Detroit Lions star and former Auburn RB Kerryon Johnson thinks current Auburn RB 'could be better' than him

Former fan favorite Auburn RB Kerryon Johnson posted on Instagram on Christmas Eve, 'Could be better than me.' referring to Auburn RB JaTarvious Whitlow. It's quite possible that Whitlow could be a bigger power house RB than Johnson was. Whitlow already had a sweet 2018 season. Kerryon is a rising star in the NFL so for Whitlow, those are some very high expectations to live up to. 

6 Auburn players drafted in 2019 NFL draft

6 Auburn players were drafted during the 2019 NFL Draft. Take a look. 

Jamel Dean - CB - Drafted 31st pick - 3th round - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jarrett Stidham - QB - Drafted 31st pick - 4th round - New England Patriots

Darrius Slayton - WR - Drafted 33rd pick - 5th round - New York Giants

Deshaun Davis - LB - Drafted 38th pick - 6th round - Cincinnati Bengals

Chandler Cox - FB - Drafted 19th pick - 7th round - Miami Dolphins

Dontavius Russell - DT - Drafted 21st pick - 7th round

Undrafted players:

Ryan Davis - WR - signed w/ New England Patriots

Darrell Williams - LB - signed w/ New Orleans Saints

Andrew Williams - DL - signed w/ Jacksonville Jaguars

1st Round of NFL Draft Results: 3 Bama players, OT from Alabama State, no Greedy, no Drew Lock, no D.K.

1. Cardinals: Kyler Murray QB Oklahoma

2. 49ers: Nick Bosa DE Ohio State 

3. Jets: Quinnen Williams DT Alabama

4. Raiders: Clein Ferrell DE Clemson

5. Buccaneers: Devin White LB LSU 

6. Giants: Daniel Jones QB Duke

7. Jaguars: Josh Allen DE Kentucky 

8. Lions: T.J. Hockenson TE Iowa 

9. Bills: Ed Oliver DT Houston 

10. Steelers (via DEN): Devin Bush LB Michigan

11. Bengals: Jonah Williams OT Alabama

12. Packers: Rashan Gary DE Michigan

13. Dolphins: Christian Wilkins DT Clemson 

14. Falcons: Chris Lindstrom OG Boston College

15. Redskins: Dwayne Haskins QB Ohio State

16. Panthers: Brian Burns DE Florida State

17. Giants (via CLE): Dexter Lawrence DT Clemson

18. Vikings: Garrett Bradbury C NC State

19. Titans: Jeffrey Simmons DT Mississippi State

20. Broncos (via PIT): Noah Fant TE Iowa 

21. Packers (via SEA): Darnell Savage Jr S Maryland

22. Eagles (via BAL): Andre Dillard OT Washington State

23. Texans: Tytus Howard OT Alabama State

24. Raiders (via CHI): Josh Jacobs RB Alabama

25. Ravens (via PHI): Marquise Brown WR Oklahoma

26. Redskins (via IND): Montez Sweat DE Mississippi State

27. Raiders (via DAL): Jonathan Abram S Mississippi State 

28. Chargers: Jerry Tillery DT Notre Dame

29. Seahawks (via KC): L.J. Collier LB TCU

30. Giants (via SEA): Deandre Baker CB Georgia 

31. Falcons (via LA): Kaleb McGary OT Washington

32. Patriots: N'Keal Harry WR Arizona State

So, no Drew Lock, no Greedy Williams, no D.K. Metcalf, no Byron Murphy, no A.J. Brown, and no Jawaan Taylor. Those are the top players still on the board. 

Never too early to start getting hyped up for the 2019 Iron Bowl

In 158 Days, Auburn vs Alabama will be underway. The 2019 Iron Bowl kicks off on Saturday, November 30. That's right, November 30. The date gives Alabama fans chills. Why? Because on November 30, 2013, Auburn knocked off Alabama at home with a returned field goal with 0.01 second left. In 158 days, it'll have been exactly 6 years to the day that the "Kick Six" happened. And Auburn has the home field advantage. So will Auburn pull off an upset vs Alabama? Or will the Tide take 2 in a row? We know it's a long way away, but, it's never to early to start getting hyped up. 

What Gus Malzahn is risking if he starts Bo Nix

Auburn Football head coach Gus Malzahn has a tough decision to make. Nix or Gatewood as Auburn's QB? If you start Gatewood over Nix, all should be well. But what if Bo Nix won? Would Joey Gatewood transfer? It's possible. Joey Gatewood still has 4-years to play since he red-shirted in 2018. But what if Nix, a true freshman beat him. If Gatewood transferred, it likely wouldn't be right away. And what about Malik Willis? It looks as if Willis, a junior who sat behind Jarrett Stidham for two years, won't start for Auburn. The smartest thing for him would be to leave. Maybe go to a team in need of a QB like Maryland, TCU, or even SMU. 

