Observations: Quick notes from what we saw during Practice No. 5 of Auburn football fall camp

The Tigers showed a good look at a potential two-deep during the pace drill, along with some more wide receiver work and the first sight of the punt returners Wednesday.

QB Robby Ashford (Todd Van Emst/Auburn Athletics)

We’ll be talking to four Auburn offensive assistant coaches — Will Friend, Cadillac Williams, Ike Hilliard and Brad Bedell — after practice today, and you can expect a newsletter from our time with them in your inboxes on Thursday morning.

So we’ve got some classic practice Observations from another near half-hour-long viewing window on Wednesday morning, when the Tigers split time between the indoor facility and the outdoor practice field with clouds threatening rain overhead.

A lot of this will be just straightforward, bullet-point style, but I wanted to make sure to get something out before tomorrow morning.

Let’s go.

The customary 11-on-11 pace drill report

Once again, the start of the viewing window was a glimpse at an 11-on-11 pace drill. While the offense continued to blend people through the two units we saw, the defense looked like it had its version of a first team and a second team out there.

First Defense

• EDGE: Derick Hall

• EDGE: Eku Leota

• DT: Colby Wooden

• DT: Marcus Harris

• LB: Owen Pappoe

• LB: Cam Riley

• CB: Nehemiah Pritchett

• CB: Jaylin Simpson

• NB: Donovan Kaufman

• S: Zion Puckett

• S: Cayden Bridges

Second Defense

• EDGE: Dylan Brooks

• EDGE: Marcus Bragg

• DT: Jayson Jones

• DT: Morris Joseph Jr.

• LB: Wesley Steiner

• LB: Jake Levant

• CB: D.J. James

• CB: A.D. Diamond

• NB: J.D. Rhym

• S: Marquis Gilbert

• S: Craig McDonald

The offense was a little different, as we didn’t see T.J. Finley during the pace drill or a few of the regular starters. But here’s what we saw: