Auburn football: 5 most underrated players of the Gus Malzahn era

Many Auburn football players in the last few seasons have seen their impact be undervalued

Love him or hate him, you can’t deny that Auburn football head coach Gus Malzahn has brought plenty of star players to The Plains during his time as head coach. While players like Tre Mason, Derrick Brown and Kerryon Johnson are well known throughout the Auburn fandom, there are certain players that, for whatever reason, don’t get enough credit.

They may have not been the face of the program but these players have been essential for the Tigers in the past seven years.

Whether it’s due to not being a starter or a lack of success after they left Auburn, many of these players have been forgotten in a sense. Some of these players came to Auburn as unheralded prospects and carved out roles while others didn’t make an impact until their final seasons. Either way, a team is only as good as the sum of the parts and without many of these guys, Auburn wouldn’t have as much success as they have had under Malzahn.

While Malzahn has often been criticized for his questionable ability to develop elite talent, he has also coached up some of the program’s most underrated players.