Auburn football targeting Cal transfer offensive lineman McKade Mettauer

After Bryan Harsin and his staff signed 17 recruits to the recruiting class of 2022 on early national signing day, Auburn football surged in the conference and national rankings but is still lacking when it comes to offensive line personnel.

Eston Harris Jr. from Auburn High School remains the only offensive lineman in the class of 2022 after Drew Bobo switched over to Georgia, so now the coaching staff will be hitting the transfer portal hard in order to fill in the gaps. Several transfer portal offensive linemen are on Auburn’s radar, but one of the more recent names to pop up is McKade Mettauer.

The junior IOL started the last 28 games in a row for the University of California, a team whose offensive line was one of their strong suits in 2021. Pro Football Focus named Mettauer to the second-team All Pac-12 this year, but he will be officially entering the transfer portal and looking for a new school after starting for three years at Cal.

Mettauer has made the preseason watch list for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, an award given annually to the best D1 football player with Texas ties, as both a sophomore in 2020 and a junior in 2021.

Cole Pinkston of Auburn Live reports that Mettauer has spoken with Auburn football offensive line coach Will Friend and plans to speak with head coach Bryan Harsin soon. However, at this point in time, the main competition for Mettauer seems to be LSU, which is also recruiting Mettauer’s younger brother, 2024 quarterback prospect Mabrey Mettauer:

Mettauer has made the preseason watch list for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, an award given annually to the best D1 football player with Texas ties, as both a sophomore in 2020 and a junior in 2021. This offensive lineman would be a huge addition to the Tigers’ O-line in 2022.