Auburn

2026 season

SEC

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Auburn's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 44.5 across 8 systems; best 29, worst 51, so they disagree by 22 places.

Lab EPA: #45; Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #44; down 142026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #51; down 92026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #37; down 72026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #29; down 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #51; up 2 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #32; down 32026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #46; down 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

Compare every team

FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #27 of 138
Schedule strength: #3 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #24 of 138
Game control: #33 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #33 of 138
Offense: #38 of 138
Defense: #33 of 138
Special teams: #69 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Auburn · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

4-3 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

0.059 net EPA/play

#45

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

5.67 points

#44 · Down 14 places since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 7 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin -0.25 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging +6.91, schedule #4 of 138 (#1 = toughest). That is worth +6.66 on its own; the preseason prior of +2.66 still carries 25% of the weight, giving +5.67.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Auburn · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Baylor neutral · 2026-09-05 · ID 401856636	+1.00 → +1.00	0.00	0.7637	9.44%	+5.87	0.094	0.554	0.648
Week 2 · Southern Miss home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401856671	+35.00 → +35.00	-2.50	0.7937	9.81%	-11.42	3.187	-1.120	2.068
Week 3 · Florida home · 2026-09-19 · ID 401856687	-5.00 → -5.00	-2.50	0.8249	10.19%	+7.43	-0.764	0.758	-0.007
Week 4 · Vanderbilt home · 2026-09-26 · ID 401856698	+6.00 → +6.00	-2.50	0.8572	10.59%	-4.45	0.371	-0.471	-0.101
Week 5 · Tennessee away · 2026-10-03 · ID 401856710	-10.00 → -10.00	+2.50	0.8909	11.01%	+11.95	-0.826	1.315	0.490
Week 7 · Georgia away · 2026-10-17 · ID 401856719	+3.00 → +3.00	+2.50	0.9622	11.89%	+15.97	0.654	1.899	2.553
Week 8 · LSU home · 2026-10-24 · ID 401856728	-21.00 → -21.00	-2.50	1.0000	12.36%	+18.36	-2.904	2.268	-0.636

Game terms +5.02 points; prior term +0.66 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating +5.67 points. The preseason prior is +2.66 with 24.71% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±9.3 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 7 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

6.5 SP+ points

#51 · Down 9 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

2.74 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#51 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense 0.95 on 450 plays; defense -1.79 on 485 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Auburn 1 places lower than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 4-3 · conf 2-3 · home 2-2 · away 1-1 · expected wins 2.8
Polls (Week 9): unranked
CFP latest: not published
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 2-5 ATS (-0.7 avg) · 2025: 4-8 ATS (+0.1 avg)
Head coach: Alex Golesh · hired 2025-11-30 · 0-0 over 1 captured season
Recruiting classes: 2024 #10 (275 pts) · 2025 #8 (287 pts) · 2026 #31 (226 pts)
Returning: 14% of production · 20% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 0% 0%
Receiving 9% 9%
Rushing 26% 48%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	0%	0%
Receiving	9%	9%
Rushing	26%	48%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	18	3.72	0.9073	16.33
Defensive Line	17	3.76	0.9209	15.66
Linebacker	9	3.67	0.9130	8.22
Offensive Line	15	3.33	0.8881	13.32
Quarterback	4	3.75	0.9118	3.65
Receiver	14	3.57	0.9024	12.63
Running Back	3	3.67	0.9114	2.73
Special Teams	6	3.17	0.8443	5.07

