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SEC predictions: Which Auburn players deserve preseason All-SEC recognition

ByRob Maxwell|
Auburn receiver Ryan Davis (23) caught a team-record 84 passes last season and Jarrett Stidham (8) will look for him often in 2018. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Auburn receiver Ryan Davis (23) caught a team-record 84 passes last season and Jarrett Stidham (8) will look for him often in 2018. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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Darius Slayton became the long threat Auburn needed in 2017. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

WR Darius Slayton

Darius Slayton became Auburn’s deep threat that it had been missing in the passing game last season. Slayton and QB Jarrett Stidham had a connection that worked over and over for the TIgers last season.

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Slayton’s catch total wasn’t high — he caught 29 passes — but his yardage (643) was second only to Ryan Davis’ total. He averaged 22.2 yards per reception and hauled in five TD passes.

While many expect the Stidham-to-Davis combination to be one of the best in the SEC (and it probably will be), the Stidham-to-Slayton one will squarely be in the mix.

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