Auburn's Byrum Brown Rises in SEC QB Rankings

0:00It's April 21st. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Auburn Tigers football news today, AI-powered updates on your squad. Auburn fans finally got eyes on their new quarterback, Byron Brown, during Saturday's A-Day game. The transfer from South Florida didn't post eye-popping stats, but head coach Alex Golisch is all-in, saying Brown's got the tools to ball out in the SEC. USA Today's Matt Hayes backs that up in his fresh SEC quarterback rankings, slotting Brown at number 6 right after A-Day. He's behind big names, like Texas's Archmaning, Georgia's Gunner Stockton, and Ole Miss's Trinidad Chamblis, but Hayes loves Brown's dual threat. Game that can mess with the fence's league-wide. Brown showed that fire last year against Florida, dropping 329 total yards with 66 on the ground, to pull off a massive. Upset, even against the stacked Gator defense. That kind of mobility turns heads, especially as Auburn rebuilds its line with four new transfers.

1:00The real edge? Two of Brown's old USF lineman, Cole Best and Cole Skinner, followed him to the plains, plus familiar receivers like Sean Singleton, Christian, Neptune, Chass Nimrod, and Titan Jonathan Eccles. That continuity sets him up perfect. This ranking puts Brown ahead of guys like Oklahoma's John Matier, South Carolina's Lenora Sellers, and Florida's Aaron Filo, signaling he's primed, to climb even higher as camp heats up.