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Just How Talented Is Auburn Freshman Defensive Lineman?

Auburn assistant coach defines what makes this early enrollee a special football player
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Certain football recruits possess traits that are truly hard to place into words.

For Auburn edge coach Josh Aldridge, the look on the man's face when defining defensive end Amaris Williams (pronounced as uh-mar-is) would be telling. 

The #68 player in the nation, per Rivals, he's now on the Plains competing at defensive end. Williams is quite an athlete on the gridiron who even saw time as a wildcat quarterback during his days at Clinton (N.C.) High School. 

"Amaris could be as talented as anybody on our whole defense, just from a freak standpoint." Aldridge began. "You're talking about a guy that ran like what? An 11.3 (100 meters) at 270 pounds in high school?"

Here's the full dialogue about Williams from Aldridge:

Further, here are some of the Auburn defensive edge players going through drills. Williams is No. 10 in the video, while fellow early enrollees Jamonta Waller is #11, Joseph Phillips is #31, and TJ Lindsey is wearing #13. To say the least, Auburn's freshmen defensive line prospects are bringing a lot of talent to the depth chart.