Going into the MLB draft, there were a lot of questions about how Auburn would fare given the level of prospects who signed with the Tigers as a part of this year's class. Auburn signed 14 players in a class that was ranked among the tops in the nation. It included just 2 JUCO signees and was mostly filled with high schoolers.
At least two signees - Alabama's Mr. Baseball RHP/IF Tanner Burns and Catcher Steven Williams - were expected to be drafted fairly highly. With Day 2 passing by, it quickly became obvious that both were not going to be drafted.