American college football season
The2026 Auburn Tigers football team will representAuburn University as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers will be led by first-year head coachAlex Golesh . They will play their home games atJordan–Hare Stadium located inAuburn, Alabama .
Positions key Offense Defense Special teams ^ Sometimes referred to as anedge rusher (EDGE) ^ Includesnose tackle (NT) ^ Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker ^ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS) ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK) ^ Includes kickoff and punt returners
Player Position Round Pick Drafted by
Thirty-seven Auburn players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2025 season.
Departing transfers Name Pos. Height/weight Class Hometown New school Sources Damari Alston RB 5'9", 214 Senior Atlanta, GA Tulsa Antonio Coleman OL 6'1", 256 Freshman Saraland, AL TBD Raion Strader CB 6'0", 185 Junior Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh Perry Thompson WR 6'3", 220 Sophomore Foley, AL Minnesota Caleb Wheatland LB 6'1", 231 Senior Chantilly, VA Michigan State Horatio Fields WR 6'2", 201 Redshirt Douglasville, GA Ole Miss A'mon Lane-Ganus CB 5'10", 180 Sophomore Moody, AL USF Hollis Davidson III TE 6'5", 238 Freshman Peachtree City, GA Alabama A&M Malcolm Simmons WR 6'0", 186 Sophomore Alexander City, AL Texas Tech DeAndre Carter OL 6'4", 355 Freshman Santa Ana, CA Iowa State Favour Ebuka Edwin OT 6'6", 317 Freshman McDonough, GA Georgia Tech Cam'Ron King WR 6'0", 195 Freshman Ocala, FL Georgia Southern Seth Wilfred OL 6'5", 339 Junior Las Vegas, NV Utah State Jay Crawford CB 5'11", 179 Sophomore Lilburn, GA Ole Miss Malik Blocton DL 6'3", 291 Sophomore Pike Road, AL LSU Towns McGough K 6'0", 185 Sophomore Auburn, AL California Jamonta Waller OL 6'0", 256 Freshman Picayune, MS Arkansas Amaris Williams DE 6'2", 260 Sophomore Clinton, NC Georgia Ashton Daniels QB 6'2", 219 Senior Buford, GA Florida State Kayin Lee CB 5'11", 180 Junior Ellenwood, GA Tennessee Donovan Starr CB 5'11", 182 Freshman Brentwood, TN Clemson Robert Woodyard Jr. LB 6'0", 245 Junior Mobile, AL Missouri Xavier Chaplin OT 6'7", 348 Redshirt Seabrook, SC Florida State Kensley Louidor-Faustin S 5'11", 183 Sophomore Naples, FL Missouri Cam Coleman WR 6'3", 201 Sophomore Phenix City, AL Texas Deuce Knight QB 6'4", 217 Freshman Lucedale, MS Ole Miss Dylan Senda OL 6'5", 320 Redshirt Dearborn, MI Toledo Preston Howard TE 6'5", 236 Redshirt Owings Mills, MD Maryland Jackson Arnold QB 6'1", 219 Junior Denton, TX UNLV James Ash DL 6'3", 302 Redshirt Tampa, FL TBD Taye Seymore S 5'11", 200 Sophomore Atlanta, GA North Texas Durell Robinson RB 6'0", 207 Redshirt Baltimore, MD Colorado State Broderick Shull OT 6'5", 327 Freshman Bixby, OK TBD DJ Barber LB 5'11", 219 Sophomore Pinson, AL Alabama A&M Tyler Johnson OT 6'6", 323 Sophomore Natchitoches, LA Kansas State Eric Singleton Jr. WR 5'10", 180 Junior Douglasville, GA Florida Tyler Brown DL 5'11", 235 Freshman Macon, GA TBD
Over the offseason, Auburn added thirty-nine players from the transfer portal. According to247Sports , Auburn had the No. 13 ranked transfer class in the country.[ 1]
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height/weight Class Hometown Prev. school Sources Locklan Hewlett QB 6'1", 195 Freshman St. Augustine, FL USF Christian Neptune WR 5'11", 189 Freshman Cantonment, FL USF Kory Pettigrew WR 6'1", 180 Freshman Perry, GA USF Nykahi Davenport RB 6'0", 216 Sophomore Roswell, GA USF Jonathan Echols TE 6'6", 235 Sophomore Bradenton, FL USF Fred Gaskin S 5'10", 198 Sophomore Ocala, FL USF Gavin Jenkins CB 6'2", 181 Freshman Lake Butler, FL USF Jeremiah Koger WR 6'3", 209 Freshman Baltimore, MD USF Byrum Brown QB 6'3", 232 Senior Rolesville, NC USF Xavier Newsom TE 6'6", 240 Freshman Detroit, MI Howard Chas Nimrod WR 6'2", 198 Redshirt Bentonville, AR USF Stanton Ramil OT 6'7", 312 Redshirt Alabaster, AL Michigan State Cody Sigler DL 6'3", 297 Redshirt New Hope, AL Arkansas State Keshaun Singleton WR 6'3", 215 Redshirt Norcross, GA USF Joseph Simmons OT 6'5", 322 Redshirt Wilmington, DE James Madison Saint Farrior OL 6'3", 335 Redshirt Durham, NC Appalachian State Jake Johnson TE 6'6", 240 Redshirt Bogart, GA North Carolina Nate Johnson DE 6'5", 252 Junior Gaffney, SC Missouri Andre Jordan Jr. CB 6'1", 175 Junior Federal Way, WA UCLA Bryson Washington RB 6'0", 216 Redshirt Franklin, TX Baylor Shamar Arnoux CB 6'2", 189 Freshman Carrollton, GA Florida State Cole Best OL 6'4", 315 Junior Winter Park, FL USF Cole Skinner OL 6'5", 325 Junior Point Pleasant Beach, NJ USF Tristan Ti'a QB 6'2", 205 Freshman Pleasanton, CA Oregon State Walter