Auburn Tigers
SEC
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #29
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 11.6 (#29)
- SP+ Offense
- 28.3
- SP+ Defense
- 17.4
- SRS
- 8.3
- FPI
- 11.1
- Elo
- 1670
- Talent
- 892
- Recruiting
- —
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
7.0p10 5.0 — p90 8.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 0.2% | |
| Make CFP | 0.3% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.1% | |
| Semifinal | 0.0% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 6.7–5.3
Schedule
17th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
2nd
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
44th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBaylor | +1.4 | 31-20 | +10.4 | 78% | — |
| 2 | vsSouthern Miss | -7.1 | 38-13 | +24.7 | 96% | — |
| 3 | vsFlorida | +3.5 | 30-21 | +8.6 | 73% | — |
| 4 | vsVanderbilt | +20.3 | 22-28 | -5.6 | 35% | — |
| 5 | @Tennessee | +15 | 20-30 | -9.9 | 25% | — |
| 7 | @Georgia | +24.1 | 16-35 | -18.5 | 10% | — |
| 8 | vsLSU | +10.3 | 27-22 | +5.5 | 65% | — |
| 9 | @Ole Miss | +24 | 22-32 | -9.7 | 26% | — |
| 10 | vsArkansas | +5.1 | 29-20 | +9.0 | 74% | — |
| 11 | @Mississippi State | +4.1 | 27-27 | +0.4 | 52% | — |
| 12 | vsSamford | FCS | 47-3* | +43.9 | 100% | — |
| 13 | @Alabama | +14.8 | 21-27 | -6.2 | 33% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 3
2026 · 74
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Byrum Brown← South Florida | SR | 6'3" | 231 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Tristan Ti'a← Oregon State | FR | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Locklan Hewlett← South Florida | FR | 6'1" | 195 | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jeremiah Cobb | JR | 5'11" | 200 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Bryson Washington← Baylor | SO | 6'0" | 216 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Tae Meadows← Troy | JR | 5'10" | 200 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Nykahi Davenport← South Florida | SO | 6'0" | 216 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Omar Mabson II | FR | 5'9" | 213 | — |
| RB | 6th | Justin Jones | SR | 6'1" | 214 | — |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Keshaun Singleton← South Florida | JR | 6'3" | 215 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Jeremiah Koger← South Florida | FR | 6'3" | 209 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Chas Nimrod← South Florida | SR | 6'2" | 198 | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Christian Neptune← South Florida | FR | 5'11" | 189 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Bryce Cain | FR | 5'10" | 165 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Kory Pettigrew← South Florida | FR | 6'1" | 180 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Cam'Ron King | FR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| WR | — | Duke Smith | FR | 6'0" | 205 | — |
| WR | — | Scrap Richardson← Notre Dame | FR | 6'0" | 185 | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Hunter Herring← UL Monroe | SR | 6'5" | 230 | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Jake Johnson← North Carolina | JR | 6'6" | 240 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Jonathan Echols← South Florida | SO | 6'6" | 235 | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Brandon Frazier | SR | 6'7" | 267 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 5th | Ryan Ghea | FR | 6'5" | 261 | — |
| TE | 6th | Camden Etheredge | JR | 6'0" | 222 | — |
| TE | — | Arlis Boardingham← Bowling Green | JR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Xavier Newsom← Howard | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Dillon Wade | SR | 6'4" | 315 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | TJ Hedrick← Ole Miss | FR | 6'5" | 285 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Stanton Ramil← Michigan State | SO | 6'7" | 312 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Jacob Strand← Oregon State | JR | 6'5" | 302 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Jack Leyrer← Stanford | SR | 6'5" | 300 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Joseph Simmons← James Madison | JR | 6'6" | 323 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Deryc Plazz← Miami | FR | 6'4" | 275 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Chris Murray | SR | 6'3" | 256 | — |