Breaking: Auburn SF Chuma Okeke enters NBA Draft

Starting small forward Chuma Okeke from Auburn has made himself available to the NBA teams. Okeke tore his acl in a win vs North Carolina in the Sweet 16. For the sophomore out of Fairburn, GA, it's the right call. If he stayed at Auburn another year, he could re-tear his acl. He should enter the NBA draft while teams are still interested in him. He's the 2nd Auburn under-class man to go pro.  

Look: Auburn CB Javaris Davis tweets 'AUvengers' picture

Re-Drafting the 2018 NFL first round

1. Browns: Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma
2. Giants: Saquon Barkley RB Penn State
3. Jets: Josh Allen QB Wyoming
4. Browns: Darrius Leonard LB South Carolina St
5. Broncos: Bradley Chubb DE NC State
6. Colts: Quinton Nelson OG Notre Dame
7. Bills: Sam Darnold QB USC
8. Bears: Leighton Vander Esch LB Boise State
9. 49ers: Mike McGlinchy OT Notre Dame
10. Cardinals: Lamar Jackson QB Louisville
11. Dolphins: Derwin James S Florida State 
12. Buccaneers: Denzel Ward CB Ohio State
13. Redskins: Minkah Fitzpatrick S Alabama
14. Saints: Roquan Smith LB Georgia
15. Raiders: Josh Rosen QB UCLA
16. Bills: Da'Ron Payne DT Alabama
17. Chargers: Tremaine Edmunds LB Virginia Tech
18. Packers: Sony Michel RB Georgia
19. Cowboys: Vita Vea DT Washington
20. Lions: Phillip Lindsay RB Colorado
21. Bengals: Kolton Miller OT UCLA
22. Titans: Jaire Alexander DB Louisville
23. Patriots: Braden Smith OL Auburn
24. Panthers: Calvin Ridley WR Alabama
25. Ravens: Hayden Hurst TE South Carolina 
26. Falcons: Marcus Davenport DE UTSA 
27. Seahawks: Nick Chubb RB Georgia
28. Steelers: Rashaan Evans LB Alabama
29. Jaguars: Frank Ragnow C Arkansas
30. Vikings: Will Hernandez OG UTEP
31. Patriots: Isaiah Wynn OT Georgia
32. Ravens: D.J. Moore WR Maryland

Deshaun Davis and Deionte Thompson featured in AL.com's Road to the Pros

Auburn LB Deshaun Davis and Alabama S Deionte Thompson are featured in AL.com's Road to the Pros. The videos are showcased below.

Watch: Auburn Football gets hyped!

    Watch Auburn Football get hyped up and Eli Stove does solo dance. Click this link to view the Tigers getting pumped.  https://www.instagram.com/p/BwZlPPFn3Pi/. The featured video showcases the full episode of The Ride episode II.

Bryce Brown

Camden Ellis – April, 15^th, 2019                         

                     Bryce Brown

Bryce Brown is a very talented athlete who committed to Auburn as a 3-star prospect. He helped Auburn to 2 SEC Championships and its first Final 4 appearance ever. Brown is an incredible  athlete who’s now off to the NBA. Bryce Brown truly changed Auburn University forever.                          
         Bryce Brown is a very talented basketball player who recently finished his Senior season with the Auburn Tigers. Brown is now a well-known athlete but his high school career wasn’t very sugar-coated. Bryce Brown played guard and began his HS career at Columbia High School in Decatur, GA. There, he averaged 18 PPG and 5 APG as a junior. During his junior season, his father, Cedric, suffered a heart attack while he and Bryce were casually playing a video game together. It required emergency surgery. At the time, Columbia was competing in the Georgia AAAA state playoffs, and Brown was limited by a back injury, resulting in a loss in the championship game. As a senior, Brown transferred to Tucker High School. Coming out of his high school career, Brown was ranked a 3-star prospect by 247 sports. He committed to Bruce Pearl’s Auburn Tigers, a program which was struggling at the time. Brown wanted to prove he could be great. He wanted to make Auburn a basketball school. And that’s just what he would go on to do.

