Auburn loses position coach to the NFL
Right when Hugh Freeze appeared to finish the 2024 Auburn coaching staff, they lost a coach to the NFL.
Freeze made the hire of DJ Durkin to be Auburn's next defensive coordinator official earlier in the week. With that move, it completed the coaching staff for the time being.
Reports have come out that Auburn is losing defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett to the NFL. He will coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"It's just the technique, being consistent with the technique every play," former Auburn defensive lineman Marcus Harris said about Garrett after the first Senior Bowl practice. "Just the energy and being myself. He allowed me to be myself. Coach Garrett is going to be a great coach in the future."
Garrett was a large part of Auburn's recent recruiting success. Auburn made a strong push for defensive linemen in the 2024 class adding players like TJ Lindsey, Amaris Williams, and Malik Blocton. Auburn also has several key defensive linemen committed in the 2025 class. Auburn also added two defensive linemen in the transfer portal in December: Gage Keys from Kansas and Trill Carter from Texas.
Garrett took the Auburn defensive line job after holding the same position at Liberty. Garrett followed Freeze to Auburn before taking a chance to coach at the NFL level. Liberty's defensive line under Garrett was seen as very effective. Auburn's defensive line in 2023 played better than many expected entering the season.
Before Garrett's stint at Liberty, he spent two years with the Clevland Browns as an assistant defensive line coach.
