Jersey numbers for spring transfers unveiled
After finding success in the first window of the transfer portal window, Hugh Freeze and his staff continued to work to fill needs for their team in the spring portion.
As part of their spring transfer haul, Auburn gained support at wide receiver, jack linebacker, offensive line, and quarterback. Payton Thorne headlines the spring additions, as Freeze now has a worthy quarterback to compete with Robby Ashford for the starting QB1 job.
Whoever wins the quarterback battle will also have more options to throw to thanks to the addition of three wide receivers in Shane Hooks, Jyaire Shorter, and Caleb Burton.
Defensively, the biggest position Auburn needed to fill was JACK linebacker. In the winter window, Auburn added Elijah McAllister from Vanderbilt to build depth. However, Dylan Brooks elected to leave the program, which left more room to fill. The Tigers received assistance, however, by landing Jalen McLeod from Appalachian State and Stephen Sings from Liberty.
At linebacker, Auburn gains Larry Nixon III. Nixon was the second-leading tackler at North Texas last season with 105 total stops and was named first-team All-Conference USA.
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All eight transfers are now on campus and have received their jersey numbers for the upcoming season. Here’s a look at what number each spring transfer will wear this upcoming season.
No. | Name |
1 | Payton Thorne, QB |
10 | Caleb Burton, WR |
11 | Shane Hooks, WR |
14 | Jyaire Shorter, WR |
16 | Stephen Sings V, JACK |
30 | Larry Nixon III, LB |
35 | Jalen McLeod, JACK |
63 | Jaden Muskrat, OL |
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