Five winners from Auburn's loss to Ole Miss

These five guys played well against Ole Miss.

Author:
Andrew Stefaniak
Publish date:
Oct 22, 2023 10:48 AM EDT

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The Auburn Tigers took on the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday, and it was once again another painful loss.

The Tigers were in this game the whole way until Ole Miss went up by two scores late in the game, and with this team's offense, the game was over.

Despite the loss, there were some guys who played well for the Auburn Tigers.

Let's take a look at five Auburn players who had a good showing against Ole Miss.

Connor Lew

Connor Lew played 47 snaps for the Auburn Tigers on Saturday and graded out well on PFF at 69.5. This was the second-best grade on the offense behind Tyler Fromm. The freshman interior offensive lineman will more than likely start for the Auburn Tigers next season and has a big season coming. Depending how long Avery Jones is out at center, we could see a lot of Lew the rest of this season.

Jarquez Hunter

Jarquez Hunter had an outstanding showing for the Auburn Tigers, including two touchdowns. Hunter ran 15 times 91 for yards in this ball game to go with his two scores. He also caught three passes for 54 yards through the air. Hunter had a long touchdown run in this game that covered 53 yards. The talented running back needs to play well the rest of the season if he wants to raise his draft stock.

Jalen McLeod

We have been begging for Jalen McLeod to have a good showing, and in this ball game against Ole Miss, he showed up. He had four tackles and a sack in this game. The sack also came in a big part of the ball game. If Auburn wants to get bowl-eligible, McLeod needs to make a lot more havoc in the backfield.

Zion Puckett

Zion Puckett had a great game where he had five tackles, including a tackle for loss and an interception. The interception came on a botched field goal, which was a funky play. Puckett also ended up with a pretty good grade at PPF, where they gave him a 68.0. He is a big reason why Auburn has such a good secondary, and he needs to continue playing at a high level.

Marcus Harris

Marcus Harris continues to be a force to be reckoned with on the Auburn defensive line. Harris had seven tackles in this game, including 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss. His PFF grade was out of this world at 89.8, which led the Auburn team. Auburn might not be winning football games, but Harris sure is making the case to be a day-two pick in the NFL Draft.

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