Can Auburn find the right OL combo after having to shuffle early?

Dillon Wade is on the move (again). The Tigers are talking about #EstablishingIt more. And what did we see and hear about the quarterbacks?

OL Dillon Wade (Austin Perryman/Auburn Tigers)

The offensive line is unlike any other position group in football.

Five players have to work together, and one mistake from one member can make the entire group look bad. They impact every single play, no matter the call. It’s the toughest unit to scout, evaluate and predict in recruiting. Fit and chemistry matter here more than any other, and you can’t really show that in a stat sheet.

Oh, and it’s the unit that usually rotates the least — while getting hit the most.

Offensive line play is brutal in every single sense of the word. A team is constantly searching for its best five, but it knows that injuries are going to happen.

After just two games, Auburn is already in that position this season. The Tigers were already searching for the best fit at left tackle in either redshirt freshman Tyler Johnson or Mississippi State transfer Percy Lewis. Now, it has to replace its right tackle.

Izavion “Too Tall” Miller suffered a hip injury early in Auburn’s 21-14 loss against Cal last Saturday. He tried to play through it, but the issue took a noticeable toll on him. In his place, Auburn went with Akron transfer Ronan Chambers, with mixed results.

Now, a few days before a Week 3 “get right” opportunity against New Mexico, the Tigers are looking to move left guard Dillon Wade back to a tackle spot. Last season, Wade was Auburn’s primary left tackle, but his 6-foot-3 frame made him a better fit on the interior. With Lewis hurt, the Tigers might be better off with him outside again.

During a 10-minute practice viewing window Tuesday afternoon, Wade lined up at right tackle, next to right guard Jeremiah Wright, with the first unit.