User:Gounc123/sandbox/2014 Auburn Tigers football team

Depth chart[edit]

DEPTH CHART NOTATIONS:
1. Year/total years of eligibility
2. 2014 games started/2014 games

Defense

FS
Derrick Moncreif 1/2 N/A (same JC as WR D'haquille Williams; his first start was against Ole Miss)
Joshua Holsey 3/4 6/14
Stephen Roberts, 1/4, N/A

WLB	MLB	SLB
Robenson Therezie 4/4 14/14	8 Cassanova McKinzy 3/4 14/14 (leading tackler in 2013)	17 Kris Frost 4/5 1/14 (5th leading tackler in 2013)
Tre' Williams, 1/4, N/A	JaViere Mitchell, 3/5, 0/14	Tre' Williams, 1/4, N/A
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SS
Johnathan "Rudy" Ford 2/4 0/14 (converted RB; leading tackler after eight games)
Jermaine Whitehead, 4/4, 14/14 (after starting first three games, suspended for four games after altercation with a coach; played in Ole Miss game, but no stats)
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CB
Jonathon Mincy 5/5 11/14
T.J. Davis, 3/5, 0/12
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DE	DT	DT	DE
DaVonte Lambert, 1/2, N/A (injured leg in last game,. 6'2, 293)	Gabe Wright, 4/4, 11/14 #13 recruit in 2013, 6'3, 284	Montravius Adams, 2/4, 0/14 6'4, 306	Gimel President, 3/5, 0/14 6'4, 259
Elijah Daniel 2/4 0/14	Ben Bradley, 2/2, 3/14	Angelo Blackson, 4/4, 0/14	Ladarius Owens 5/5 12/14
⋅	Jeffrey Whitaker, 5/5, 0/14	⋅	⋅

CB
Jonathan Jones, 3/4, 0/14
Trovon Reed, 4/4, 0/14 (converted WR)
Nick Ruffin, 1/4, N/A

Offense

WR
Melvin Ray 3/4 0/14 (played professional baseball for three years after college)
Sammie Coates 4/5 12/14
Marcus Davis, 2/4, 0/14

WR
D'haquille Williams, 1/2, N/A (did not play in last two games)
Tony Stevens, 1/2, 0/14
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LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Shon Coleman, 4/6, 0/14 6'4, 310	Devonte Danzey, 2/3, 0/14 6'4, 296	Reese Dismukes 4/4 14/14 4 year starter, 6'3, 295	Chad Slade, 5/5, 14/14 4 year starter, played both LG and RG so far in 2014, 6'5, 315	Avery Young, 3/5, 9/14 6'6, 315
Braden Smith, 1/4, N/A	⋅	Xavier Dampeer 1/2 N/A	⋅	Patrick Miller 3/4 5/14 14/14 started first four games
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TE
Brandon Fulse 4/4 9/14
81 C.J. Uzomah 4/4 5/14
Hunter Wood, 1/4, N/A

WR
Quan Bray, 4/4, 0/14
Ricardo Louis 3/4 7/14
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QB
14 Nick Marshall 2/2 13/14 (played for a community college in Kansas in 2012, played DB for Georgia in 2011)
Jeremy Johnson 2/4 0/14
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Special teams

RB
44 Cameron Artis-Payne 5'11, 210lbs 2/2 1/14 second year at Auburn after two years at JC and one post-grad year
Roc Thomas, 1/4, N/A
20 Corey Grant 5'11, 205lbs 5/5 1/11 Redshirt at Alabama in 2010, transferred to Auburn in 2011

What learned after week 3:
Defensive line shuffles did not work

2014 Starting Line-Ups[edit]

	ARK	SJS	Kansas State	Louisiana Tech	LSU	Miss St	South Carolina	Ole Miss	9	10	11	12
Offense
Marshall - QB	(suspended for 1H14)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Johnson - QB	X
Artis-Payne - RB	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	(played)
Fulse - TE	X	X	(played; no stats)	X		X	X	X	(played)	(played)	(played)
Uzomah - TE	(played)	X	(played; no stats)	(played)	(played; 1 TD)	X	(played)	(played)	X	X	X

Williams - WR	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	(played)	(played)	(DNP)	(DNP)
Ray - WR	(played)	X	X	(played)	X	X	(played)	X	(played)	(played)	(played)
Bray - WR	(played)	(played)	X	(played)	X	(played)	(played)	X	X	X	X
Davis - WR	(played)	(played)	X	(played)	X	(played)	(played)	(played)	(played)	(played)	X
Coates - WR	X	(injured knee in 1st game/DNP)	(played; 2 catches)	X	(played; 4 catches; 144 yards; 1TD)	(played; 3 catches; 22 yards)	X	(played)	X	X	X
Louis - WR	X	X	(played; 2 catches)	X			X	X	(played)	(played)	(DNP)
M. Davis - WR			X
Ray - WR		X	X

