The work is done and the rosters are set.
AL.com's hypothetical Auburn A-Day Draft spanned 3 1/2 hours today as beat writers Joel A. Erickson and Brandon Marcello made their 23 selections -- 11 offense, 11 defense and one kicker.
The format certainly doesn't follow Auburn's plans of simply running a first- and second-team substitution pattern Saturday (1 p.m. CT, SEC Network+), but the draft makes things interesting. Players who are not necessarily accustomed to playing next to each other are forced into action. Who will step up? Who will shine? Drafting players makes it all the more interesting.