List of every Auburn football player selected in the 2023 NFL Draft
Which Auburn football players were selected in the 2023 NFL Draft?
Which Auburn football players were selected in the 2023 NFL Draft?
The 2024 NFL Draft is this week, and several Auburn football players will be hoping to hear their names called. Ahead of the big weekend, let's revisit the 2023 NFL Draft and the former Auburn Tigers that were selected.
The first former Auburn football player to be called was linebacker Derick Hall. In Round 2 of the draft, Hall was selected as the 37th overall pick by the Seattle Seahawks. In his four years on the Plains, Hall racked up 146 total tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss, 19.5 sacks, and five forced fumbles.
Next up was running back Tank Bigsby, who was selected as the 88th overall pick in the third round by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He spent three seasons with Auburn football and recorded 2,903 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns in addition to 448 receiving yards.
Defensive lineman Colby Wooden went next, selected by the Green Bay Packers as the 116th overall pick in the fourth round. Wooden was a mainstay on the Tigers' defensive line for three years after seeing little game action as a true freshman and amassed 152 total tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, and three forced fumbles.
Linebacker Owen Pappoe was the 168th overall pick in the fifth round of the draft, selected by the Arizona Cardinals. Pappoe arrived on the Plains in 2019 and started for the Tigers all four years he wore orange and blue, racking up 256 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss, eight sacks, and three forced fumbles.
Last but not least, kicker Anders Carlson was chosen in the sixth round. The 207th overall pick, Carlson joined Wooden on the Green Bay Packers. Over his five year career with Auburn football, Carlson made 79 of 110 field goals, his longest being 53 yards.
Five more former Auburn Tigers signed as free agents with NFL Teams: OL Brandon Council (New York Jets), WR Shedrick Jackson (Cincinnati Bengals), LB Eku Leota (Carolina Panthers), TE John Samuel Shanker (Las Vegas Raiders) and OL Killian Zierer (Houston Texans).