Avery Young

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One of my favorite players.  Not only is he big and skrong, he apparently has his head on skrate. I like what he says about the guys he plays against on the interior.  from Joel Erikson over at the dot  I am a gay twerker that has no balls!!!!  I also have no idea how to use the quote function to post stories, so I annoy the piss out of others.  I like male genatalia in and around my mouth. of the al.


TAMPA, Florida -- Avery Young has his sights firmly set on following his brother into the NFL.

But he doesn't plan on making that move this spring.

The third-year sophomore, who is eligible to enter the draft this season, was one of four Tigers who submitted paperwork to the NFL's draft advisory board, and although he hasn't received his evaluation yet, Young plans to return for his junior year at Auburn.

"As of now, I'm coming back," Young said. "I only sent my papers in to evaluate myself, to see where I'm at, see what other people said, my coaches, other coaches, to see how much work I need to put in."

Wide receiver Sammie Coates has already announced his intention to enter the NFL Draft, and on Monday morning, Tigers coach Gus Malzahn announced that wideout D'haquille Williams has decided to return for his senior year.

Auburn linebackers Cassanova McKinzy and Kris Frost are also considering entering the NFL Draft early, but Malzahn said they haven't made any decisions yet.

"There's nothing new," Malzahn said. "They're just exploring their options."

Young's older brother, Willie, is a five-year NFL veteran, and his cousin, Thomas Davis, is a veteran linebacker for the Carolina Panthers.

With those kinds of bloodlines, Young wanted to get an NFL evaluation to see what he needs to do to raise his stock and where he sits heading into his junior year of eligibility in 2015.

"I was just really talking to my family, wanting to see where I was at, see what they think about my performance so far, see what I need to work on," Young said.

Young, one of the most athletic big men on Auburn's offensive line, has made 12 starts this season, shifting back and forth between left guard and right tackle depending on which combination offensive line coach J.B. Grimes wants to use in any given game.

Grimes shifted Young back to left guard right before the Iron Bowl in order to make room for Patrick Miller's return at right tackle.

And Young thinks he may stay put on the interior in the future.

A massive lineman at 6-foot-6, 322 pounds, Young may either stay on the left side next season or move over to the right in order to make room for Alex Kozan, the starter at left guard in 2013 who was forced to miss the 2014 season due to a back injury.

"I'm at left guard, I'll probably be at left guard the rest of my life," Young said. "That interior's real, it's a whole different life, but anywhere they put me, I'm going to give my all."

Young, a player who could handle any one of the five positions on the offensive line, according to offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee -- says there's not much difference between lining up at tackle or guard.

Except for the size of the men lining up across from him.

"Just fatter, that's all, there's some real hefty people in there," Young said. "I'm 322, so I can feel like I can keep up with them, but it's just a continuous grinding. It's the clash of the titans in there."

The position Young will eventually play in the NFL is something of an unknown, but that's the kind of information he will receive when he gets his initial draft evaluation back sometime in the next couple of weeks.

Young isn't expecting his evaluation to force him to make a choice between Auburn and the NFL.

At least not this season.

"No, that's not even in my mindset right now," Young said. "I just wanted to know, because I've still got a lot of work to do."