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Spotlight on Quan Bray


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It is always good to see a senior step up during the season, especially when it is a player who is not a frequent starter. Quan Bray stepped up during Auburn's Homecoming game against La. Tech, accounting for 3 touchdowns during the game. Bray's performance was a catalyst to breaking open what was a close game. Through the first 3 games Auburn's receiving corps has not played to their full potential as a group, so it was great to see Quan Bray making explosive plays on a day they were much needed.

The Play...

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On this play Auburn faces a 3rd & 10 from inside the Bulldog 38-yard line. Auburn comes out in a 4-WR set but only 3 of the 4 are eligible for a pass. Quan Bray and Ricardo Louis are lined up two-yards off the line, so they are considered to be in the backfield, thus eligible for a pass. D'haquille Williams is on the line and the last player on the end, so he too is eligible. Sammie Coates is the only player not eligible because of the alignment.

At the snap Sammie Coates will fake the screen-look but the La. Tech defense did not bite. In image #1, you can see the Bulldog safety pointing out that Coates is not an eligible receiver (good recognition on his part). Nick Marshall carries out his pump-fake to Coates before resetting his feet and throwing to Quan Bray on a go-route. Though La. Tech did not fall for the "Coates" fake, the safety over top does commit to Duke Williams running a post-pattern.

This leaves Quan Bray 1 on 1 with the corner. Bray works his way to the inside shoulder of the corner, giving him additional space to position for the eventual pass. Nick Marshall delivers a perfect pass, hitting Bray in stride. Bray does a great job of positioning his body to shield the corner away from incoming pass. Bray hauls in the pass for an Auburn touchdown.

Pass-protection was stellar on the play, allowing Marshall to go through his fake and to reset his feet for the deep pass to Bray.

* Auburn was 6 of 10 passing on third-down for 132-yards and 3 TD's

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Thanks for the detail...and if you look closely, the LaTech guys had everyone accounted with very close defense....Bray did a great job of using his body to shield off his defender and NM hit him perfectly. A great play by AU...and LaTech guys probably wondering what they could have done any better.

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So if he dumps it off to Coates, does he get the first down? There is nobody near him. Marshall could almost run for a first down himself…two on one with the linebacker should be easy for him. That's a play with options.

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So if he dumps it off to Coates, does he get the first down? There is nobody near him. Marshall could almost run for a first down himself…two on one with the linebacker should be easy for him. That's a play with options.

If Coates was ineligible on that play, then dumping the ball to him would not be an option.

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So if he dumps it off to Coates, does he get the first down? There is nobody near him. Marshall could almost run for a first down himself…two on one with the linebacker should be easy for him. That's a play with options.

Coates couldn't have blocked for him downfield either, so I dont know if that first down running would've been guaranteed.

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