Auburn football's most valuable players in 2023: No. 7 Nehemiah Pritchett

Pritchett and DJ James will form one of the best CB duos in the SEC.

Lance Dawe | Aug 11, 2023

Auburn football's most valuable players in 2023: No. 7 Nehemiah Pritchett /

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We continue our countdown towards Auburn's 2023 season with a ranking of their most valuable players.

Cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett lands at No. 7 in our top 25.

Nehemiah Pritchett's Bio

- 6-foot-1

- 184 pounds

- Senior

Experience, production, and a load of pass breakups are what make Pritchett a valuable piece.

Paired with DJ James, Auburn should have one of the best cornerback duos in the leauge.

Over the course of four seasons, Pritchett has recorded 91 tackles, 22 pass breakups, and two interceptions. He averaged 31.3 yards per kick return in 2021.

Pritchett spoke over the summer about how much he loves Ron Roberts' new defense.

"I love the new defense. I feel like it's player friendly," Pritchett said. "Me being here, I've had three different coordinators, so I've kinda picked different things from different DC's. Most of it is the same, but they call it different stuff. It makes it easier to pick up on it that type of way. But I think it's a plug-and-play defense. We have a really versatile secondary, so at times, I think you can put Keionte (Scott) at corner and me at nickel. I think we'll be all right. We'll be fine."

Auburn football's most valuable players in 2023:

9. Shane Hooks, WR

10. Alex McPherson, K

11. Larry Nixon III, LB

12. Rivaldo Fairweather, TE

13. Cam Riley, LB

14. Justin Rogers, DL

15. Keionte Scott, CB

16. Jyaire Shorter, WR

17. Elijah McAllister, JACK

18. Koy Moore, WR

19. Kam Stutts, OL