A thin group at wide receiver must prove itself for Auburn this spring.
Demetris Robertson, graduated; Kobe Hudson, dismissed; Ja’Varrius Johnson, transfer portal; Elijah Canion, transfer; Caylin Newton, transfer.Omari Kelly, four-star 2022 signee; Camden Brown, three-star 2022 signee.More than any other position on offense, Auburn’s receiving corps was greatly impacted by offseason departures. The Tigers saw Robertson, a former grad transfer from Georgia who was Auburn’s third-leading receiver in the fall, exhaust his final season of eligibility.
That leaves Auburn with just 34 percent of its production at the position returning this spring. Most of that will come from Jackson, who caught 40 passes for a team-best 527 yards and one touchdown last season after entering 2021 with just 10 career receptions for 130 yards. He’s the most experienced option the Tigers will have at receiver, while five others will jostle for reps this spring. Junior Ze’Vian Capers had just six catches for 54 yards in 10 appearances last season, and he’ll likely work behind Jackson at the X. Fellow junior Malcolm Johnson Jr., who had six catches for 82 yards and a touchdown in 2021, is the likely favorite at the Z position, with redshirt sophomore J.J. Evans—who has yet to see the field in two seasons—working behind him.
It’s an inexperienced and relatively thin group this spring. Jackson is the only known quantity, while the rest will have their chances to prove themselves ahead of the 2022 season. Two more pieces—four-star signee Omari Kelly and three-star signee Camden Brown—will arrive by fall, and Auburn could still seek an instant-impact veteran on the transfer market.
The question is whether that will be enough to elevate the play at the position under new receivers coach Ike Hilliard and with a new starter at quarterback this fall.
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