Pat Dye, a great Auburn coach and a great man, has the coronavirus and is currently hospitalized. Apparently Dye was already hospitalized due to kidney problems. But coronavirus being confirmed in his system makes the chances way worse. Pat Dye is 80 years old, which means the virus could be deadly to him. We’re all praying for the Dye family. Praying for a quick recovery for a great man.
I’m a bit late on this one since I was on vacation. But CB Brian Dilworth committed to the Tigers on Monday. The 6’0, 175 lb is Auburn’s second commit of the 2022 class. War Eagle!
Sunday morning, Auburn found who would eventually replace Bo Nix at starting quarterback. That was 4-star North Shore quarterback Dematrius Davis. Now I’m breaking down what he brings to the Tiger’s table. Please share with friends.
Let’s start off with the basics. Let’s hit the information about Davis first and fore most.
Who is Dematrius Davis?
Dematrius Davis is a 4-star QB prospect in the 247 Sports rankings. He’s the #130 player in the country, the #14 quarterback in the country, and the #20 player in Texas according to 247 Sports. Davis is a 6’0, 190 lb quarterback. While he’s smaller than Auburn’s past QBs, he fits the style of offense Gus Malzahn loves. The North Shore dual threat is ranked 6th among dual threat passers in the 2021 class.
What is his mentality?
Davis is a pure winner. He wins. He dominates. That’s what he’s looking to do at Auburn. He wants to be the last team standing at some point in his career at Auburn. That’s why I think he’ll start one day. He’s also willing to wait and learn. Bo Nix isn’t the perfect passer for Dematrius to learn behind, but if Davis wants to improve his passing skills, Nix may be the best one to help him grow in that. Another thing about Davis, he’s very coach able. Davis is willing to listen to his coaches and help him improve.
Who does Davis compare to?
I’ve said this multiple times. There’s one player that is the same exact style of quarterback as Davis. It’s Miami quarterback D’Eriq King. Mobility and arm is what you see in the two. Davis also looks like NFL reigning MVP Lamar Jackson and former Auburn star Nick Marshall.
What number will he wear?
This question doesn’t really matter. But it’s fun. So what number will be on Davis’ jersey? He’s #9 right now. I see him wearing that in the future unless it’s taken. Numbers #3 and #12 also seem possible.
Will he be one of the Auburn quarterback greats?
Cam Newton, Pat Sullivan, Nick Marshall, Jason Campbell, Jarrett Stidham and potentially Bo Nix are some of the great Auburn quarterbacks. Will Dematrius Davis’ name be in that group? I think with all his attributes he could definitely be one of them.
First of all, I’d like to say the reason I haven’t posted much lately was due to vacation. But I’m home now and will start updating you on your Tigers news. Let’s see the upcoming articles.
I’m premiering a breakdown of new quarterback commit Dematrius Davis. That is partially done as of now.
Why this Auburn player may not see the field in 2020.
The NCAA made a big announcement today.
This big transfer may choose Auburn.
Although it’s not very important, numbers are one of the coolest things in sports. Does it make a player better? No. Not at all. But it does define a player. Today I’ll try and guess which numbers these incoming Auburn freshmen will wear. Because the Auburn athletics website is always incredibly late on updating its previous roster. So the only thing we can do for now is guess. Note that I’m leaving out offensive linemen because, nobody really cares which numbers offensive lineman wear. Also remember a number can be occupied by two players as long as they play on opposite sides of the ball.
Tank Bigsby / Running back
Bigsby, the potential starting running back for Auburn, wore #4 in high school. #4 is open on offense so I think he’ll wear #4 on the Plains.
Zykevious Walker / Defensive End
An instant impact player, Walker wore #10 in high school, but I think he may wear #3 for Auburn replacing Marlon Davidson.
Kobe Hudson / Wide Reciever + Quarterback
Kobe Hudson will play receiver at Auburn, but he can’t wear his high school number #2. That number is retired by Cam Newton. I think Hudson will wear #1 for the Tigers.
Ladarius Tennison / Safety
Ladarius Tennison, a small safety, wore #3 in high school. With us predicting Walker wearing #3, Tennison might wear #20 in college.
Chris Thompson Jr / Safety
Chris Thompson wore #5 in high school. Since Derrick Brown is gone, #5 on defense will be open. That should be Thompson’s choice.
Romello Height / Linebacker
Romello Height, a fast linebacker, wore #3 in his high school days. Info from Wikipedia says he’s wearing #37. Guess we’ll go with that.
Chayil Garnett / Quarterback
Chayil Garnett, a great passer, wore #8 as a high school quarterback. I predict him to wear #15 on the Plains.
Wesley Steiner / Linebacker
Steiner, a star linebacker had #22 in high school. But I think he’ll go with a more linebacker number. How about #54.
Jay Hardy / Defensive Tackle
A monstrous defender, Jay Hardy wore #8 in high school. I think he’ll now take #91 at Auburn. It is just a guess after all.
Ze’Vian Capers / Wide Receiver
Speedy receiver Ze’Vian Capers wore #23 in high school. I think he’ll stay #23 in college.
JJ Evans / Wide Receiver
JJ Evans was #1 and #9 in his high school career. Both will be open but I think he’ll go #9.
Eric Reed / Safety
Eric Reed claimed #1 in high school. Now I think he’ll take #24 for Auburn.
Jeremiah Pegues / Tight End
JJ Pegues was #5 in high school. I predict the big tight end to choose #89 for the Tigers.
Desmond Tisdol / Linebacker
Tisdol, like a lot of other signees, wore #3 in high school. I think he’ll switch to #30 in AU.
Deandre Butler / Defesive End
Dre Butler, a junior college defender, was #5 in JUCO. I think he’ll go #95 on the Plains.
Cameron Riley / Linebacker
Cameron Riley was the intimidating #7 in high school. That number is retired by Pat Sullivan, but I think Riley will be #51 in a Tigers jersey.
Brandon Frazier / Tight End
Brandon Frazier was #5 in high school but he’ll likely be #87 as an Auburn athlete.
Marco Domio / Cornerback
Marco Domio, another JUCO prospect, was #8 at Blinn College. I think He’ll switch to #19 in an Auburn jersey.
Daniel Foster-Allen / Defensive End
Foster-Allen was #90 in high school. I think he’ll wear #90 in college too.
Elijah Canion / Wide Receiver
Another instant impact player, Canion wore #18 in high school. He can’t wear that but he can wear #17.
Marquis Burks / Defensive Tackle
Burks was #2 in CC. I think he’ll be #99 in a navy uniform.
War Eagle.
Ladies and gentle men, may I introduce Auburn’s future face of the team. Dematrius Davis, a 4-star quarterback from North Shore, Texas chose Auburn on Sunday morning. This is the biggest commitment we’ve had in the 2021 class. Davis could be a potential more accurate Nick Marshall for Auburn. This is huge! I’ll touch on his strengths and weaknesses in the next article. War Eagle!!
Auburn’s favorite quarterback in the 2021 class Dematrius Davis, will chose his school today. All the crystal ball predictions say Auburn. The Tigers are the favorite. However, Davis has stayed fairly quiet about Auburn. He didn’t mention them in a recent interview. Was he being serious or was it simply some misdirection? We’ll find out where the 4-star, #130 overall recruit goes today. If Auburn lands him, we’d make a jump from 28th to 21st in recruiting rankings. If Davis commits, it could be huge for us. War Eagle!
See the decision at 10 AM CT on TexanLive.com
Auburn is trying to ramp up it’s future offensive line. Four star offensive lineman Caleb Johnson committed to Auburn on Friday. It was huge. The sought after prospect from Trinity Catholic in Florida, chose the Tigers over Florida, Notre Dame and Penn State. Johnson is 6’7, 300 lbs.
“I think I can make an impact,” Johnson said. “I think we can get good players in our class. It’s going to be big. I feel we can make it a really, really good team.”
But Auburn received even more news as their third commit of the day came with three star offensive tackle Garner Langlo as expected picked Auburn. Johnson and Langlo are teammates and good friends at Trinity Catholic in Ocala, FL. Langlo is 6’7, 270 lbs. These commitments are huge for new Tigers Offensive Line coach Jack Bicknell.
War Eagle!
Gus Malzahn has had some fantastic players from Florida. More often than not, the recruits from Florida make a pretty big impact. That should be the case for 4-star athlete Tar’varish Dawson. The #21 overall athlete in the country chose Auburn over Miami, Louisville, and South Carolina. Dawson is 5’10, 175 lbs. He could play receiver or cornerback. Possibly even both. This is a momentum setter for Auburn. Hopefully we can land more recruits very soon. War Eagle!
Today I’ll start a report on things in college football other than Auburn. You’ll get this report once a week and it basically will just show you some of college football’s buzzing news. Enjoy.
Zachary Evans finally finds a home
The Zachary Evans saga is complete. The all-time craziest recruitment ever is finally complete. The five star running back from Texas secretly signed with Georgia several months ago before cancelling his letter of intent. Since then Florida was the mild favorite to land Evans but a new team signed him recently reports say. TCU was lucky enough to land the prodigy. This could be a really good fit, if Evans stays there.
Tennessee can’t stop recruiting
Tennessee’s recruiting is out of hand. Every other day they land a new player. The #2 recruiting class got its future leader on Mother’s day in 4-star quarterback Kaidon Salter. This is big news for the Vols.
Taulia to Miami?
A couple of days ago Tua Tagovailoa’s little brother Taulia, entered the transfer portal. The former Alabama quarterback is getting recruited hard by the Miami Hurricanes since it’s a great fit and Tua now plays for the Miami Dolphins. I can see Taulia landing there but that would simply give Miami just another decent quarterback like they already have. So it wouldn’t be an instant start for him in 2021.
Those are you’re weekly college football headlines. Thanks for reading.
War Eagle Daily