Looking back to conversations during the season, it was well documented that Auburn’s roster last season was stacked with talented upperclassmen. Head coach Gus Malzahn was very vocal about the team’s leadership and mental toughness. He was always happy with how the team’s leaders carried themselves.
Malzahn has done a solid job growing and developing the Auburn football program ever since he took over as Auburn’s coach in 2013. His recruiting classes have ranked in the top ten or flirted with a top-ten ranking. The accumulation of talent is close to translating into NFL talent and will be seen in this year’s NFL Draft.