Auburn Tigers

Head Coach: Alex Golesh (1st year)

Offensive Coordinator: Joel Gordon

Defensive Coordinator: DJ Durkin

Spring Game: 18-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 8-4(expected 8.0)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

vs BaylorSep 565% -10.0

Southern MissSep 1289% -34.5

FloridaSep 1966% -10.5

VanderbiltSep 2671% -15.0

@ TennesseeOct 361% -7.0

@ GeorgiaOct 1741% +6.0

LSUOct 24⚡ 47% +2.5

@ Ole MissOct 3141% +5.5

ArkansasNov 780% -23.0

@ Mississippi StateNov 1476% -19.0

SamfordNov 21W

@ AlabamaNov 2859% -6.5

The Tigers enter 2026 with new head coach Alex Golesh.

Alex Golesh enters his first full season after replacing Hugh Freeze (fired mid-2025 at 15-19 over 3 years). Golesh brought five players from his USF staff — QB Byrum Brown (138, All-AAC 1st Team, 3,128 pass yds/28 TDs/1,008 rush yds), WR Chas Nimrod (85), WR Keshaun Singleton (89), OL Cole Best (90), and OL Cole Skinner (60) — creating a USF-to-Auburn pipeline. The defense features LSU transfer LB Xavier Atkins (109, All-SEC 1st Team as a freshman) and Freshman All-SEC LB Elijah Melendez (109). All-SEC 3rd Team RB Jeremiah Cobb (112) anchors the backfield alongside Baylor transfer Bryson Washington (107). North Carolina transfer TE Jake Johnson (96) and Arkansas State transfer DL Cody Sigler (103) add veteran experience. With 15 of 25 starters being transfers and the entire OL portal-built, Auburn is a chemistry experiment — elite talent on paper that needs Golesh's first spring to gel.

Key Games

Toss-up: trails LSU (SEC)47% win

Toss-up: trails Ole Miss (SEC)41% win

Toss-up: trails Georgia (SEC)41% win

Toss-up: edges Alabama (SEC)59% win

100Total Players

37Transfers

29Returning

34Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(5)

Byrum Brown

6'3" · 232 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#16John Colvin

6'3" · 194 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Locklan Hewlett

6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 18

Transfer

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tristan Ti'a

6'2" · 205 lbs · Age 18

Transfer

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#14Will Myers

5'8" · 183 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Running Backs(8)

#23Jeremiah Cobb

5'11" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Bryson Washington

6'0" · 216 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Nykahi Davenport

6'0" · 216 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Tae Meadows

5'10" · 200 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#22Alvin Henderson

5'9" · 202 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#26Christian Burnette

5'11" · 194 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#25Cole Gamble

6'1" · 203 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#29Omar Mabson II

5'9" · 213 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Wide Receivers(12)

Keshaun Singleton

6'3" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Chas Nimrod

6'2" · 198 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Christian Neptune

5'11" · 189 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Jeremiah Koger

6'3" · 209 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Kory Pettigrew

6'1" · 180 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Scrap Richardson

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Transfer

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#6Bryce Cain

5'10" · 165 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#10Duke Smith

6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#81Erick Smith

6'4" · 195 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#82N'Nonye Marcus

5'10" · 165 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#18Sam Turner

6'1" · 207 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#80Will Upton

5'9" · 181 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tight Ends(9)

Jake Johnson

6'6" · 240 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Arlis Boardingham

6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Hunter Herring

6'5" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Xavier Newsom

6'6" · 240 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#28Camden Etheredge

6'0" · 222 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#48Eli Morton

6'5" · 231 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#40Hunter Ousley

6'2" · 243 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Jonathan Echols

6'6" · 235 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#84Ryan Ghea

6'5" · 261 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Offensive Line(15)

Cole Best

6'3" · 300 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Cole Skinner

6'5" · 325 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jacob Strand

6'5" · 302 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Joseph Simmons

6'5" · 322 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Deryc Plazz

6'4" · 310 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#55Malachi Harris

6'2" · 375 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Stanton Ramil

6'7" · 312 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#60Cade Barnett

6'5" · 275 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#57Harrison Clemmer

6'0" · 279 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#59Isaac Boulger

6'2" · 285 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#74Jacobe' Ward

6'4" · 353 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#53John Henry Flatt

6'6" · 299 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#51Kail Ellis

6'4" · 315 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Backup

TJ Hedrick

6'4" · 320 lbs · Age 18

Transfer

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#58Tai Buster

6'3" · 313 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Line(14)

Da'Shawn Womack

6'5" · 265 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Nate Johnson

6'5" · 252 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Saint Farrior

6'3" · 335 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#3Chris Murray

6'3" · 256 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Cody Sigler

6'3" · 297 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#93Joe Frazier Jr.

6'0" · 263 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Walter Mathis Jr.

6'2" · 285 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#90Christian Ose-Afiana

6'2" · 250 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#35Dallas Walker IV

6'3" · 362 lbs · Age 21

Returning

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#44Darrion Smith

6'2" · 271 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#41Jared Smith

6'6" · 260 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#31Joe Phillips

6'2" · 261 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#95Jourdin Crawford

6'0" · 337 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#96Malik Autry

6'5" · 330 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(9)

#6Demarcus Riddick

6'2" · 228 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#45Antonio Melendez

5'11" · 237 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Michael Matthews-Canty

6'3" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#17Xavier Atkins

6'0" · 210 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#16Bryce Deas

6'1" · 210 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#42Coleman Granberry

5'11" · 206 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#9Elijah Melendez

6'0" · 228 lbs · Age 18

Returning

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

#18J.J. Faulk

6'3" · 244 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#52William Grier McDuffie

6'1" · 217 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Backs(19)

Andre Jordan Jr.

6'1" · 175 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#20Jacoby Mathews

6'1" · 216 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Shamar Arnoux

6'2" · 189 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

#36Antwon Fegans Jr.

6'1" · 194 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#1Champ Anthony

5'11" · 188 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Fred Gaskin

5'10" · 198 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#8Kaleb Harris

6'1" · 201 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Kamari Todd

6'1" · 170 lbs · Age 19

Transfer

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#14Rayshawn Pleasant

5'11" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#21AnQuon Fegans

6'0" · 191 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#12Blake Woodby

5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#32Cade Carlson

6'1" · 206 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#27Devin Williams

5'9" · 168 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Gavin Jenkins

6'2" · 181 lbs · Age 18

Transfer

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#46Grey Reebals

5'11" · 184 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#40Jake White

5'10" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#48Paul Thompson Jr.

6'0" · 194 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#19Sylvester Smith

6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#25Eric Winters

6'0" · 219 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kickers(3)

#38Alex McPherson

5'9" · 160 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#41Connor Gibbs

5'10" · 184 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#93Charley Schwinger

6'2" · 171 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Punters(2)

#14Hudson Kaak

6'1" · 222 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#37John McGuire

6'1" · 202 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Backup

Long Snappers(4)

Hudson Powell

6'3" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#44Reed Hughes

6'2" · 228 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#64Benton Cantey

5'8" · 217 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Backup

#46Keaton McNutt

5'11" · 225 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve