2021 Player Addition and Player Attrition

[Zeek 16,649]

 

 

[dilligas 581]

4 minutes ago, WarEagle231 said:

Spencer Danielson, the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Boise, will be part of Harsin’s staff at Auburn and is expected to arrive into town at some point in the coming days, sources told AL.com.

Any info on what his role will be?  

[bigbird 60,492]

9 minutes ago, dilligas said:

Any info on what his role will be?  

Not yet, but we need a pass rush coach desperately and he's worked with BSU's STUDs his first two years there.

[bigbird 60,492]

https://broncosports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/spencer-danielson/583

 

[AuburnTiger4Life 2,225]

21 minutes ago, WarEagle231 said:

Spencer Danielson, the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Boise, will be part of Harsin’s staff at Auburn and is expected to arrive into town at some point in the coming days, sources told AL.com.

Boise fans are very sad to see him go. They say he’s very energetic and the players love him. And their D-line was a big strength of the team. 

[AUnCullman 601]

Ok, my turn to be Zeek. Kind of disappointed here with this one. After watching a bunch of their videos on youtube, I have been saying- please dont bring him, please dont bring him, please dont bring him. 

I hope I'm just an idiot and don't see something special about this hire. 

[auburnphan 6,050]

This was a BIG get, was a ton of interest for his services.

[AuburnTiger4Life 2,225]

2 minutes ago, AUnCullman said:

Ok, my turn to be Zeek. Kind of disappointed here with this one. After watching a bunch of their videos on youtube, I have been saying- please dont bring him, please dont bring him, please dont bring him. 

I hope I'm just an idiot and don't see something special about this hire. 

Could be just a analyst. Gotta build the farm, something we’re not used to 

[McLoofus 35,182]

5 minutes ago, AUnCullman said:

Ok, my turn to be Zeek. Kind of disappointed here with this one. After watching a bunch of their videos on youtube, I have been saying- please dont bring him, please dont bring him, please dont bring him. 

I hope I'm just an idiot and don't see something special about this hire. 

1. Wait til we know what his role will be

2. It's okay if you don't see anything special. Just know that our head coach does. Doesn't mean he *is* special, but like @metafour pointed out, Harsin isn't a dummy and he wanted this guy here in some capacity. 

3. There is value in having young, hungry guys on staff.

[AUnCullman 601]

I trust you guys, I will be patient and see what happens in the process of it all.

[bigbird 60,492]

2 minutes ago, AUnCullman said:

I trust you guys, I will be patient and see what happens in the process of it all.

That will be the key to most of his hires.  Being outside of the typical Auburn family hire we probably won't know as much about the hires or their history.

[WarTim 3,456]

4 minutes ago, AUnCullman said:

I trust you guys, I will be patient and see what happens in the process of it all.

A good attitude, But, be careful. Bird said to never trust Golf under any circumstances. Just sayin.......

[dilligas 581]

20 minutes ago, AUnCullman said:

Ok, my turn to be Zeek. Kind of disappointed here with this one. After watching a bunch of their videos on youtube, I have been saying- please dont bring him, please dont bring him, please dont bring him. 

I hope I'm just an idiot and don't see something special about this hire. 

Can you elaborate on why you didn’t want to bring him?

[metafour 4,968]

By the way, I bet this guy ends up being the Edge/"Buck"/whatever nomenclature you want to use coach on the staff. 

[Zeek 16,649]

On 12/24/2020 at 10:07 PM, Zeek said:

Orange = Signee

Blue = transferring to Auburn

Coaching Staff (Previous--->New)

HC | Gus Malzahn ---> Bryan Harsin

OC | Chad Morris ---> 

QB | Chad Morris --->

RB | Carnell Williams --->

WR | Kodi Burns --->

TE-HB | Larry Porter --->

OL | Jack Bicknell Jr. --->

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DC | Kevin Steele --->

DL | Rodney Garner --->

LB | Travis Williams --->

DB | Wesley McGriff --->

D Analyst | Al Pogue --->

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ST | Larry Porter --->

SC | Ryan Russell --->  Jeff Pitman

Spencer Danielson (position yet unknown)

Recruiting Coordinator | Cooper Petagna

Director of Player Personnel | Darren Uscher

Players

Quarterbacks (5->4)

Bo Nix

Grant Loy

Chayil Garnett

Dematrius Davis

Sawyer Pate (Walk-On might receive a scholly)

 

Running Backs (5->3)

Tank Bigsby

DJ Williams

Shaun Shivers

 

Wide Receivers (11->10)

Kobe Hudson

Ja'Varrius Johnson

Shedrick Jackson

Malcolm Johnson Jr

Elijah Canion 

Caylin Newton

Ze'vian Capers

JJ Evans

Hal Presley

 

Tight Ends & HBacks (5->7)

JJ Pegues

Brandon Frazier

Luke Deal

Tyler Fromm

John Samuel Shenker

Landen King

Grant Calcaterra (from Oklahoma)

 

Offensive Linemen (15->16)