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Byrum Brown · QB CFBD athlete 4880272. Auburn (2026–2026); South Florida (2022–2025)	Passing WEPA	0.253	245	67.3%	Pass 94.8% · Rush 40.0% 1st 60.1% · 2nd 66.9% · 3rd 85.2% Standard downs 60.0% · Passing downs 80.9%	2022: 3★ · 0.8530
Byrum Brown · QB CFBD athlete 4880272. Auburn (2026–2026); South Florida (2022–2025)	Rushing WEPA	0.405	100	67.3%	Pass 94.8% · Rush 40.0% 1st 60.1% · 2nd 66.9% · 3rd 85.2% Standard downs 60.0% · Passing downs 80.9%	2022: 3★ · 0.8530
Jeremiah Cobb · RB CFBD athlete 4870642. Auburn (2023–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.159	64	14.6%	Pass 4.0% · Rush 26.4% 1st 21.1% · 2nd 11.5% · 3rd 6.5% Standard downs 18.1% · Passing downs 8.1%	2023: 4★ · 0.9326
Omar Mabson Ii · RB CFBD athlete 5217041. Auburn (2025–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.135	42	9.7%	Pass 2.8% · Rush 17.4% 1st 10.8% · 2nd 10.8% · 3rd 4.6% Standard downs 11.9% · Passing downs 5.8%	2025: 3★ · 0.8803
Alex McPherson · PK CFBD athlete 4870519. Auburn (2022–2026)	Kicker PAAR	4.960	9	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	2022: 3★ · 0.8378
Arlis Boardingham · TE CFBD athlete 4702556. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.4%	Pass 4.8% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.7% · 2nd 3.0% · 3rd 3.3% Standard downs 1.5% · Passing downs 4.0%	Not linked
Brian Williams Jr. · WR CFBD athlete 5270869. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.0%	Pass 4.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.2% · 2nd 2.1% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.0% · Passing downs 2.0%	Not linked
Bryce Cain · WR CFBD athlete 5145207. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.0%	Pass 1.4% · Rush 2.6% 1st 4.5% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.0% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Bryson Washington · RB CFBD athlete 4954455. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.8%	Pass 1.7% · Rush 12.7% 1st 7.2% · 2nd 9.1% · 3rd 2.6% Standard downs 8.5% · Passing downs 3.4%	Not linked
Chas Nimrod · WR CFBD athlete 5081367. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	10.3%	Pass 20.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 9.9% · 2nd 10.8% · 3rd 11.1% Standard downs 9.7% · Passing downs 11.6%	Not linked
Christian Neptune · WR CFBD athlete 5296027. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.4%	Pass 7.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.7% · 2nd 3.5% · 3rd 3.9% Standard downs 3.2% · Passing downs 3.8%	Not linked
DeShawn Spencer · WR CFBD athlete 5209337. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.5%	Pass 9.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 4.0% · 2nd 4.4% · 3rd 5.3% Standard downs 4.4% · Passing downs 4.8%	Not linked
Hunter Herring · TE CFBD athlete 4683912. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.2%	Pass 2.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.7% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 1.6% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Jake Johnson · TE CFBD athlete 4685414. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.5%	Pass 6.7% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.0% · 2nd 4.7% · 3rd 5.1% Standard downs 2.3% · Passing downs 5.7%	Not linked
Jeremiah Koger · WR CFBD athlete 5209679. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.7%	Pass 7.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.8% · 2nd 2.5% · 3rd 6.5% Standard downs 4.1% · Passing downs 2.9%	Not linked
Jonathan Echols · TE CFBD athlete 5079382. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.3%	Pass 4.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.7% · 2nd 3.6% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.2% · Passing downs 2.4%	Not linked
Keshaun Singleton · WR CFBD athlete 5121879. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	12.2%	Pass 24.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 12.2% · 2nd 10.8% · 3rd 15.7% Standard downs 11.6% · Passing downs 13.3%	Not linked
Tae Meadows · RB CFBD athlete 4880395. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.5%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 6.1% 1st 2.7% · 2nd 3.6% · 3rd 6.7% Standard downs 4.8% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Tristan Ti'a · QB CFBD athlete 5210501. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.6%	Pass 11.5% · Rush 2.5% 1st 8.4% · 2nd 4.1% · 3rd 6.3% Standard downs 6.8% · Passing downs 6.3%	Not linked
Xavier Newsom · TE CFBD athlete 5301221. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.4%	Pass 5.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 3.6% · 3rd 6.7% Standard downs 1.6% · Passing downs 4.3%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 39 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Andre Jordan Jr. · CB	UCLA	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Arlis Boardingham · TE	Bowling Green	2026-01-23	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Bryson Washington · RB	Baylor	2026-01-11	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate
Byrum Brown · QB	South Florida	2026-01-06	4★ / 0.9400	Immediate
Chas Nimrod · WR	South Florida	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Christian Neptune · WR	South Florida	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Cody Sigler · DL	Arkansas State	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Cole Best · IOL	South Florida	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8900	PendingAppeal
Cole Skinner · IOL	South Florida	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Da'Shawn Womack · EDGE	Ole Miss	2026-01-15	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate
Deryc Plazz · OT	Miami	2026-01-20	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Fred Gaskin · S	South Florida	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Gavin Jenkins · CB	South Florida	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Hunter Herring · TE	UL Monroe	2026-01-22	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jack Leyrer · OT	Stanford	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jack Luttrell · S	Arizona	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jacob Strand · OT	Oregon State	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Jake Johnson · TE	North Carolina	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jeremiah Koger · WR	South Florida	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8900	Immediate
Jonathan Echols · TE	South Florida	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Joseph Simmons · OT	James Madison	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Kamari Todd · CB	Chattanooga	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Kenneth McManus IV · IOL	Akron	2026-01-19	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Keshaun Singleton · WR	South Florida	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Kory Pettigrew · WR	South Florida	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Locklan Hewlett · QB	South Florida	2026-01-03	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Michael Matthews-Canty · LB	Hampton	2026-01-23	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Nate Johnson · EDGE	Missouri	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Nykahi Davenport · RB	South Florida	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Saint Farrior · DL	App State	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Scrap Richardson · WR	Notre Dame	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Shamar Arnoux · CB	Florida State	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Stanton Ramil · OT	Michigan State	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
TJ Hedrick · OT	Ole Miss	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Tae Meadows · RB	Troy	2026-01-23	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Tray Taylor · WR	Troy	2026-01-17	3★ / —	Immediate
Tristan Ti'a · QB	Oregon State	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Walter Mathis Jr. · DL	LSU	2026-01-15	4★ / 0.9100	Immediate
Xavier Newsom · TE	Howard	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate

