Five players who saw their stock fall vs Texas A&M

Here are five stock "fallers" who didn't play well against the Aggies.

This loss was a momentum killer.

The Tigers failed to score an offensive touchdown on the road in a 27-10 loss to Texas A&M.

A lot looks like it needs to be reevaluated as Auburn now falls to 0-1 in SEC play.

Here are five players (people, units, etc) that saw their stock "fall" vs A&M:

The entire quarterback room

Auburn has a problem at quarterback.

Michigan State transfer Payton Thorne has not impressed through four games as the Tigers' primary signal-caller, leading offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery to pull him out for Robby Ashford, last year's starter.

The rotation has been clunky, with no success and a clear lack of rhythm. It feels like a tale we've been reading about Auburn forever; they can't find a solid, consistent quarterback to lead the offense.

The issue reared its ugly head once again on the road in a 27-10 loss to Texas A&M.

Philip Montgomery

Montgomery doesn't have the best personnel to operate with, but it feels like he's been underperforming through these first four weeks of the season.

Both New Mexico and ULM - A&M's two Group of Five opponents so far this season - had 222 total yards of offense each. Auburn had 200 on Saturday.

At no point should the Tigers be stooping that low on that side of the ball.

Sure, there's a talent gap between Auburn and about half of the SEC West, but at some point the failure to move the ball falls on coaching. Philip Montgomery calls plays. He's not doing enough.

Justin Hokanson of Auburn Live said it well on Twitter:

Hugh Freeze can talk about a talent gap all he wants, but this offensive performance is about a lot more than a talent gap to me. Too many mistakes, miscues and searching for the right play calls to simply blame on being outmanned.

— Justin Hokanson (@_JHokanson) September 23, 2023

Avery Jones

The entire offensive line had breakdowns against A&M, but Jones may have been the worst. He finished with a 53.6 PFF grade, the worst among the Tigers' o-line, and allowed three hurries, three pressures, and had a penalty on top of it.

The Tigers need better from their interior line.

Camden Brown

Brown was once again nonexistent on the field for Auburn.

Outside of a drop on third and long, Brown has done next to nothing in his sophomore season with the Tigers. What happened?

The JACK position

One pressure. No hurries, no sacks, no tackles for loss. Elijah McAllister, Jalen McLeod and Stephen Sings failed to impact the game.

I think it's also worth noting here that Auburn as a team had 14 (!!!) missed tackles against A&M. 14!

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