What does the future look like for Auburn at quarterback?
There is often a significant amount of debate among people who watch the game of football, but one thing the overwhelming majority of people would agree with is how vital a quarterback is to a team.
There have been teams at all levels of the sport that have had a plethora of talent on their roster but fell short of their end goal because of inconsistent quarterback play.
The Auburn Tigers find themselves in an interesting spot. They currently have two quarterbacks with starting experience on the roster in Payton Thorne and Robby Ashford, an intriguing sophomore in Holden Geriner and an exciting prospect in Walker White.
Thorne, a junior, joined Auburn via the transfer portal this offseason. He spent two seasons as the starter for Michigan State and has two seasons of eligibility remaining. In 2022, Thorne went 242-387 for 19 touchdowns to 11 interceptions.
Freeze announced last week that Thorne would be the starter for Auburn to being the season.
Ashford, a sophomore with three seasons of eligibility remaining, also joined Auburn via the transfer portal after seeing no game action in two years with Oregon.
Ashford took over as the starter for Auburn last season and went 123-250 for 1,613 yards and seven touchdowns as well as seven interceptions. He also picked up 709 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground.
Geriner is a redshirt freshman who only played against Missouri last season. He was a 4-star recruit ranked No. 242 nationally, No. 14 among quarterbacks and No. 26 in the state of Georgia according to 247Sports.
Freeze mentioned how Geriner has developed and "is the most natural passer" on the roster. Geriner has four seasons of eligibility remaining.
White has been coined by many as Auburn's "quarterback of the future." He is a 4-star recruit ranked No. 100 nationally, No. 9 among quarterbacks, and No. 3 in the state of Arkansas according to 247Sports. He will join the Tigers next spring.
Needless to say, Auburn will have numerous options at the quarterback position for years to come.
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