Carlton Davis was the leader in the Auburn secondary a season ago. He was selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay. Without a doubt, the Tigers will miss him in 2018.
Javaris Davis has shown that he can be a top-level corner, but he excelled at nickel and that could be where he finds himself this season. Auburn can do that because of the emergence last season of Dean.
Dean started the final 11 games last season opposite Carlton Davis. He’s fast and physical and has good size (6-2, 208). Athlon has recognized Dean as one of the 50 most underrated players for 2018.