Outgoing · 39 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
A'mon Lane-Ganus · CB	South Florida	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Amaris Williams · EDGE	Georgia	2026-01-08	4★ / 0.9400	Immediate
Antonio Coleman · EDGE	Alabama A&M	2026-02-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Ashton Daniels · QB	Florida State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Broderick Shull · OT	Oregon State	2026-04-05	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Caleb Wheatland · LB	Michigan State	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Cam Coleman · WR	Texas	2026-01-11	5★ / 0.9800	Immediate
Cam King · WR	Georgia Southern	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
DJ Barber · LB	Alabama A&M	2026-02-06	3★ / —	Immediate
Damari Alston · RB	Tulsa	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
DeAndre Carter · IOL	Iowa State	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Deuce Knight · QB	Ole Miss	2026-01-11	4★ / 0.9400	Immediate
Donovan Starr · CB	Clemson	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Durell Robinson · RB	Colorado State	2026-01-19	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Dylan Senda · OT	Toledo	2026-01-08	3★ / —	Immediate
Eric Singleton Jr. · WR	Florida	2026-01-11	4★ / 0.9400	Immediate
Favour Ebuka Edwin · OT	Georgia Tech	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Hollis Davidson III · TE	Alabama A&M	2026-02-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Horatio Fields · WR	Ole Miss	2026-01-29	4★ / 0.9000	Immediate
Jackson Arnold · QB	UNLV	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jacoby Mathews · S	Not reported	2026-01-15	4★ / —	Immediate
James Ash · DL	Not reported	2026-01-02	3★ / —	Immediate
Jamonta Waller · EDGE	Arkansas	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jay Crawford · CB	Ole Miss	2026-01-03	4★ / 0.9300	Immediate
Kayin Lee · CB	Tennessee	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Kensley Louidor-Faustin · S	Missouri	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Malcolm Simmons · WR	Texas Tech	2026-01-12	4★ / 0.9100	Immediate
Malik Blocton · DL	LSU	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8900	Immediate
Perry Thompson · WR	Minnesota	2026-01-06	4★ / 0.9000	Immediate
Preston Howard · TE	Maryland	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Raion Strader · CB	Pittsburgh	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Robert Woodyard Jr. · LB	Missouri	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8900	Immediate
Sam Turner · WR	Not reported	2025-12-31	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Seth Wilfred · IOL	Utah State	2026-02-04	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Taye Seymore · S	North Texas	2026-01-08	3★ / —	Immediate
Towns McGough · K	California	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Tyler Brown · EDGE	Not reported	2026-01-16	— / —	Immediate
Tyler Johnson · OT	Kansas State	2026-01-19	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Xavier Chaplin · OT	Florida State	2026-01-09	4★ / 0.9200	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Auburn. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Alex Golesh · career 23–15 across 4 seasons and 2 schools

