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AUBURN — There's been no shortage of NFL draftees in Auburn football's history. Three-hundred Tigers have been selected in the annual event that sees football's future take flight. But this year, Auburn could see only a handful of players selected.
FULL RESULTS: 40 times, bench press and more from Auburn football's 2025 Pro Day
The 2025 NFL Draft, which begins Thursday (7 p.m. CT, ESPN) and runs through Saturday, is sure to see a few names from Auburn taken through seven rounds. But the Tigers have had five players draft each of the past two offseasons, and the projections have that number down a considerable bit.
As of now, only three Tigers — Jarquez Hunter, KeAndre Lambert-Smith and Eugene Asante — show up in multiple mock drafts, with none selected higher than the event's fourth round. While Auburn didn't have a selection until Day Three of last year's event, it still had five players taken in the final three rounds.
Ahead of this year's draft, here's a look at where Auburn's premier prospects are projected to go, and some other names to keep an eye on throughout the weekend.
One of the most prolific rushers in program history, Hunter was the only Tiger projected to be selected higher than the fifth round — and that only came in one mock draft.
Hunter's average projection has him in the range of the 182nd overall pick, which would make him a top-10 selection in the sixth round.
Like Hunter, Lambert-Smith's average projection puts him near the top of the sixth round. However, his best-case and worst-case landing spots are nearly 100 selections apart, with outlets viewing him as anywhere from an early fifth-round selection to a late seventh-round pick.
The longtime Auburn linebacker is largely listed as a Day Three selection, with just one of five projections placing him as a pre-seventh-round selection.
The only other Tiger to receive a projection was edge rusher Jalen McLeod. The Senior Bowl and NFL Combine participant was slated as a seventh-round selection in CBS Sports' seven-round mock, but he's the fourth and final Auburn player to see a site project his selection.
Here are a few other Auburn names to watch for this weekend.
Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at [email protected] or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.
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FULL RESULTS: 40 times, bench press and more from Auburn football's 2025 Pro Day
The 2025 NFL Draft, which begins Thursday (7 p.m. CT, ESPN) and runs through Saturday, is sure to see a few names from Auburn taken through seven rounds. But the Tigers have had five players draft each of the past two offseasons, and the projections have that number down a considerable bit.
As of now, only three Tigers — Jarquez Hunter, KeAndre Lambert-Smith and Eugene Asante — show up in multiple mock drafts, with none selected higher than the event's fourth round. While Auburn didn't have a selection until Day Three of last year's event, it still had five players taken in the final three rounds.
Ahead of this year's draft, here's a look at where Auburn's premier prospects are projected to go, and some other names to keep an eye on throughout the weekend.
Latest NFL draft projections for Auburn football's Jarquez Hunter
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One of the most prolific rushers in program history, Hunter was the only Tiger projected to be selected higher than the fifth round — and that only came in one mock draft.
Hunter's average projection has him in the range of the 182nd overall pick, which would make him a top-10 selection in the sixth round.
- Latest projections: RB Jarquez Hunter
- NFL.com (April 18): Kansas City, No. 133 overall (Round 4, Pick 31)
- The Athletic (April 16): Carolina, No. 163 overall (Round 5, Pick 24)
- CBS Sports (April 18): Pittsburgh, No. 185 overall (Round 6, Pick 9)
- Sporting News (April 17): Los Angeles (NFC), No. 190 overall (Round 6, Pick 14)
- ESPN (April 21): Baltimore, No. 210 overall (Round 6, Pick 34)
- Pro Football Focus (April 21): Dallas, No. 211 overall (Round 6, Pick 35)
Latest NFL draft projections for Auburn football's KeAndre Lambert-Smith
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Like Hunter, Lambert-Smith's average projection puts him near the top of the sixth round. However, his best-case and worst-case landing spots are nearly 100 selections apart, with outlets viewing him as anywhere from an early fifth-round selection to a late seventh-round pick.
- Latest projections: WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith
- CBS Sports (April 18): San Francisco, No. 147 overall (Round 5, Pick 9)
- NFL.com (April 18): New York (AFC), No. 162 overall (Round 5, Pick 23)
- Pro Football Focus (April 21): Los Angeles (NFC), No. 184 overall (Round 6, Pick 8)
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- The Athletic (April 16): Cleveland, No. 192 overall (Round 6, Pick 16)
- Sporting News (April 17): New England, No. 238 overall (Round 7, Pick 22)
Latest NFL draft projections for Auburn football's Eugene Asante
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The longtime Auburn linebacker is largely listed as a Day Three selection, with just one of five projections placing him as a pre-seventh-round selection.
- Latest projections: LB Eugene Asante
- ESPN (April 21): Jacksonville, No. 182 overall (Round 6, Pick 6)
- CBS Sports (April 18): New York (NFC), No. 219 overall (Round 7, Pick 3)
- The Athletic (April 16): Seattle, No. 234 overall (Round 7, Pick 18)
- Pro Football Focus (April 21): New England, No. 238 overall (Round 7, Pick 22)
- NFL.com (April 18): Kansas City, No. 257 overall (Round 7, Pick 41)
Which other Auburn football players could be selected in the 2025 NFL Draft?
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The only other Tiger to receive a projection was edge rusher Jalen McLeod. The Senior Bowl and NFL Combine participant was slated as a seventh-round selection in CBS Sports' seven-round mock, but he's the fourth and final Auburn player to see a site project his selection.
Here are a few other Auburn names to watch for this weekend.
- LB Austin Keys
- LB Dorian Mausi
- S Jerrin Thompson
- P Oscar Chapman
- QB Payton Thorne
- TE Rivaldo Fairweather
Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at [email protected] or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.
This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Auburn football: NFL draft projections for Jarquez Hunter, others
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