Mathis Jr. DL 6'2", 285 Freshman Savannah, GA LSU Jacob Strand OT 6'5", 302 Senior Canby, OR Oregon State TJ Hedrick OT 6'4", 320 Freshman Naples, FL Ole Miss Scrap Richardson WR 6'0", 185 Freshman Greenville, GA Notre Dame Da'Shawn Womack DE 6'5", 265 Junior Baltimore, MD Ole Miss Jack Leyrer OT 6'5", 300 Dallas, TX Stanford Jack Luttrell S 6'0", 188 Redshirt Moultrie, GA Arizona Hudson Powell LS 6'3", 230 Senior Nashville, TN Miami (OH) Kamari Todd CB 6'1", 170 Freshman Gardendale, AL Chattanooga Hunter Herring QB 6'4", 200 Monroe, LA Louisiana–Monroe Kenneth McManus IV OL 6'2", 320 Freshman Washington, DC Akron Tae Meadows RB 5'10", 180 Senior Roanoke, AL Troy Deryc Plazz OT 6'4", 310 Freshman Jacksonville, FL Miami (FL) Arlis Boardingham TE 6'3", 245 Redshirt Van Nuys, CA Bowling Green Michael Matthews-Canty LB 6'3", 215 Sophomore Fredericksburg, VA Hampton
The spring game, "A-Day" is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 18.
Listed in the order that they were released
Award Player Position Year Source — — — — —
SEC media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Preseason SEC awards [ edit ] 2026 Preseason All-SEC teams
Sources:[ 2] [ 3]
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics AUB BAY First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving Baylor Passing Rushing Receiving
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics USM AUB First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Southern Miss Passing Rushing Receiving Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving
[ edit ] Florida Gators (0–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Gators 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics FLA AUB First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Rushing Receiving Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving
Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Commodores 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics VAN AUB First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Vanderbilt Passing Rushing Receiving Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving
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Statistics AUB TENN First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving Tennessee Passing Rushing Receiving
[ edit ] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics AUB UGA First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving Georgia Passing Rushing Receiving
LSU Tigers (0–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total LSU 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn 0 0 0 0 0
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics LSU AUB First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing Rushing Receiving Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving
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Statistics AUB MISS First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving Ole Miss Passing Rushing Receiving
Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Razorbacks 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics ARK AUB First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing Rushing Receiving Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving
[ edit ] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics AUB MSST First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving Mississippi State Passing Rushing Receiving
Samford Bulldogs (FCS) (0–0) at Auburn Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs(FCS) 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics SAM AUB First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Samford Passing Rushing Receiving Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving
[ edit ] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics AUB ALA First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Auburn Passing Rushing Receiving Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving
Name Position Consecutive season in current position Alex Golesh Head coach 1st Joel Gordon Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach 1st Kodi Burns Associate head coach/Co-offensive coordinator/Wide receivers coach 1st D. J. Durkin Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach 3rd Tim Banks Co-defensive coordinator/Safeties coach 1st Jacob Bronowski Special teams coordinator 1st Larry Porter Running backs coach 1st Larry Scott Tight ends coach 1st Tyler Hudanick Offensive line coach 1st Vontrell King-Williams Defensive line coach 3rd Coleman Hutzler Bucks/Edges coach 1st Brad Wilson Outside linebackers coach 1st DeMarcus Van Dyke Cornerbacks coach 1st Reference: [ 4]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
