2020 Football preview: Safeties

The overlook – Auburn returns strong talent at safety for 2020. Junior Smoke Monday, who returned an interception for a touchdown against Alabama, leads the safeties. Jamien Sherwood, a big and physical athlete, reminds me of a younger version of former Clemson safety Isaiah Simmons. Malcom Askew, a solid back up for the Tigers will provide much needed depth. Freshman Chris Thompson Jr looks to make an instant impact. I see him in the same role as Smoke Monday was in last year. He’ll likely sub in and out. Jordyn Peters who is a punt block specialist will be there if an injury occurs. Signee Eric Reed Jr should work around Safety and Cornerback. And Zion Puckett should do the same. It’s hard to replace Daniel Thomas and Jeremiah Dinson. But Auburn managed to find a replacement for Tray Matthews and Stephen Roberts when their time as a Tiger was up. Thomas and Dinson replaced them. So I’m confident Auburn will continue to dominate at the Safety position. Another reason you shouldn’t sleep on our Defense this year.

Sweep! Tigers sweep Ole Miss at home to continue home win streak

Auburn got their rhythm going early against the Rebels. A 67-58 win extended the Tigers home win streak. Isaac Okoro made his return after missing 3 games due to a hamstring pull against Alabama. He had a solid 10 points. It was also another big night for Jaylin Williams as he had 6 points which included, another put-back dunk. It is slowly becoming Williams’ signature play. Auburn faces Kentucky next on the road. If the Tigers pull off the upset it will keep Auburn’s hopes of an SEC title alive.

Pearl looking to add another 5 star to his 2020 class.

Jalen Green, the No. 3 overall player in the country, has the Tigers on top. Predictions are going wild for Auburn but will Green pick the Tigers? The 6’5 shooting guard is predicted a 72% chance to sign with Bruce Pearl’s program. Auburn already has another 5 star signed for its 2020 class. Sharife Cooper has been a long-time Auburn commit and made it official with the Tigers a few months ago. Cooper is a stellar athlete but he’s the No. 19 player in the country. Green ranks far ahead of Cooper and is expected to end up in Auburn. Oregon and Memphis are the other schools in the mix for Green. But neither schools pose a bigger threat to land him than Auburn. Especially with the drop off on 3 point shooting this year, Auburn would love to have more consistent 3 point shooters next year. If AU lands Green to partner with Cooper, Auburn would have a dangereous 3 point duo for 2020.

Tigers erase 17 point deflect to beat Tennessee for the 4th straight time.

Auburn found their identity without star Isaac Okoro. Samir Doughty lead Auburn with 22 points against the Vols. Jaylin Williams, who is beginning to find more playing time had 8 points, his career high. The freshman had two highlight plays as he had two put-back dunks. After a horrible first half of officiating by the officials, the slack began to pick up in the second half. Down by 17 at one point, it looked to be another horrible night for the Tigers, but Auburn was able to battle back and win it 73-66.

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