Bryce Brown started off pretty good for a 3-star freshman. In 2015 he averaged 10.1 PPG as a freshman at Auburn. The next season he dropped a little in scoring as he only averaged 7.5 PPG. But in the 2017-18 season, Auburn got good. Really, really, good. Auburn cracked the top 25 in NCAAM rankings from week 10 of the 2017-18 basketball season. And it just got better from there. At the end of the season for Auburn, they were crowned co-SEC regular season champions. When the SEC tournament began, Auburn was set to play Alabama. Alabama smoothly strided to an 81-63 victory over Auburn. The No.1 seed in the SEC Tournament had been beat by 18 against the No. 9 seeded Crimson Tide. Kentucky would go on to win the SEC Tournament. On selection Sunday, the day in which the bracket for the NCAA Tournament is released, Auburn was announced to be a No. 4 seed and would play Charleston. Bryce Brown helped Auburn to a No. 4 seed because of all of his three pointers made. March, 16^th, 2018. Auburn warms up for the game vs Charleston. Even though the Tigers are a much higher seed than Charleston, they must respect their opponent and play their best basketball. Auburn’s style of play is crazy fast. If Auburn gets a rebound, they usually drive down the court as fast as possible and either shoot a layup, or fire a three. If they make it, and they usually do, they might full court press. Or back off and play strong defense. They will cause a turnover and the momentum is all Auburn at that point. Then they’ll shoot another three and burry it. Bryce Brown and the Tigers start off slow in the game vs Charleston. But of course, they always do start off slow in the 1^st round of the tournament. They Tigers would go on to win 62-58. Only a 4-point win for the Tigers. The next game, they faced Clemson. And everything goes wrong in that game. Auburn loses 84-53 in a huge blow out. Auburn’s 2017-18 season was over just like that. Soon enough, 3 Auburn players announced their decision to transfer. Back-up PG Davion Mitchell, PF Desean Murray, and SF Mustapha Heron. All three were key Auburn players. Bryce Brown declared for the NBA Draft. The news was unfortunate for Auburn fans but true. But Brown didn’t hire an agent making him eligible to return to Auburn if he wished. He was simply looking at what NBA scouts thought of him. Brown didn’t like what he saw so he decided to return to Auburn for his 4^th and final year. He wanted one last chance to really get Auburn off the ground. He wouldn’t just get Auburn Basketball off the ground, he’d make history.

The 2018-19 season began for Auburn. They started off ranked 11^th in the country in preseason rankings. That stayed about the same for a while. Auburn lost to Duke in the Maui Tournament 78-72. Nearly an upset of the No. 1 team in the country. Another notable game for Auburn was vs UAB. The Tigers traveled to the University of Alabama at Birmingham to play the Blazers. Surprisingly, UAB gave Auburn a run for its money as Auburn defeated them 75-71 in OT. Bryce Brown was 0-6 from behind the arc. That’s terrible numbers for any player led alone Bryce Brown who’s a 3-point specialist. A week later, Auburn faced the Murray State Racers, a small school with a big attitude. The Racers boasted a player named Ja Morant. He was considered the 2^nd best player in the NCAA next to Duke’s Zion Williamson. The Racers forced a close game only losing 88-93. Expectations were high for Bryce Brown and Auburn when they entered SEC play but surprisingly, Auburn only went 15-9 in SEC games. Eventually Auburn dropped out of the top 25. But the 2018-19 SEC games included some incredible games for Auburn featured by, A 17 point come-back loss to Kentucky at home, a sweep of Alabama, and beating Tennessee 84-80 in the final game of the year. Then came the SEC Tournament. Bryce Brown heated up during the Tournament as the Tigers beat Missouri 81-71, then South Carolina 73-64, Florida 65-62, and finally, Tennessee in the SEC Championship 84-64. Bryce Brown was named the SEC Tournament MVP as he scored a total of 66 points during the SEC Tournament. Bryce Brown had helped Auburn to an SEC Title. On selection Sunday, Auburn was announced to be a No. 5 seed and to play New Mexico State. As always, Auburn started off slow in that game. They were only up by 3 at halftime. The game eventually went down to the wire. Auburn was up 78-77 with one second left. It was New Mexico State’s ball. They were throwing it in at their own side of the court. They threw it in to the corner to Trevelin Queen who jacked up a fade away three for the win. The ball was short to the right of the rim. It was an airball. Auburn had hung on. The next game, Auburn faced Kansas. Bryce Brown couldn’t stop making threes in that games as he helped Auburn to a blowout 89-75 win. Bryce Brown had an astonishing 25 points. The next game Auburn appeared to be the underdogs vs No.1 seeded North Carolina. But sure enough, Auburn destroyed North Carolina 97-80. But the Tigers weren’t focused on the win after the game was over. They rushed to the locker room to see their fallen teammate Chuma Okeke, who’d torn his acl in the 2^nd half of the game. Auburn wouldn’t have won the game without Okeke as he had 20 points and 11 rebounds. The next game was vs Kentucky. Auburn had been swept in the regular season by Kentucky but that clearly didn’t stop Auburn. Their slogan became ‘Do it for Chuma.’ Sure enough, that’s exactly what they did. Auburn defeated Kentucky 77-71 in OT. Bryce Brown scored 24 points in that game. Auburn celebrated as they’d made it to the Final 4 for the first time in school history. Bryce Brown had helped Auburn make history. The Tigers from Auburn, AL, traveled to Minneapolis, MN to take on Virginia. Auburn and Virginia battled and battled. Auburn was up by three at halftime. The second half was very close but eventually Virginia got up by 10 with 5:24 left. But Bryce Brown wouldn’t give up without a fight. A minute later Bryce Brown made a three. Then another minute later, Brown nailed another three. Then Auburn forward Danjel Purifoy made a two-point jumper. Auburn was only down by one and then Bryce Brown made another three. Auburn was up by two. Virginia was forced to foul eventually. But then Virginia made a three and were only down by one. Auburn threw it in and PG Jared Harper was fouled. Harper went 1-2 on free throws. Auburn was up 62-63. Bryce Brown tightly guarded Virginia guard Ty Jerome. Suddenly, Jerome lost the ball but then picked it back up again. It should’ve been a double-dribble but there was no call by the officials. Brown fouled Jerome. Virginia in-bounded the ball to Jerome. Jerome passed to Kyle Guy in the corner on a three for the win. He missed it but was fouled. Virginia would get 3 free throws with 0.6 seconds left. Guy made all 3 which put Virginia up 63-62. Auburn threw it in to Bryce Brown with barely enough time to get the shot off but it was an airball. Auburn’s season was done. But Bryce Brown changed Auburn Basketball forever.

