Like many schools across the nation, Auburn experienced the flight of many early departures to the NFL draft as well as seniors looking to make their mark on the next level. Unlike its rivals Georgia and Alabama, Auburn had no first round draft picks, despite being the only team in college football to beat both of those teams that would later play for a national championship.
The marquee player for Auburn was Kerryon Johnson, who decided to leave school a year early to pursue an NFL career. While he was typically rated as the fifth best back in a pretty deep class, it didn’t stop Johnson or slow him from making that decision.