| DE | 2nd | Jared Smith | FR | 6'6" | 260 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 1st | Quientrail Jamison-Travis | SR | 6'4" | 322 | — |
| DL | 2nd | Cody Sigler← Arkansas State | JR | 6'3" | 297 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Dallas Walker IV | SR | 6'3" | 362 | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Jay Hardy | SR | 6'3" | 317 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Saint Farrior← App State | SO | 6'3" | 335 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Zykeivous Walker | SR | 6'4" | 296 | — |
| DL | 7th | Malik Autry | FR | 6'5" | 330 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Walter Mathis Jr.← LSU | FR | 6'2" | 285 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 9th | Darrion Smith | FR | 6'2" | 271 | ★★★ |
| DL | 10th | Jourdin Crawford | FR | 6'0" | 337 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Da'Shawn Womack← Ole Miss | JR | 6'5" | 260 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Nate Johnson← Missouri | JR | 6'5" | 252 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Xavier Atkins | SO | 6'0" | 210 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Elijah Melendez | FR | 6'0" | 228 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Demarcus Riddick | SO | 6'2" | 228 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Bryce Deas | FR | 6'1" | 210 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | J.J. Faulk | FR | 6'3" | 244 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Coleman Granberry | SO | 5'11" | 206 | — |
| LB | — | Michael Matthews-Canty← Hampton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Rayshawn Pleasant | JR | 5'11" | 200 | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Shamar Arnoux← Florida State | FR | 6'2" | 192 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Andre Jordan Jr.← UCLA | JR | 6'1" | 175 | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | Gavin Jenkins← South Florida | FR | 6'2" | 181 | ★★★ |
| CB | 5th | Blake Woodby | FR | 5'11" | 180 | ★★★★ |
| CB | — | Kamari Todd← Chattanooga | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Jacoby Mathews | JR | 6'1" | 216 | ★★★★ |
| S | 1st | Kaleb Harris | SO | 6'1" | 201 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Fred Gaskin← South Florida | SO | 5'10" | 198 | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Eric Winters | FR | 6'0" | 219 | ★★★★ |
| S | 4th | Sylvester Smith | SO | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| S | 5th | Jahquez Robinson | SR | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★★ |
| S | 6th | AnQuon Fegans | FR | 6'0" | 191 | ★★★★ |
| S | 7th | Champ Anthony | JR | 5'11" | 188 | — |
| S | 8th | Cade Carlson | FR | 6'1" | 206 | — |
| S | 9th | Jack Luttrell← Arizona | SO | 6'0" | 176 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Reed Hughes | SR | 6'2" | 228 | — |
| P | 1st | Hudson Kaak | JR | 6'1" | 222 | ★★★ |
| PK | 1st | Alex McPherson | JR | 5'9" | 160 | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Connor Gibbs | JR | 5'10" | 184 | ★★★ |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 9 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 1-7 | #29 | #22 | — |
| 2024 | 5-7 | 2-6 | #33 | — | — |
| 2023 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #36 | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 2-6 | #54 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #29 | #12 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 6-4 | 6-4 | #21 | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 9-3 | 5-3 | #9 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 7-5 | 3-5 | #7 | — | 1-0 |
| 2017 | 10-3 | 7-2 | #8 | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 8-4 | 5-3 | #21 | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 6-6 | 2-6 | #23 | — | 1-0 |
| 2014 | 8-4 | 4-4 | #6 | — | 0-1 |
Recruiting Classes
avg #12 · 154 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★215 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8 | 287 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | #10 | 275 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| 2023 | #18 | 243 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 2022 | #21 | 229 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2021 | #30 | 206 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2020 | #7 | 275 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| 2019 | #11 | 272 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| 2018 | #12 | 263 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| 2017 | #9 | 256 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 2016 | #9 | 275 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 38net -1Out 39
