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Ryan Wood
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With just two practices until A-Day – including Auburn's session Wednesday morning – the Tigers' current depth chart may have more validity than it did when spring began.
It's unknown how new coach Gus Malzahn will handle his first A-Day scrimmage, details that will hopefully come to light when he talks to reporters after practice. But it's a good chance most – if not all – of Auburn's first and second teams during Wednesday morning's team pace drill will look the same Saturday.
(Of course, that's if Auburn splits into first and second teams on A-Day.)
Here's a look at who's playing where.
•First-team offense: QB Kiehl Frazier, RB Corey Grant, WRs Jaylon Denson/Quan Bray/Trovon Reed, TE Brandon Fulse, left tackle Greg Robinson, left guard Alex Kozan, center Reese Dismukes, right guard Chad Slade, right tackle Patrick Miller.
•First-team defense: DEs Ken Carter and Dee Ford, DTs Gabe Wright and Jeff Whitaker, LBs Kris Foster and Cassanova McKinzy, star Justin Garrett, safeties Trent Fisher and Jermaine Whitehead, CBs Chris Davis and Jonathon Mincy.
•Second-team offense: QB Jonathan Wallace, RB Cameron Artis-Payne, WRs Sammie Coates/B.J. Trimble/Ricardo Louis, TE C.J. Uzomah, left tackle Shon Coleman, left guard Devonte Danzey, center Tunde Fariyike, right guard Jordan Diamond, right tackle Shane Callahan.
•Second-team defense: DEs Craig Sanders and Justin Delaine, DTs Ben Bradley and JaBrian Niles, LBs Anthony Swain and LaDarius Owens, star Adam Dyas, safeties T.J. Davis and Ryan Smith, CBs Josh Holsey and Ryan White.
•Key players absent from team drills: FB Jay Prosch, RB Tre Mason, safety Demetruce McNeal, LB Jake Holland (class), star Robenson Therezie, DT Angelo Blackson, OL Avery Young, LB JaViere Mitchell. Most – if not all – will crack Auburn's two-deep depth chart. Some will be starters.
•Auburn once again worked on trick plays out of field goal, using holder Ryan Smith as the quarterback.
•Quan Bray and Trovon Reed were among those working at punt returner.
•Auburn picked up a commit Wednesday morning from 4-star (247Sports) linebacker Deshaun Davis, per the recruiting sites.
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Ryan Wood is the Auburn University Sports Beat Writer for the Opelika-Auburn News.