Now, Bryce Brown is off to the NBA. He’s made his presents known to NBA teams. Brown will probably be drafted in the 2^nd round of the NBA Draft. DraftSite.com predicts Brown to be drafted in the 2^nd round with the 42^nd pick to the Atlanta Hawks. Brown could possibly sneak into the first round. We’ll have to wait and see where Bryce Brown gets drafted but none the less, he’s a great athlete.

Bryce Brown is one of the best athletes in Auburn history. He accomplished several things in his time at Auburn. He won several awards and helped Auburn to its first Final 4 in school history. Bryce Brown is an incredible athlete who changed Auburn Basketball.

Gatewood or Nix? Who's Auburn's QB?

It looks like Auburn's QB battle has been narrowed down. Cord Sandberg didn't really impress in Auburn's A-Day game. But the three other certainly did. Auburn's Malik Willis, the fastest of the group, threw a bomb to a receiver for a TD as well as rushing for several yards. Willis is the most experienced of the group but for a second let's pretend it's down to Joey Gatewood and Bo Nix. Joey Gatewood is 6-5 and 230 lbs. He looks like Cam Newton. Bo Nix is fast and a great passer. So who will be Auburn's QB come gameday? We predict Joey Gatewood. But who really knows?

Auburn Sports Breakdown: A-Day was awesome, 3-star QB commits, Bruce Pearl gets new contract, & more

    A-Day was a blast. We saw big action and it was a great game to watch if you're an Auburn fan. Bo Nix was great, Malik Willis can throw deep, and Joey Gatewood actually looks like Cam Newton. Nix, a true freshman, threw 2 TDs and went 11-16 on passes. Joey Gatewood racked up 2 TDs as well going 7-10 passing. Malik Willis threw a hail mary to Matthew Hill for a TD. But the MVP of A-Day was WR Seth Williams. He racked up 4 receptions for 103 yards and 2 TDs. He's clearly a future NFL star.

    Welcome back Will! Auburn WR Will Hastings was just cleared for full contact after his second acl surgery. Hastings tore his acl in spring practice of 2018. He redshirted as a senior and will play one more year for the Tigers. 

    Auburn LB Chandler Wooten was injured in Auburn's annual A-Day game. Wooten injured his knee. There's no speculation on how bad the injury is but should be covered soon. 

    A 2020 3-star QB committed to Auburn after A-Day. Chayil Garnett from Lake Wales, FL, announced his pledge to Auburn shortly after a recent visit. Garnett isn't a super high prospect for AU but is a key commitment. 

