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Auburn football: 10 players who have been pleasant surprises

That’s a good thing.

But the offense is struggling and the sense that this isn’t a top-10 team has crept over the fanbase since LSU rallied to beat Auburn, 22-21, in Week 3.

Auburn has gotten fantastic production from some players, especially on defense. Derrick Brown, Dontavius Russell, Marlon Davidson, Deshaun Davis, Darrell Williams, to name a few. But everyone expected big things from that group.

It’s the unexpected players making big contributions that surprise us most.

Here are 10 players who have been the biggest surprises through the first five games of the season:

WR Anthony Schwartz

We’ve been big on Schwartz since he signed with the Tigers.