Tenure timeline · 28 appointments

2026–present · Alex Golesh · active at capture
0–0 · 0 attributed games · 1 seasons
Hired 2025-11-30. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2025–2025 · D.J. Durkin · interim
1–2 · 3 attributed games · 1 seasons
Hired 2025-11-02. Effective dates: 2025-11-08 to unknown.
2023–2025 · Hugh Freeze
15–19 · 34 attributed games · 3 seasons
Hired 2022-11-29. Effective dates: unknown to 2025-11-08.
2022–2022 · Cadillac Williams · interim
2–2 · 4 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2022-10-31. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2021–2022 · Bryan Harsin
9–12 · 21 attributed games · 2 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2020-12-22. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2020–2020 · Kevin Steele
0–1 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2020-12-13. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2013–2020 · Gus Malzahn
68–35 · 103 attributed games · 8 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2012-12-04. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2009–2012 · Gene Chizik
33–19 · 52 attributed games · 4 seasons
Hired 2008-12-13. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1999–2008 · Tommy Tuberville
85–40 · 125 attributed games · 10 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1993–1998 · Terry Bowden
47–17–1 · 65 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1981–1992 · Pat Dye
99–39–4 · 142 attributed games · 12 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1976–1980 · Doug Barfield
27–27–1 · 55 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1951–1975 · Ralph Jordan
175–83–7 · 265 attributed games · 25 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1948–1950 · Earl Brown
3–22–4 · 29 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1944–1947 · Carl Voyles
15–22 · 37 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1934–1942 · Jack Meagher
48–37–10 · 95 attributed games · 9 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1930–1933 · Chet Wynne
22–15–2 · 39 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1929–1929 · Red Floyd
0–4 · 4 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1928–1929 · George Bohler
3–11 · 14 attributed games · 2 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1927–1927 · Boozer Pitts
0–4–2 · 6 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1925–1927 · David Morey
10–10–1 · 21 attributed games · 3 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1923–1924 · Boozer Pitts
7–7–4 · 18 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1908–1922 · Mike Donahue
91–26–4 · 121 attributed games · 15 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1907–1907 · William Kienholz
6–2–1 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1904–1906 · Mike Donahue
8–9–1 · 18 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1903–1903 · Billy Bates
4–3 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1902–1902 · Robert Kent
2–2–1 · 5 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1902–1902 · M.H. Harvey
0–2 · 2 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Alex Golesh · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	8.9	9	31	—
2025 · D.J. Durkin	1–2	0–2	0–0	11.6	8.3	8	—
2025 · Hugh Freeze	4–5	1–5	0–0	11.6	8.3	8	—
2024 · Hugh Freeze	5–7	2–6	0–0	9.5	6.3	10	—
2023 · Hugh Freeze	6–7	3–5	0–1	7.6	5.3	18	—
2022 · Bryan Harsin · incomplete attribution	3–5	—	—	5.1	3.1	21	—
2022 · Cadillac Williams · incomplete attribution	2–2	—	—	5.1	3.1	21	—
2021 · Bryan Harsin	6–7	3–5	0–1	11	7.1	30	—
2020 · Gus Malzahn · incomplete attribution	6–4	—	—	12.6	7.9	7	—
2020 · Kevin Steele · incomplete attribution	0–1	—	—	12.6	7.9	7	—
2019 · Gus Malzahn	9–4	5–3	0–1	21	22.1	11	14
2018 · Gus Malzahn	8–5	3–5	1–0	23.6	15	12	—
2017 · Gus Malzahn	10–4	7–2	0–1	24.7	23.6	9	10
2016 · Gus Malzahn	8–5	5–3	0–1	15.3	16.8	9	24
2015 · Gus Malzahn	7–6	2–6	1–0	14.6	9.1	8	—

