The Auburn football fanbase is fired up about the 2024 Auburn freshmen receivers. After today’s scrimmage, each Tigers fan has reason to be!
After today’s scrimmage, there’s little doubt that any one of Bryce Cain, Perry Thompson, Malcolm Simmons, and Cam Coleman could make an impact this season. In fact, each one of them will likely play a key role at multiple points during Auburn’s 2024 football schedule.
In Kerryon Johnson’s time as a player at Auburn, he was extremely productive, a key piece in a team that made a run to the SEC championship in 2017, in addition to being an emotional core. On and off the field he was and is an inspiration for the future of the program. On Saturday he finally got to complete his journey to getting a degree after having to sideline the process to pursue his professional career.
As an Auburn player, Kerryon stacks up as an elite player. He’s 4th in program history in rushing touchdowns, trailing only Caddilac Williams, Bo Jackson, and Joe Cribbs. In addition, he was 12th in rushing yards in only 3 seasons, only trailing what is essentially a mount rushmore of the best running backs to come through Auburn. Among those career stats was his stellar 2017 season in which he tallied 285 carries for 1,381 yards rushing and 20 total touchdowns. He also posted career nights against Georgia and Alabama in that season, accounting for 358 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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