    Auburn and Men's Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl have agreed to a 5-year $19.5 million contract extension. Everyone expected this as Pearl led AU to its first final 4 ever. 


    

Auburn PG Jared Harper enters NBA Draft, skips Senior season.

Jared Harper has declared for the NBA Draft. The 5'11 PG who wasn't offered very high scholarships as a freshman, is forgoing his Senior season. Harper averaged 15.3 PPG this season. 

Virginia wins the National Championship!

The Cavaliers won the National Championship  85-77/OT over Texas Tech. The Red Raiders had a golden opportunity to win the game with a last second shot at the buzzer but it was partially blocked. Congratulations to the Virginia Cavaliers on a great season and a National Championship! 

Tick Tock - Auburn Basketball coming to make another run

Bryce Brown, Jared Harper and Chuma Okeke along with Horace Spencer and Malik Dunbar are gone. But Auburn is still dangerous. So here's the out look for 2019 Tigers Hoops.

Breakdown On Auburn's Freshman: 

4* SF Isaac Okoro #23
Attributes: Likes to drive hard to the basket and dunk it. Good at receiving ally-oops. Not a 3pt shooter. Great shot blocker. 
Body: 6'5, 200 lbs. 
NBA Comparisons: Paul George + Collin Sexton + Miles Bridges
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqRPkBbXe_0

4* PG Tyrell 'Turbo' Jones #1
Attributes: Big time scorer. Excellent all around PG. 'Loves' everything about Auburn. Good 3pt shooter. Great at driving and scoring lay-ups. Fast style much like Auburn's current style. 
Body: 6'1, 170 lbs.
NBA Comparisons: Russell Westbrook + John Wall + Damian Lillard
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IxO8jJoszU&t=103s

4* PF Jaylin Williams #23
Attributes: Goes after steals, loose balls. Great rebounder. Can shoot 3s well. Goes to work if you feed him inside. Can play from the PG position.  Fits Auburn's style decently well. 
Body: 6'8, 225 lbs.
NBA Comparisons: Anthony Davis + Jaren Jackson Jr + Kristaps Porzingis
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8YWE0IWSk

3* C Babatunde Akingbola #11
Attributes: Great defender. Excellent shot blocker. Long wing span. Can dunk as good as any NBA star. 2 hand slam is his signature play. Not really the type of center that posts up. 
Body: 6'8, 220 lbs.
NBA Comparisons: DeMarcus Cousins + Giannis Antetakoumpo + Myles Turner 
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsDEosjbis&t=60s

3* SF Allen Flanigan #22 
Attributes: Good passer. Gets several assists a game. Good at blocking jump shots. Plays almost like a power forward. Not the best ball handler. 
Body: 6'5, 200 lbs. 
NBA Comparisons: Otto Porter + Trevor Ariza + Tobias Harris
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_yWNyqNUAU

Jamal Johnson will boost Auburn's back court depth. Take a look at this young but daunting guard. 

Javon Franklin will provide a replacement for senior Malik Dunbar. Take a look. 

What will Auburn's starting line-up look like next year? Here's what we think. 

Starters:
PG - J'Von McCormick - Senior
SG - Jamal Johnson - Sophomore 
SF - Samir Doughty - Senior
PF - Anfernee McLemore - Senior
C - Austin Wiley - Senior

Backups:
PG - Tyrell Jones - Freshman 
SG - Isaac Okoro - Freshman 
SF - Javon Franklin - N/A
PF - Danjel Purifoy - Senior
C - Babatunde Akingbola - Freshman 

Others: SF Allen Flanigan - Freshman, F Myles Parker - Sophomore, PF Jaylin Williams - Freshman 

Shocking no-call double dribble keeps Auburn out of the National Championship.

Auburn fans, players, alumni, and coaches are incredibly disappointed over a missed double dribble that won Virginia the game vs Auburn in the Final 4. The refs ruined Auburn's chances at a National Championship. For Virginia, they got a lucky win that they simply didn't really achieve. With about 5 seconds left in the game and Auburn up by three, UVA PG Ty Jerome dribbled down court. Suddenly, he lost the ball which bounced of of his foot. When he went to get it back, he picked it up again and started dribbling. Auburn's Bryce Brown was called for a foul about a second after the double dribble. The refs missed the double dribble that would more than likely won the game for Auburn. After the foul, Virginia's Kyle Guy was fouled on a three. He made all three free-throws which won the game for Virginia. Auburn was treated unfairly on a call that should've resulted in a turnover. Auburn has every right in the world to blame the refs for the dramatic loss.