Auburn Football: Team Awards after First Third of Season

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Nov 28, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers kicker Daniel Carlson reacts after making a 44-yard field goal against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first half at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /

Team MVP – Daniel Carlson

It seems a little cheesy naming the kicker the team’s MVP through four games, but can you really deny the fact that he’s been Auburn’s most valuable player?

Without Daniel Carlson we would be 1-3 right now with people ready to give up on this season.

He single-handedly won that LSU game with us. No one else in the country is going 6-for-6 in field goal attempts with a 51-yard blast included.

Through the first four games of the season he has been automatic on field goals going 12-for-12 with a long of 53. He’s also hit one between 40-49 yards, five between 30-39, 3 between 20-29 and one under 20 yards.

He leads the team in scoring by a wide margin with 50 points. Kerryon Johnson is the closest to him with 24 points.

Not only is he money with field goal attempts, it’s virtually impossible to return a kick against him. Eighteen of his 19 kickoff attempts this season have gone for a touchback.

That is amazing!

First of all, that keeps team from earning good field position, but it also keeps our guys from injury as kickoffs generally bring violent collisions. I can’t tell you how important it is to have a kicker like Daniel Carlson.

Plus, he’s created to of the biggest highlights of the year for Auburn with his fake field goal for a touchdown and his kickoff that nailed a poor girl in the face – see video below.

When you really think about, there isn’t any player on this team more valuable than Daniel Carlson.

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I don’t know how he can do better the rest of the year as he’s been nearly perfect, but I guarantee you he wins us at least one more game.

War Eagle!

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