Welcome to The Auburn Podcast, your daily Auburn sports podcast presented by Auburn Undercover and hosted by Zac Blackerby. On the Thursday show, Blackerby is joined by Brandon Marcello, editor of Auburn Undercover. The guys talk about overused terms and Blackerby pitches some of his preseason rankings to Marcello. This podcast unveils The Auburn Podcast’s 45th through -41st top players heading into the 2018 football season. Use the following time marks to navigate the podcast: Start of the show: The guys talk about the type of impact freshman receivers Shedrick Jackson and Anthony Schwartz will have throughout their college careers. Schwartz, an early enrollee will have a bit of an edge to hit the field this fall due to experience in Auburn’s practices but the guys debate if it will be enough to make more of an impact than Schwartz’s elite speed. 5-minute mark: Blackerby makes the argument that Auburn’s defensive backfield is better than people think, and it has been that way for the past few years. The guys talk about how great Jeremiah Dinson could be this season. 9-minute mark: Junior college players are always interesting to predict going into the season. Blackerby believes that defensive lineman newcomer Daquon Newkirk can make an impact in the deep defensive line rotation this season. Marcello shares why he is not quite as high on the junior college athlete. 10-minute mark: The guys debate how good Will Hastings is going into 2018. Looking past his injury, the guys totally disagree on where he should be ranked among Auburn’s players entering the season. They also talk about who can be the guy to work well in the intermediate passing game. End of the show: Marcello shares all of the good stuff that is coming up on Auburn Undercover including him trying to get Gus Malzahn to loosen up. Tune into the Auburn Podcast everyday wherever you listen to podcasts and on Auburn Undercover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices