Auburn football: Constructing an all-time Auburn offense

Bo Jackson (1985), Cam Newton (2010) and Pat Sullivan (1971) the three Heisman Trophy winners from Auburn football pose during a portrait session on December 12, 2010 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: Photographer approval needed for all Commercial License requests. (Photo by Kelly Kline/Getty Images for the Heisman) /

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Reese Dismukes #50 of the Auburn Tigers (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

Starter: Reese Dismukes

Backup: Ben Tamburello

Auburn has had plenty of great centers throughout the years. There were several guys who could’ve started at this position and it may be a bit of recency bias but I’m taking Reese Dismukes.

A four-year starter for the Tigers, Dismukes started all 50 collegiate games he played in. After Auburn put up a monster rushing season in 2014, Dismukes was awarded with the Rimington Trophy which is given every year to the nation’s top center.

Behind Dismukes on the depth chart is 1986 All-American Ben Tamburello. Like Dismukes, Tamburello was a four-year starter for the Tigers and like Dismukes, led the way for some pretty great Auburn rushing attacks.

Tamburello would then go on to a be a third-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1987 where he played five seasons starting 11 games.

Honorable mention: Walter Gilbert, Frank Gatski

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