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.1 / 3.3
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Byrum Brown | QB | 4★ | ← South Florida |
| ▲ | Da'Shawn Womack | EDGE | 4★ | ← Ole Miss |
| ▲ | Bryson Washington | RB | 4★ | ← Baylor |
| ▲ | Walter Mathis Jr. | DL | 4★ | ← LSU |
| ▼ | Cam Coleman | WR | 5★ | → Texas |
| ▼ | Eric Singleton Jr. | WR | 4★ | → Florida |
| ▼ | Amaris Williams | EDGE | 4★ | → Georgia |
| ▼ | Deuce Knight | QB | 4★ | → Ole Miss |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
20 items
- Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden among the top coaches from the 1990sTerry Bowden is honored for his immediate impact at Auburn, which included leading the Tigers to an 11-0 record in 1993.AUB2h
- Jackson Arnold's last shot? Former five-star QB starts fresh at UNLV in 2026 bounce-back bidAfter difficult stints at Oklahoma and Auburn, Arnold looks to revive his career at UNLV under Dan Mullen in 2026
- Tenacious Auburn Recruiting Weekend Leads to Improvement in ESPN RankingsAlex Golesh's 2027 class continues to have him at the top of the recruiting rankings within the entire country.AUB4h
- What Wins and What Loses the Game For LSU vs. AuburnWhat the LSU Tigers need to do to see success and how they could lose against AuburnAUB1d
- 5 Auburn Players LSU Fans Need to Know For 2026 MatchupWhat Auburn players LSU should note before the week 8 matchupAUB1d
- Auburn transfers Byrum Brown, Cody Sigler earn high praise from ESPNESPN analyst Bill Connelly highlights two Auburn football transfers as top impact players for the upcoming season.AUB1d
- Key Auburn Tiger Named 'Heisman Dark Horse' By National MediaAuburn's new transfer will not only be a name to watch in the SEC, but perhaps in the country for the 2026 season.AUB1d
- National Media Predicts Auburn to Have First Winning Season Since 2020Auburn football is set for one of its most exciting seasons in the last decade.AUB1d
- Auburn's Alex Golesh Receives Favorable Roster Grade Ahead of 2026 SeasonEntering his first season with the Auburn Tigers, Alex Golesh will have a group with some upside.AUB2d
- CBS predicts Auburn football's record in Alex Golesh's first yearBrad Crawford of CBS Sports projects Alex Golesh to make a statement in year one as Auburn football's head coach.AUB2d
- Auburn football's player ratings released for EA's College Football 27Auburn football now has its official team and player ratings for the upcoming release of EA Sports College Football 27. Which players are underrated?AUB2d
- Trap Game or Tune-Up? Sizing Up Auburn on LSU's 2026 ScheduleWhat the stakes are for the trap game or tune-up game with LSU facing Auburn this seasonAUB3d
- Auburn Family Shows Faith in New Football Coach Alex GoleshThe Auburn Tigers fanbase is buying into what their new head coach is buliding on the Plains.AUB3d
- Top-Five 2027 Athlete Announces Commitment Date, Auburn in the RunningThe Auburn Tigers will look to nab a commit who can play on both sides of the ball.AUB3d
- LSU vs. Auburn: The Matchups That Will Decide the GameThe key matchups that fans should watch in the LSU vs. Auburn gameAUB3d
- Xavier Atkins ranks as one of the highest LBs in College Football 27Recent EA Sports College Football ranking been released for the top-10 linebackers with Auburn's own Xavier Atkins cracking the list.
- Four-star ATH Tae Walden places Auburn in his final five schoolsFour-star ATH Tae Walden Jr has Auburn football among the final five programs for his commitment ahead of his July commitment date.AUB4d
- What Auburn Does Better Than LSU And Why It MattersHow Auburn can be successful this season when facing LSUAUB4d
- Auburn Tigers Rating Revealed For College Football 27 Video GameEA Sports' college football video game recently came out with the preseason ratings for every team. Here's where Auburn stacks up.AUB4d
- Athlon Sports predicts Auburn football to earn a bowl bid in 2026Auburn has missed two-straight postseason opportunities. Athlon Sports expects the drought to end this season.AUB5d