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
- 226 (#31)
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
6.5p10 5.0 — p90 8.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 0.4% | |
| Make CFP | 1.0% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.3% | |
| Semifinal | 0.1% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 6.6–5.4
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 | 73% | — |
| 2 | vsSouthern Miss | -7.1 | 38-13 | +24.7 | 93% | — |
| 3 | vsFlorida | +3.5 | 30-21 | +8.6 | 70% | — |
| 4 | vsVanderbilt | +20.3 | 22-28 | -5.6 | 36% | — |
| 5 | @Tennessee | +15 | 20-30 | -9.9 | 27% | — |
| 7 | @Georgia | +24.1 | 16-35 | -18.5 | 13% | — |
| 8 | vsLSU | +10.3 | 27-22 | +5.5 | 63% | — |
| 9 | @Ole Miss | +24 | 22-32 | -9.7 | 28% | — |
| 10 | vsArkansas | +5.1 | 29-20 | +9.0 | 71% | — |
| 11 | @Mississippi State | +4.1 | 27-27 | +0.4 | 51% | — |
| 12 | vsSamford | FCS | 47-3* | +43.9 | 100% | — |
| 13 | @Alabama | +14.8 | 21-27 | -6.2 | 35% | — |
* 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 | ★★★ |
Projected Season
2026 · win prob / game
Exp. Wins
6.6
Exp. Losses
5.4
Toss-ups
1
bars: model win probabilityfav / toss-up / dog
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
28.357
Off PPA
+0.1756
Pass PPA
+0.1417
Rush PPA
+0.2493
Success
44%63
Explosive
1.1512
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.17 | +0.06 |
| Passing | +0.14 | +0.26 |
| Rushing | +0.24 | -0.11 |
| 1st Down | +0.07 | -0.14 |
| 2nd Down | +0.11 | +0.08 |
| 3rd Down | +0.43 | +0.36 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
26.8
PPG Against
20.7
Differential
+6.1
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 5-7
- Home
- 3-4
- Away
- 2-3
- Conference
- 1-7
- Non-Conference
- 4-0
- One-Score (≤8)
- 0-6
- Avg Margin
- +6.1
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-4 | 26.4 | 16.4 |
| Away | 2-3 | 27.2 | 26.6 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-6 | 18.7 | 25.8 |
| Conference | 1-7 | 18.5 | 23.6 |
| Non-conference | 4-0 | 43.3 | 14.8 |
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 |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 2-2 ATS · O3/U2
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 5-7 |
| ATS | 4-7-136% |
| Over / Under | 4-8 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-3 |
| As underdog | 2-4 |
| Home | 1-5 |
| Away | 3-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #15 · 149 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★212 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #31 | 226 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 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 |
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
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- Four-star DT Karlos May commits to Big Ten power over AuburnAuburn has recruited its home state very well this cycle, but it just missed landing Alabama's No. 5 player from the 2027 class.AUB2d
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- Where does Auburn football truly stand among the SEC's elite programs?Auburn football is in a tough stretch of five-straight losing seasons. How has the Tigers' recent woes affected their brand in the SEC?AUB2d
- Will Auburn land four-star recruit Karlos May on Saturday?Four-star recruit Karlos May announces his commitment Saturday with Auburn competing against Ohio State and Georgia. Will the Tigers come out on top?AUB2d
- What is the average age of Auburn football's 2026 roster?How young is Auburn football's 2026 roster compared to its SEC rivals?AUB3d
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- Three SEC Matchups Auburn is Favored in Heading into 2026 SeasonDespite a loaded SEC conference, these games give Auburn the edge early on in speculation.AUB4d
- This Auburn 2026 Matchup Is Expected to Be the Closest Game of Tigers' Season, Per ESPNThis early-season game will test the Auburn Tigers early, and it will tell us a lot about Alex Golesh's group.AUB4d
- Was Auburn the Unluckiest Team in College Football in 2025?In the final year of the Hugh Freeze era, Auburn football fell on the wrong side of an important metric.AUB4d
- Auburn RB Commit Earns Top-10 Status in Newest Recruiting RankingsAuburn's 2027 class continues to show talent that is some of the best in the country.AUB4d
- Two Auburn Matchups Ranked As Top SEC Games To Watch in 2026Alex Golesh's group has two games that could be circled as some of the most-watched games in the SEC next season.AUB4d
- Florida State QB Ashton Daniels Found His ‘Bulletin Board Material’Entering the 2026 season, new Florida State Seminoles quarterback Ashton Daniels knew he had a lot to prove to his new school and to the rest of the nation.Daniels went through some tough times last season with the Auburn Tigers, starting the season as Jackson Arnold’s backup. After some poor performances from Arnold, Daniels replaced […] The post Florida State QB Ashton Daniels Found His ‘Bulletin Board Material’ appeared first on HEAVY.
- Three-star 2027 WR flips commitment from Auburn to SEC rivalThe Auburn Tigers' 2027 recruiting class is down a member after a three-star wide receiver changed course and flipped to an SEC rival.AUB5d
- Auburn football inks historic NIL deal to play in Aflac Kickoff GameAuburn football's decision to move their season-opener with Baylor away from Jordan-Hare Stadium will result in a massive payday for its players.AUB5d
- Auburn agrees to NIL deal for Aflac Kickoff Game against BaylorThe Tigers will be earning millions of dollars in conjunction with this NIL deal related to a neutral-site game.AUB5d