According to Evan Woodberry of the Mobile Press-Register, on-again off again tight end Gabe McKenzie has officially moved back to defensive end.
I'm not entirely sure this will have a huge impact after McKenzie missed all of spring practice and has played very few minutes this season, all at tight end. Whether it's offense or defense, any Division-I player has to go through a lot of coaching and game-planning to make an impact.
Gabe is certainly a huge talent, and coming out of high school was Rivals' #8 defensive end. The guy has played on defense before at Auburn and has been good. Who could forget his interception against LSU in 2008 that nearly propelled Auburn to victory?
This is a guy who still has time to make noise at Auburn, especially with Tracy Rocker coaching him up. If he is ready to go, look for his minutes to build in the coming weeks.
As long as Tommy Trott can keep his knee healthy this is a great move to sure up the defense.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely. Gabe wasn't going to catch up to Malzahn's offensive scheme during the season. If the combo of Lutz and Trott can be serviceable on offense, Auburn has enough playmakers to take Gabe and shore up D-Line depth.
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