Coleman - LT	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Danzey - LG					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dismukes - C	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Slade - RG	X (LG)	X (LG)	X (LG)	X (LG)	X (RG)	X (RG)	X	X	X
Miller - RT	X	X	X	X	(Injured; ankle)	(Injured; ankle)			(played)	(DNP)	(played)
Young - RT	X (RG)	X (RG)	X (RG)	X (RG)	X (RT)	X (RT)	X	X	X	X	X
Defense
Garrett - STAR	X
Therezie - STAR	(cleared to play day before game)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Swain - MLB					X
McKinzy - MLB	X	X	X	X	(played; 6 tackles)	X	X	X	X	X	X
Williams - WLB					X
Frost - WLB	X	X	X	X	(played; 4 tackles)	X	X	X	X	X	X
Jones - CB	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Whitehead - S	X	X	(suspended)	(suspended)	(suspended)	(suspended)	(reinstated; DNP)	(played; no stats)	(played)	X	X
Ford - S	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Holsey - CB/FS	X (CB)		X (FS)	X	X	X	X	(played)	X	(played)	(played)
Moncreif - S								X	(played)	(played)	(played)
Mincy - CB	(suspended 1H14)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

2014 Defensive Line Starters/Rotation[edit]

Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Rodney Garner is the head coach of Auburn's defensive line. Before joining Auburn in 2013, Garner coached the defensive line at Georgia for 15 years. He was captain of the 1988 Auburn football team that won the SEC championship. He was on the Auburn coaching staff from 1990 to 1995. Garner's cousin is Charles Barkley.

1984-1988: Auburn football player
1989: Pittsburgh Gladiators arena football team
1990-1995: Auburn coaching staff
1996-1997: Tennesse coaching staff
1998-2012: Georgia coaching staff
2013- : Auburn coaching staff

	ARK	SJS	Kansas State	Louisiana Tech	LSU	Miss St	SC	Ole Miss	9	10	11
Adams (GA)	X 2 T; 1 TFL; 1 QBH	X 6 T (1 AST); 3 TFL; 1 S; 1 QBH	X 3 T	X 2 T; 1 TFL; 1 FR; 1 INT	X 4 T (2 AST); 2 QH	X 5 T (3 AST)	X	X 4 T (2 AST); 1 sack	X	X	played
Blackson (DL)	X	X	(1 tackle)	(1 ast tackle)	(2 tackles; 1 TFL)	(1 sack)		(4 T (2 AST); 1.5 TFL; 1 sack)	X	X	played
Bradley (GA)			X (1 tackle)	X (2 tackles)	(2 tackles; 0.5 TFL)	2 T (1 AST)	X	X (no stats)	played	played	X
Daniel (IN)	1 T	1 T; 3 QH	Played; no stats	1 QH	(2 AST T; 0.5 TFL; 2 QH)	(1 AST T)		(4 T (3 AST))	played	played	played
Lambert (GA)			X (1 sack; 1 tackle)	X (1 ast tackle)	X (2 T (1 AST); 2 QBH)	X (7 T (3 AST; 2 TFL)'	X	X (1 ast tackle)	X	X	X
Lawson (GA)	(injured)	(injured)	(injured)	(injured)	(injured)	(injured)	(injured)	(injured)	(injured)	(injured)	(injured)
Owens (AL)			X (1 tackle)	X (1 ast tackle)	(DNP)	2 T (1 AST); 1 QH		4 T (2 AST); 0.5 TFL	played	played	played
President (SC)	DNP	5 T (2 ast)	1 T	4 T (2 ast); 1.5 TFL	X 1 AST T	X 1 AST T	X	X 1 T; 1 sack	X	X	X
Whitaker (GA)	X	X	(played; no stats)	(played; no stats)	(played; no stats)	(played; no stats)		(played; no stats)	played	DNP	DNP
Wright (GA)	X	X	(1 tackle, knocked on back)	(3 AST T; 3 QBH)	X (2 AST T; 3 QH)	X (no stats)		1 T, 1 TFL	played	played	X

