Auburn entered spring practice with the deepest wide receiving core in the SEC. A few weeks later, that may not be the case anymore. With Eli Stove and Will Hastings both suffering ACL injuries, neither can be expected to take the field in 2018 despite head coach Gus Malzahn’s hope for Stove to make a return before the fall.
Despite the absence of two of Auburn’s shifty receivers moving forward, the Tiger’s offense should not miss a beat. Here’s why.
Stove, listed as a wide receiver, was used more from a rushing standpoint than as a pass-catcher in 2017.