Early Opponent Analysis: Auburn

Coming off their win over Texas A&M, the No. 3 Mississippi State Bulldogs welcome in No. 2 Auburn on Saturday. Here’s a look at the Tigers’ statistical profile ahead of the 3:30 p.m. ET game.

Auburn Team Leaders

Passing: Nick Marshall, 755 yards, 8 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Cameron Artis-Payne, 594 yards, 5 TD
Receiving: D’haquille Williams, 25 rec., 385 yards, 3 TD
Tackles: Cassanova McKinzy, 35 tackles (23 solo, 12 assisted)
Interceptions: Trovon Reed, 2 INT
Sacks: Davonte Lambert, 2.5 sacks

Auburn Team National Rankings

Scoring Offense: 42.0 points per game (No. 15)
Scoring Defense: 14.4 points per game (No. 9)
Passing Offense: 229.2 yards per game (No. 72)
Passing Defense: 206.4 yards per game (No. 33)
Rushing Offense: 268 yards per game (No. 15)
Rushing Defense: 100.2 yards per game (No. 14)

Brett Weisband

A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.