders in total offense (third with 3,414 yards), passing yards (third with 3,233), passing yards per game (third with 248.7), passing efficiency (sixth with 148.1 rating), pass completions (tied for sixth with 234) and pass attempts (seventh with 388). Overall in his first year as the starting quarterback, Thorne was 234-of-388 passing (.603) for 3,233 yards, 27 TDs and 10 interceptions. - Michigan State Football

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QB Payton Thorne, Auburn
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08/29/22 - *Colby Wooden, Jr/2023, Auburn, 6-4, 278 (DS#16 DE) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM: DL - Colby Wooden, Auburn,...A fourth-year junior, Wooden made 61 tackles last season, including five sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss. In career 28 games, he's made nine sacks, 18.5 tackles for loss and 107 tackles. - Auburn Football

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DE *Colby Wooden, Auburn
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08/29/22 - Derick Hall, Sr/2023, Auburn, 6-3, 254 (DS#5 OLB) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM: DL - Derick Hall, Auburn,...Hall, a senior, registered nine sacks in 2021, including three in the Iron Bowl. In three seasons he's recorded 12.5 sacks among 17.5 tackles for loss. - Auburn Football

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OLB Derick Hall, Auburn
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08/29/22 - *Tank Bigsby, Jr/2023, Auburn, 6-0, 215 (DS#8 RB) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM: RB - Tank Bigsby, Auburn,...The SEC freshman of the year in 2020, Bigsby rushed for 1,099 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2021. In two seasons on the Plains, the 6-0, 213-pound junior has rushed for 1,933 yards and 15 touchdowns to rank No. 20 in Auburn career rushing. - Auburn Football

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RB *Tank Bigsby, Auburn
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08/29/22 - Anders Carlson, rSr/2023, Auburn, 6-5, 219 (DS#7 K) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC THIRD TEAM: PK - Anders Carlson, Auburn,...Carlson, returning for his fifth season after recovering from knee surgery, has 67 career field goals, connecting at a 72 percent clip. He's added 151 points after touchodwns He's recorded 170 career touchbacks on kickoffs. - Auburn Football

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K Anders Carlson, Auburn
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08/29/22 - Oscar Chapman, rSr/2025, Auburn, 6-3, 206 (DS#23 P) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM: P - Oscar Chapman, Auburn,...Chapman, a junior, ranked second in the SEC in punting in 2021, averaging 44.1 yards on 57 kicks, including 23 inside the 20-yard line. - Auburn Football

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P Oscar Chapman, Auburn
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08/29/22 - Owen Pappoe, Sr/2023, Auburn, 6-0, 225 (DS#5 ILB) + More +

Auburn football has signified its player-led leadership for the upcoming season, naming tight end John Samuel Shenker, linebacker Owen Pappoe and edge rusher Derick Hall its team captains Tuesday, less than two weeks ahead of the season. Although he was considered a potential draft prospect, Pappoe decided to return to Auburn for his senior season after suffering a leg injury in 2021 that forced him to miss the bulk of the Tigers' season. Pappoe was also voted a team captain ahead of the 2021 season, logging 93 tackles as a sophomore in what was considered an All-SEC campaign. "Getting Owen back from the spring was huge in terms of leadership, in terms of how he makes other people feel when he's out there with them," linebackers coach Christian Robinson said. "And I'm very proud of him and the strides that he's taken to come back into being conditioned and ready to perform. So he's done an awesome job with that." - Birmingham News

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ILB Owen Pappoe, Auburn
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08/25/22 - Nick Brahms, rSr/2023, Auburn, 6-3, 300 (DS#999 C) + More +

The availability of Auburn starting center Nick Brahms is up in the air with two weeks to go until the Tigers' season opener against Mercer. Brahms, a sixth-year senior who chose to return for an additional season, has been dealing with an undisclosed injury this preseason. He has been held out of practice for the last week, including two scrimmages and Saturday's practice at Jordan-Hare Stadium that was open to the media. "Still just kind of waiting that one out a little bit, see where he is at," Auburn coach Bryan Harsin said. "At some point we'll figure out what his situation is, but just kind of let him settle in a little bit, heal up and then figure out what the final decision's gonna be."

Brahms underwent knee surgery in December that kept him out of the Birmingham Bowl and limited him during spring practices. He was cleared to return this summer and opened fall camp as Auburn's first-team center. The Navarre, Fla., native is a former four-star prospect who has appeared in 40 games after redshirting as a true freshman. He has 33 career starts at center, including 28 consecutive starts spanning the second half of the 2019 season and running through last season's Iron Bowl. - Birmingham News

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C Nick Brahms, Auburn
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08/21/22 - Anders Carlson, rSr/2023, Auburn, 6-5, 219 (DS#7 K) + More +

Auburn kicker Anders Carlson is back on the practice fields for fall camp and he's "good to go," he said Wednesday, nine months removed from an ACL injury that sidelined him for the final three games of Auburn's 2021 season. "The first few months were tough and hard and long days, but since then, a lot of green lights," Carlson said. "The knee feels extremely strong." Although he's 100%, Carlson said he plans to wear a brace while kicking for all of 2022. "It feels strong without the brace," Carlson said. "I like to workout without the brace, do some running, but just in terms of if something does happen. And also, I took it off two weeks ago and was kicking without it. Everything was fine, but it just didn't feel as tight, necessarily, or strong, so I thought it was the best decision to put it on."

After an onside kick in last year's 43-34 loss to Mississippi State, Carlson went down with the injury. He was 14-for-21 on field goal attempts through 10 games last year and made 35 extra point attempts. He's both third in Auburn career points scored (352) and second in program history in career field goals made (67). He trails only his brother, Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson, in the latter category. Head coach Bryan Harsin said Carlson was 4-for-4 on field goal attempts in Auburn's Saturday scrimmage. "It was good to have him back out there, too, after the injury and to see him get out there and get a few kicks," Harsin said. "He's been really doing well in camp, but tonight it was good to be out in the stadium, I think, for him as well." - Opelika-Auburn News

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K Anders Carlson, Auburn
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