Payton Thorne will raise Auburn's completion percentage a ton from last season

Auburn was dead last in the SEC last season with a completion percentage of 51.6.

The next closest team was Florida at 54.4% a season ago.

Coach Freeze recognized the problem and fixed it by adding veteran quarterback Payton Thorne.

In Thorne's two seasons as a starter for the Michigan State Spartans he completed over 60% of his passes both years.

In 2021 he completed 60.4% of his passes, and in 2022, he completed 62.5% of his passes.

Auburn only passed for 2,072 yards a season ago, while in a year where many believed he struggled, Thorne threw for 2,679.

Auburn also only had nine passing touchdowns a season ago, while Thorne had 19.

Auburn didn't throw it all that much with a quarterback like Robby Ashford, who is an elite runner, but I expect the Tigers to throw much more under Hugh Freeze.

Last season at Liberty, Coach Freeze's former team had 396 passing attempts, while Auburn only had 308.

I expect this Auburn aerial attack to be much approved in 2023, led by Freeze and Thorne.

The RPO is going to be elite with Throne throwing it and Auburn's stable of running backs toating the rock.

Watch out for the Auburn Tigers in 2023, as this offense will take a big step forward.

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