Paladin 3,307 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) Auburn DT Marquis Burks exercises free of eligibility for 2022 season By NATHAN KING 23 minutes ago The good news keeps on coming for Auburn's defense. Sunday afternoon, defensive tackle Marquis Burks announced on social media he'll being using his extra year of eligibility and will be back at Auburn for his third season with the program. A former JUCO product from Chicago, Burks rotated along the interior defensive line this season, appearing in 12 of 13 games and accumulating two sacks, four quarterback pressures and a pair of forced fumbles. Burks is the second senior to announce he'll be using his free year of COVID-19 eligibility, joining tight end John Samuel Shenker. Auburn's defensive front over the past few days received the official decisions from edge rusher Derick Hall, defensive lineman Colby Wooden and linebacker Owen Pappoe that they will all be back in 2022, as well. Edited January 3, 2022 by Paladin 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randman5000 4,277 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Defensive line will be competitive next year. Lots of experience, depth and new blood next year. Looking for a very solid year on defense. Pretty exciting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,334 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 The defense is set for next year. This just adds one more experienced piece to a very deep D-Line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didba 5,511 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) It all starts with the Dline. Having a deep and experienced dline will allow the young Linebackers and Secondary to get adjusted. Just as an oline keeps the QB clean, dtackles eating double teams keeps the linebackers clean to do their job. Edited January 2, 2022 by Didba 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,449 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 39 minutes ago, Didba said: It all starts with the Dline. Having a deep and experienced dline will allow the young Linebackers and Secondary to get adjusted. Just as an oline keeps the QB clean, dtackles eating double teams keeps the linebackers clean to do their job. No doubt. It's an old axiom that football is a game that is won and lost at the line of scrimmage, and that is almost always the way the game plays out. It's the reason Cincinnati got run off the field by Bama's execution of an extremely vanilla offensive game plan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,071 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Lots of experience coming back on the DL. Hopefully a second year in the system elevates everyone But multiple people need to get better rushing the passer. Had some flashes at times from certain guys. But thej really disappeared for long stretches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuCivilEng1 12,293 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 57 minutes ago, W.E.D said: Lots of experience coming back on the DL. Hopefully a second year in the system elevates everyone But multiple people need to get better rushing the passer. Had some flashes at times from certain guys. But thej really disappeared for long stretches. I hope to see Hall, Leonta, and Brooks do work on the pass rushing front, next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumps 3,706 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Great news!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,071 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 44 minutes ago, AuCivilEng1 said: I hope to see Hall, Leonta, and Brooks do work on the pass rushing front, next season. Height was good in bursts. Maybe he can add some weight. There were a few freshman whom I'll be interested to see where they shake out post spring. Brooks being one, Hunter too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdgeneration 6,655 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Good news!!!!!! This guy deserves some !!!!!!! In his thread title too! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowebb11 9,945 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Great to see this. MB is one of those players who does a lot of the unheralded ‘dirty work’ that doesn’t show up in the stat sheet but really helps the team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeleagle 2,945 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) Isn't it amazing how many defensive players are coming back? I wonder if that is they think they have a chance to improve their draft stock playing under the coaches like Mason, Eason,etc? Other than Tank, Shenker, and Jones (OL), is that all that declared they are returning? As someone said, our DL trenches are set with a lot of depth, but man our OL, QB, and WR list needs a lot of work. Edited January 3, 2022 by steeleagle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyinsocal 831 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Can’t say enough about the job Nick Eason is doing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUpocalypse 12 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Met him after bowl practice, he & Wesley Steiner were extremely nice guys. Our fam will be pulling hard for those two next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 10 hours ago, AUpocalypse said: Met him after bowl practice, he & Wesley Steiner were extremely nice guys. Our fam will be pulling hard for those two next year. Steiner is my 2023 man crush if someone else doesn't grab him first. Potential to be an absolute star and fan favorite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland tiger 646 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Something special is going on on the defensive side of the ball. I believe Harsin can and will get the offensive side going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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