2014 Player Participation (played, not started)[edit]

	ARK	SJS	3	4
Truitt			X
White			X
Roberts - DB (Fr.)	X	X	X
Barber - RB	X	X
Stovall - P	X	X	X
Wood - TE	X	X	X
Bray - WR	X	X	(started)
Mincy - CB	X	(started)	(started)
Louis - WR	(started)	(started)	X
J. Johnson - QB		X	X
Stevens - WR	X	X	X
Campbell		X
Roc Thomas - RB		X	X
Fulse - TE	(started)	(started)	X
L. Owens - DL	X	X	(started)
J. Wallace - QB	X	X	X
VanGorder - DB	X	X	X
Marshall - QB	X	(started)	(started)
Holsey		X
Mitchell - LB	X	X	X
Ruffin - DB	X	X	X
Grant - RB	X	X	X
Harding		X
Moncrief - DB	X	X	X
Reed - DB	X	X	X
Therezie	X	(started)	(started)
Garrett - LB	(started)	X	X
T.J. Davis - DB	X	X	X
Brandon King - DB	X	X	X
Tre' Williams - LB	X	X	X
Flowers	X	X	X
Carlson - K	X	X	X
Kviklys - K	X	X	X
President - DL		X	X	X
Swain - LB	X	X	X
Toney		X
Hill - LS	X	X	X
Bradley - DL	X	X
Dampeer - OL	X	X
Danzey - OL	X	X	X
Whitaker - DL			X
Kennion - DL		X
Bolstad - OL		X
Leff - OL	X	X	X
Smith		X
Adams - OL	X	X	X
Uzomah - TE	(started)	(started)	X
Mix		X
Diamond - OL	X	X
Marcus Davis - WR	X	X	(started)
Lambert - DL	X	X	(started)
Uzomah - TE	X	(started)	X
Ray - WR	X	(started)	(started)
Shiel - P	X		X
King		X
Denson - WR		X	X
Wright - DL	(started)	(started)	X
Lawrence - DL		X
Garrison		X
Daniel - DL	X	X	X
Blackson - DL	(started)	(started)	X
Walsh		X
TOTAL	37	49	38

Junior and Senior NFL rankings[edit]

Name (alphabetical)	Position	NFL draft position rank^[1]
Blackson	DE	38th DT
Coates	WR	1st
Dismukes	C	1st
Fulse	TE	44th
Grant	RB	12th
Marshall	QB	25th
Mincy	CB	25th
Artis-Payne	RB	29th
Reed	CB	88th
Slade	G	30th
Therezie	LB	9th SS
Uzomah	TE	11th
Whitehead	FS	5th
Whitaker	DT	21st
Wright	DE	4th DT

Freshmen on ESPN 300[edit]

Scholarship Commits^[2]	Position	ESPN 300 Stars	On first depth chart?	Note
Racean "Roc" Thomas	RB	4		Alabama Mr. Football in 2013
Sean White	QB	4
Stephen Roberts	DB	4	2nd FS
Kalvaraz Bessent	CB	4		De-committed from Alabama^[3]
Tre' Williams	LB	4	2nd WLB
Braden Smith	G	4

Committed 2014 freshmen NOT on ESPN 300[edit]

Scholarship Commits	Position	247Sports stars	On first depth chart?	Note
Stanton Truitt	WR	4	2nd WR	Early enrollee; had shoulder surgery in Oct. 2014 and will miss rest of season
Chris Laye	TE	3		Early enrollee
Hunter Wood	TE	2
Andrew Williams	DT	4
Dontavius Russell	DT	4
Markell Boston	CB	3
Justin Thornton	DT	4
Nick Ruffin	CB	4
Jarrod Fuqua	K	NR
Ike Powell	LS	2	2nd LS
Logan Rice	P	2
Hunter Knight	T	NR
Jakell Mitchell	RB	3
Raashed Kennion	DE	3
Zach Wade	LS	NR

Committed Junior College Players[edit]

Name^[4]	Position	Junior College	JC rank	On first depth chart?	Note	Enrolled early?
D'haquille "Duke" Williams	WR	Mississippi Gulf Coast CC	#1 overall	1st WR		Early enrollee
DaVonte Lambert	DT	Georgia Military College	#1 DT, #6 overall	2nd DE
Derrick Moncrief	S	Mississippi Gulf Coast CC	#1 LB, #13 overall	2nd S		Early enrollee
Xavier Dampeer	C	Copiah-Lincoln CC		2nd C		Early enrollee
Devaroe Lawrence	DL	Georgia Military College			Three years of eligibility
Joe Turner	CB	College of San Mateoe

Last season's seniors/early departures[edit]

Auburn Player	Position	Class year	NFL draft selection	NFL team	Update (9/3/15)
Greg Robinson	T	Jr	2	Rams	Starting guard
Tre Mason	RB	Jr	75	Rams	Fourth running back
Dee Ford	OLB	rSr	23	Chiefs	2nd string linebacker
Jay Prosch	FB	rSr	211	Texans	Starting fullback
Chris Davis	CB	Sr	Not drafted	Chargers	On 53-man roster
Codey Parkey	K	Sr	Not drafted	Eagles	Starting kicker
Steven Clark	P	Sr	Not drafted
Jeffrey Whitaker	DT	Sr	Not drafted
Ryan Smith	FS	Sr	Not drafted
Kenneth Carter	DE	Sr	Not drafted
Nosa Eguae	DE	Sr	Not drafted

[1] ttp://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/2015/OG

[2] ttp://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/class/2014/view/espnu150/order/true

[3] ttp://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/12/four-star_cb_kalvaraz_bessent.html

[4] ttp://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/juco/sort/rank/class/2014

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