AUBURN
Auburn is losing QB Jarrett Stidham and some other key players to the 2019 NFL Draft, but the one star player whose future was unknown was DT Derrick Brown.
On Sunday, Brown announced that he had reached a decision and posted it on Instagram.
As you can see in the caption to the photo below, Brown will indeed return to The Plains for his senior season in 2019:
Brown was an interesting draft prospect, as he was included in the first round of some mock drafts, while others didn’t have him going in the top 32 picks.
Brown had 48 tackles (10.5 for a loss) and 4.5 sacks this year for the Tigers. Having him back will keep the Auburn run defense among the best in the SEC.
Wow! YES!! Never thought in a million years he was coming back, especially after dominating the Music City Bowl.
You’ll hopefully get your degree, and 1 out of 2 isn’t so bad.
If he gets his degree, that’s more than 99.9% of bammer fans can say.troll POS.Go Clemson!
I would assume you don’t have a degree based on your posts…
I really thought he would be going to the draft, that is big for next year.
Time to get that insurance policy and hope he gets to play with his lil bro next year.
Congratulations on wanting the degree Mr. Brown. You should have stopped there, a Championship? How can you hope to win a championship if you can’t even compete for the West Division? Good luck and stay healthy…..
Gimme a break. AU is one year removed from SECW champs. Championship aspirations aren’t unrealistic. 2009 AU finished 8-5; following year 14-0 National Champions. 2012 AU finished 3-9; following year 12-2 played for NC.
UGA 2016 finished 8-5; following year 13-2 played for NC.
Didn’t realize that Chizik and Cam Newton were back in 2019. In 2013, do the names Nick Marshall, Tre Mason, Payton Barber, Artis-Payne, Dee Ford, et al. The roster for 2019 is not even close.
Psh. Joey Gatewood. So much potential.
Easy to reel off names of impact players AFTER the fact. No one saw 2010 coming. And no one saw 2013. Unknown players became household names in one season.
AU has plenty of returning starters and incoming Freshman who could start. If CGM can build a game plan around the available talent, we’ll be contenders.
Nick Marshall was a DB turned QB. If Gus can win with a DB, then the potential with Gatewood and Nix is sky high. Barber and Payne really weren’t all that great, and Tre mason didn’t explode till his final year. We’re returning almost all of our starters, at least the ones that are the most impactful, and the music city bowl showed how explosive our offense can be next season.