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Football. Auburn leads the way with 14 NFL rookies this season

By Charles Goldberg
AuburnTigers.com

AUBURN, Ala. u2015 You know you've placed a lot of rookies in the NFL when one of your guys replaces another one of your guys as a kick returner.

That's what happened for Auburn coach Gus Malzahn last week when Nick Marshall stepped in to replace the injured Corey Grant as the kick returner for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Auburn has 14 rookies, the most of any big-time school, spread across NFL rosters this season.

"I think that says our guys can move on to the next level and be successful," Malzahn said.