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But some players from round seven do…why not him? Texans use a heavy DL rotation and he was an all SEC player, I think he has an above average chance to make it.

Marcus stock was not gonna drastically improve by coming back, He still would have fell into the 5-7 round category. One could argue it was true for most of the guys that went. I feel confident the players knew of the NIL potential but opted for the opportunity to make money over time vs one season. Get drafted work hard and make a roster. I am rooting for all of them to do big things, there will be some busts from rounds 1-2 and some diamonds from rounds 5-7.

As soon as he makes a great throw at practice it the clock will start.

I actually like Nike far more than any other, I think UA blew a chance to really excel in the apparel space by investing too much in sneakers to try and compete with adidas and nike….bottom line UA shoes are flawed in design and performance (outside of cleats) but IMO they had better performance apparel than the other two….anyway we can always bring back Russell Athletic 🤷🏽‍♂️

Got beat by Trovon not UCF

Is this Brandon Jacobs son? If so I don’t view him (Brandon)as a big time legacy…wasn’t he at Auburn like one season and transferred? May not be much War Eagle loyalty there, it’s not like this is Cadillac or Ronnie Brown’s kid. Still I agree we still have not landed that elite HS OT yet…but I feel like that it’s gonna happen this year, with Micah Dubose. Patience.

Whoever the DC is will be, is looking at a position staff that is already in place. I mean every position is spoken for except the coordinator/play caller…maybe why Freeze is seeking someone he has worked with in the past…🤷🏽‍♂️

So how does the NIL work? Do they get all of it upfront, is it an installment plan, end of semester, type payout. If they hop in the portal do they have to pay it back? A lot of responses said now Auburn can use the RW money on other potential portal players or 2025 recruits. Does someone just write a check out of the On To Victory account and says “Welcome to Auburn”

I agree there was no way in hell they were gonna let RW go to Auburn. A part of me feels he leveraged the Saban retirement to pull a lil more $$$ out of the Updykes by saying he may consider going somewhere else.

Have not seen him play….but is he that much better than Perry, Cain, and Simmons?

Funny kid is gonna make more money than some starting receivers in the NFL and current starters in college football. Strange times.

Yeah…Auburn compliance and legal group probably doing due diligence….

Based on what…how do we know factually he was asked?

Kid said he wanted to play for Saban, Saban made millions and left. Now he wants to move on and make some pocket change in the process. I see no problem with it. If his name, image and likeness can generate $$$ for himself…why not?

Freeze hired Kelly and around around we go…

Is that a door?

Great stat. I don’t think many understand how rare it is for a player to transfer from Bama to Auburn.

Yeah a lot of us wanna know as well…mainly to separate fact from fiction

I think he sold them on being developed alongside Walker White, and the fact what he did with Treadwell, AJ, and DK….and probably a nice slice of the NIL collective.

Did Perry, Cam, Malcolm, and Cain not look at the same QB scenario? Also Ryan just reclassified a month or so ago and if he stayed in 2025 WW would have been his potential QB anyway. Ryan can also be dynamic in the short passing game, sweeps, reverses, etc.

Wasn’t he interested in Auburn prior to his reclassification? If that’s the case his QB was probably gonna be Walker White anyway, so he is almost looking at the same scenario. Another thing about Ryan vs the other Fab 4 is you can get him involved in other ways, speed sweeps, screens, etc. He can be almost a Percy Harvin type. Even though Thorne has been hot and cold, I don’t think it’s the impediment many may think regarding Williams recruitment…..now the OL that’s a different discussion 😂

Seems Hugh is selling them all on being the receivers who grow and evolve with Walker White as their QB not Thorne. They probably know this is Thorne’s last season and after that it’s the WW show along with the Fab4 and maybe RW. None of these receivers have played a down of college ball just like Walker and will require some time to develop. The last freshman receiver I recall coming in killing it in the SEC was Julio Jones, so it will be a learning curve for all of them. As for Thorne having more talent at the receiver position will make him better. More separation from DB’s; speed and most importantly guys who can actually catch the ball. He got the other 4 to commit with the same QB situation…why can’t the same apply for Ryan?

I’m just gonna be quiet….but hey glad he is back..

So what you think Freeze gonna do….roll with Thorne or revisit portal options for a Qb