Download coaching history JSON

Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 13:12:33 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	81 / 138	41.6	75 / 138	46.0
Success rate	100 / 138	27.7	77 / 138	44.5
Explosiveness	27 / 138	81.0	60 / 138	56.9
Standard-down success	107 / 138	22.6	74 / 138	46.7
Passing-down success	60 / 138	56.9	85 / 138	38.7
Pass PPA	112 / 138	19.0	76 / 138	45.3
Rush PPA	30 / 138	78.8	87 / 138	37.2
Pass explosiveness	88 / 138	36.5	49 / 138	65.0
Rush explosiveness	17 / 138	88.3	62 / 138	55.5
Line yards	47 / 138	66.4	69 / 138	50.4
Second-level yards	31 / 138	78.1	29 / 138	79.6
Open-field yards	31 / 138	78.1	48 / 138	65.7
Stuff rate	37 / 138	73.7	89 / 138	35.8
Power success	19 / 138	86.9	99 / 138	28.5
Havoc	T110 / 138	19.7	T81 / 138	40.5
Front-seven havoc	T123 / 138	10.2	T58 / 138	57.7
DB havoc	T62 / 138	53.6	T88 / 138	35.4
Points / opportunity	82 / 138	40.9	78 / 138	43.8
Average field position	T118 / 138	13.9	62 / 138	55.5
Field-position expected points	120 / 138	13.1	T78 / 138	43.4

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Byrum Brown · QBUsage 67.3% · Avg PPA 0.159 · Total 52.791

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.159	52.791	67.3%
Pass	0.063	14.857	94.8%
Rush	0.437	41.120	40.0%
1st down	-0.072	-9.280	60.1%
2nd down	-0.011	-1.141	66.9%
3rd down	0.524	48.202	85.2%
Standard downs	0.064	12.220	60.0%
Passing downs	0.290	40.571	80.9%

Jeremiah Cobb · RBUsage 14.6% · Avg PPA 0.089 · Total 6.416

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.089	6.416	14.6%
Pass	0.238	2.383	4.0%
Rush	0.065	4.034	26.4%
1st down	-0.005	-0.236	21.1%
2nd down	0.060	1.074	11.5%
3rd down	0.251	1.760	6.5%
Standard downs	0.131	7.572	18.1%
Passing downs	-0.083	-1.156	8.1%

Keshaun Singleton · WRUsage 12.2% · Avg PPA 0.356 · Total 21.363

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.356	21.363	12.2%
Pass	0.356	21.363	24.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.062	-1.603	12.2%
2nd down	0.369	6.274	10.8%
3rd down	0.982	16.692	15.7%
Standard downs	0.104	3.862	11.6%
Passing downs	0.761	17.501	13.3%

Chas Nimrod · WRUsage 10.3% · Avg PPA 0.330 · Total 16.834

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.330	16.834	10.3%
Pass	0.330	16.834	20.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.099	2.083	9.9%
2nd down	0.100	1.701	10.8%
3rd down	0.594	7.129	11.1%
Standard downs	0.150	4.660	9.7%
Passing downs	0.609	12.174	11.6%

