Observations: Day 7 of Auburn football spring practices

A closer look at the Byrum Brown-led quarterback room and a developing offensive line highlight the start of Week 3 of spring ball.

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AUBURN — Time flies, especially when you’re in constant motion.

That’s what it’s currently like for Auburn football, which is nearing the halfway point of their first spring practices under head coach Alex Golesh. The Tigers opened Week 3 on Tuesday morning with a long practice in the growing East Alabama sun, knowing their next time out will be a Thursday night scrimmage at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Things are going quickly for an Auburn team that is demanding high-intensity speed any time it’s between the white lines on the practice field. Offense, defense and even special teams are at a rapid pace for the Tigers under a coaching staff that is trying to bring a much-needed shot of energy to a program in a skid of losing seasons.

“It's been really fast,” veteran defensive tackle Dallas Walker IV said Tuesday. “It's been elite. That's one of the words we've been using a lot. We're just making sure that we come out here and focus on all the details and just fly around to the ball.

“Everyone's working. Everyone's flying.”

And, sometimes, that keeps going after practices — as we saw Tuesday at the football performance center.

Media members were allowed to watch an extended portion of practices Tuesday morning before talking with several players afterwards. Here’s everything we saw and heard from the Tigers, starting with a specific focus on Byrum Brown and the new-look passing game.

• After focusing on a wide range of position groups during the first few viewing windows of spring practices, I spent most of Tuesday morning following Auburn’s quarterbacks. And, as you might expect, I came away even more impressed with what the Tigers have now in Brown.

• Brown’s accuracy really stood out to me Tuesday, as he was throwing the ball quite well to all levels of the field. The big highlight came in a deep-ball portion of pass skeleton, where he went 5-6 on 9-balls toward the end zone from at least 40 yards out. The ball looks great coming out of his hand when he goes long, and he’s got a good feel for how to hit his receivers in stride. Of course, Brown was one of the highest-rated deep-ball passers in the country last season, so you can expect this to be a key part of Auburn’s offense this year.

• These aren’t necessarily practice-specific observations, but I was talking to someone I know who covers the NFL Draft for a major outlet Monday afternoon about Brown. This analyst believes Brown has what it takes to be a third- or fourth-round quarterback in the 2027 NFL Draft, as the funky throwing mechanics don’t bother him as much as the general public. He’s impressed with Brown’s arm talent and ability to make things happen when plays break down.