Jalil Irvin

Nick Brahms

Tate Johnson

Brenden Coffey

Tashawn Manning

Avery Jernigan

Keiondre Jones

Brodarious Hamm

Kameron Stutts 

Alec Jackson

Austin Troxell

Brandon Council

Prince Micheal Sammons

Kilian Zierer 

Kamaar Bell

Garner Langlo

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Defensive Linemen & Buck (15->19)

Big Kat Bryant

Colby Wooden

Derick Hall

Romello Height

TD Moultry

Zykeivous Walker

Jay Hardy

Caleb Johnson

Daniel Foster-Allen

Jaren Handy

Daquan Newkirk

Dre Butler

Jeremiah Wright

Marquis Burks

Tyrone Truesdell

Lee Hunter

Marquis Robinson

Tobechi Okoli

Ian Matthews

 

Linebackers (10->7)

Owen Pappoe

Zakoby McClain

Desmond Tisdol 

Chandler Wooten

Wesley Steiner

Cam Riley

Kameron Brown

 

Defensive Backs (15->17)

Roger McCreary

Jordyn Peters

Jamien Sherwood

Christian Tutt

Chris Thompson Jr

Devan Barrett

Ladarius Tennison 

Nehemiah Pritchett

Malcolm Askew 

Marco Domio 

Smoke Monday

Eric Reed Jr

Zion Puckett

Jaylin Simpson

Ahmari Harvey

Kamal Hadden

Armani Diamond

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Kicker

Anders Carlson

 

Punter

Ian Marshall

Oscar Chapman

 

Transferring Out:

Mark-Antony Richards --->

Cord Sandberg --->

Matthew Hill ---> USF

Harold Joiner ---> Michigan State

Coynis Miller ---> Jackson State (Deion Sanders' school)

 

Graduating or Entering NFL Draft:

KJ Britt

Anthony Schwartz

Seth Williams

Eli Stove

Added links to players leaving, incoming players, and incoming coaches.

[around4ever 4,139]

49 minutes ago, WarEagle231 said:

Spencer Danielson, the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Boise, will be part of Harsin’s staff at Auburn and is expected to arrive into town at some point in the coming days, sources told AL.com.

Does this mean Coach Garner is out or will he have other duties?  

[Zeek 16,649]

Just now, around4ever said:

Does this mean Coach Garner is out or will he have other duties?  

Garner is hopefully gone regardless. Still unknown what role SD will be in.

[I_M4_AU 7,793]

When a new coach is hired it is always good to have familiar coaches around you.  Having said that; it took two years for Gus to go full *yes* man on us and it didn’t turn out well.  If any of these coaches are replaced in two years it will be interesting to see who Harsin chooses to replace them with.

I will be happy to see Harsin’s type of coaching with the people he feels comfortable with for a few years as long as there is improvement.  

[bigbird 60,492]

5 minutes ago, metafour said:

By the way, I bet this guy ends up being the Edge/"Buck"/whatever nomenclature you want to use coach on the staff. 

My thoughts to. We haven't had a legit pass rusher in years. We need a dedicated Pass rush coach.

[AUnCullman 601]

7 minutes ago, dilligas said:

Can you elaborate on why you didn’t want to bring him?

Sure. Just from watching some of their game videos on Youtube. Looked like they werent that dominate up front. Could be scheme I guess. I dont know, and I was getting just glimpses of it but the Defense seemed kind of weak. Like I said I may be totally way off and I can eat crow when I need too. 

[Gowebb11 9,314]

We are iffy on some of these hires because we don’t know anything about them. The good news is, opposing SEC coaches know nothing about them either. War Damn Harsin! 🦅

[bigbird 60,492]

3 minutes ago, AUnCullman said:

Sure. Just from watching some of their game videos on Youtube. Looked like they werent that dominate up front. Could be scheme I guess. I dont know, and I was getting just glimpses of it but the Defense seemed kind of weak. Like I said I may be totally way off and I can eat crow when I need too. 

In a 3-3-5, like they run, most disruption doesn't come from the DL

[metafour 4,968]

6 minutes ago, AUnCullman said:

Sure. Just from watching some of their game videos on Youtube. Looked like they werent that dominate up front. Could be scheme I guess. I dont know, and I was getting just glimpses of it but the Defense seemed kind of weak. Like I said I may be totally way off and I can eat crow when I need too. 

Boise State led the conference in sacks in 2018 and 2019 by a big margin. Those are the only two seasons this decade in which they've led the conference in sacks.

[Gowebb11 9,314]

With a defensive position coach hired, is it safe to assume the DC has been hired already and not announced ?  

[dilligas 581]

My take on Spencer Danielson from the interviews I’ve seen on YouTube is that he’s very high strung, intense.  Every single interview he talks like it’s game time.  He is very passionate, to an extreme.  I’ve read that DL is a strength of Boise and they’ve put some players in the league.  Don’t know too much about their scheme or techniques, or his knowledge or capability, but if nothing else the guy operates at all out, top speed all the time.  Motor runs at higher RPMs than any coach on Malzahn’s staff did for what that’s worth, if anything.