Omar Mabson Ii · RBUsage 9.7% · Avg PPA 0.051 · Total 2.456

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.051	2.456	9.7%
Pass	0.175	1.222	2.8%
Rush	0.030	1.235	17.4%
1st down	0.064	1.474	10.8%
2nd down	0.480	8.164	10.8%
3rd down	-0.331	-1.656	4.6%
Standard downs	0.089	3.398	11.9%
Passing downs	-0.094	-0.942	5.8%

Bryson Washington · RBUsage 6.8% · Avg PPA -0.029 · Total -0.705

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.029	-0.705	6.8%
Pass	0.503	1.509	1.7%
Rush	-0.105	-2.214	12.7%
1st down	-0.310	-3.409	7.2%
2nd down	0.017	0.166	9.1%
3rd down	0.010	0.019	2.6%
Standard downs	-0.169	-3.388	8.5%
Passing downs	0.671	2.683	3.4%

Tristan Ti'a · QBUsage 6.6% · Avg PPA 0.575 · Total 8.632

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.575	8.632	6.6%
Pass	0.257	3.082	11.5%
Rush	1.850	5.550	2.5%
1st down	0.252	2.017	8.4%
2nd down	1.031	3.093	4.1%
3rd down	0.028	0.084	6.3%
Standard downs	0.378	3.778	6.8%
Passing downs	0.971	4.854	6.3%

DeShawn Spencer · WRUsage 4.5% · Avg PPA 0.410 · Total 6.567

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.410	6.567	4.5%
Pass	0.410	6.567	9.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.118	-0.706	4.0%
2nd down	0.248	1.239	4.4%
3rd down	0.750	2.999	5.3%
Standard downs	0.442	4.417	4.4%
Passing downs	0.358	2.150	4.8%

Jeremiah Koger · WRUsage 3.7% · Avg PPA 0.931 · Total 16.750

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.931	16.750	3.7%
Pass	0.931	16.750	7.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.531	3.186	2.8%
2nd down	-0.683	-2.733	2.5%
3rd down	1.809	12.664	6.5%
Standard downs	0.895	11.633	4.1%
Passing downs	1.023	5.117	2.9%

Jake Johnson · TEUsage 3.5% · Avg PPA 0.663 · Total 7.958

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.663	7.958	3.5%
Pass	0.663	7.958	6.7%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.833	2.499	2.0%
2nd down	0.693	3.465	4.7%
3rd down	0.498	1.994	5.1%
Standard downs	0.216	1.082	2.3%
Passing downs	0.982	6.877	5.7%

Tae Meadows · RBUsage 3.5% · Avg PPA 0.236 · Total 0.707

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.236	0.707	3.5%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	0.236	0.707	6.1%
1st down	0.619	0.619	2.7%
2nd down	-0.496	-0.496	3.6%
3rd down	0.584	0.584	6.7%
Standard downs	0.236	0.707	4.8%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Christian Neptune · WRUsage 3.4% · Avg PPA 0.441 · Total 5.287

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.441	5.287	3.4%
Pass	0.441	5.287	7.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.209	-0.837	2.7%
2nd down	0.886	3.545	3.5%
3rd down	-0.143	-0.429	3.9%
Standard downs	0.900	6.297	3.2%
Passing downs	-0.202	-1.010	3.8%

Arlis Boardingham · TEUsage 2.4% · Avg PPA 0.230 · Total 2.303

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.230	2.303	2.4%
Pass	0.230	2.303	4.8%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.394	1.183	1.7%
2nd down	0.288	1.152	3.0%
3rd down	-0.011	-0.032	3.3%
Standard downs	-0.028	-0.113	1.5%
Passing downs	0.403	2.416	4.0%

Xavier Newsom · TEUsage 2.4% · Avg PPA -0.539 · Total -1.078

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.539	-1.078	2.4%
Pass	-0.539	-1.078	5.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.791	-0.791	3.6%
3rd down	-0.287	-0.287	6.7%
Standard downs	-0.287	-0.287	1.6%
Passing downs	-0.791	-0.791	4.3%

Jonathan Echols · TEUsage 2.3% · Avg PPA 0.133 · Total 1.060

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.133	1.060	2.3%
Pass	0.133	1.060	4.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.517	2.067	2.7%
2nd down	-0.252	-1.007	3.6%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.240	1.199	2.2%
Passing downs	-0.046	-0.138	2.4%

Brian Williams Jr. · WRUsage 2.0% · Avg PPA -0.006 · Total -0.017

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.006	-0.017	2.0%
Pass	-0.006	-0.017	4.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.650	-1.300	3.2%
2nd down	1.283	1.283	2.1%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.650	-1.300	2.0%
Passing downs	1.283	1.283	2.0%

Bryce Cain · WRUsage 2.0% · Avg PPA 0.226 · Total 0.677

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.226	0.677	2.0%
Pass	-0.559	-0.559	1.4%
Rush	0.618	1.235	2.6%
1st down	0.226	0.677	4.5%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.226	0.677	3.0%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Hunter Herring · TEUsage 1.2% · Avg PPA 2.029 · Total 2.029

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	2.029	2.029	1.2%
Pass	2.029	2.029	2.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	2.029	2.029	2.7%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	2.029	2.029	1.6%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Where Auburn sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

Auburn metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	0.113	42nd138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.406	27th138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.309	81st138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	0.083	19th138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.183	79th138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.076	46th138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.413	45th138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.205	57th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.152	41st138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 100% of 222 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.2 yards (31st percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 4.9 per completion. Completion 64.4%, 6.7 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.24.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	64.3%	62.4%	+1.9	221 / 222
Defense allowed	63.3%	61.9%	+1.3	245 / 245

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Auburn.

Target mix by zone, Auburn offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

Auburn passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	222	100%	8.2	4.9	64.4%	0.24	+1.9 pp	221
Passing defense	245	100%	8.5	5.0	63.3%	0.24	+1.3 pp	245

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	267	4.4	44.8%	0.21	3.40	1.20	1.50	13.0%	81.5%
Defense allowed	272	3.8	41.6%	0.10	2.80	0.80	0.80	16.9%	73.7%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	264 / 267	257	10	30	4	7	0	230 / 230 · 100.0%
Defense allowed	263 / 272	260	12	14	1	3	0	255 / 255 · 100.0%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season +1.9 pp. 7 of 7 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Baylor	35	35	74.3%	63.6%	+10.7 pp	7.3	0.19	41	3.2	-0.08
W2	Southern Miss	34	33	60.6%	57.8%	+2.9 pp	10.5	0.29	51	6.9	0.40
W3	Florida	35	35	57.1%	56.2%	+0.9 pp	12.0	0.53	31	3.3	0.27
W4	Vanderbilt	27	27	66.7%	65.9%	+0.8 pp	6.4	0.05	31	4.5	0.18
W5	Tennessee	33	33	66.7%	67.0%	-0.3 pp	6.0	-0.18	32	5.8	0.16
W7	Georgia	28	28	57.1%	63.4%	-6.3 pp	8.3	0.39	46	4.2	0.22
W8	LSU	30	30	66.7%	64.1%	+2.6 pp	6.4	0.39	35	1.9	0.22

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

34 punts · 42.0 gross yards/punt · 40.5 net yards/punt

6 inside the 20 · 1 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 34/34 punts. Known net yards: 26/34 punts.

Our punt returns

6 returns · 2.0 yards/return · 1 touchdowns

1 muffs · 1 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 6/6 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 8 · LSU	7	48.6	40.6	5/7
Week 7 · Georgia	7	39.9	37.5	6/7
Week 5 · Tennessee	7	41.6	43.8	5/7
Week 4 · Vanderbilt	5	39.4	39.0	4/5
Week 3 · Florida	2	41.5	38.0	1/2

Team style

Rating history