OH WOW: Malik Autry, Cody Sigler READY to SAVE Auburn Tigers Defensive Front THIS Season

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🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers face pivotal front-seven battles as spring football approaches. Will Malik Autry’s high ceiling or the proven college experience of Cody Sigler shape Auburn’s defensive line? Zac Blackerby and Darrell Dapprich analyze fierce position competitions on the interior, discuss Dallas Walker’s impact at nose tackle, and spotlight the looming influence of “ghost transfers” on Auburn’s roster depth. The duo also debate the pecking order at cornerback, questioning whether NIL compensation and transfer talent like Andre Jordan Jr. will outpace established players such as Rayshawn Pleasant. Auburn basketball’s postseason fate hangs in the balance with a crucial matchup against Kentucky. Can the Tigers rally after their recent heartbreak and secure a tournament berth? The conversation covers resume-building victories, emotional toughness, and the tiger’s need for support from the crowd at Neville Arena. Darrell Dapprich issues a bold call to action, insisting fan energy can tip the scales as Auburn hopes to rewrite its spring storyline.

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0:00.0	Auburn's battle up front is going to make a major impact on Auburn's defense this season.
0:13.0	You are Locked on Auburn, your daily podcast on the Auburn Tigers.
0:18.1	Part of the Locked on podcast Network, your team every day.
0:23.1	Yes, welcome on into Locked-on, Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.
0:27.9	I'm your host, Zach Blackerby, and thank you so much for making Lockdown,
0:30.9	Auburn, your first listen every single day.
0:33.7	We're dapping up with the Daryl Dapprich Montgomery Radio Legend hanging out with us.
0:39.6	Of course, Auburn has a super crucial important game against Kentucky.
0:44.1	This week we'll discuss that as well as some competition on the back end.
0:47.9	But Darrell, a discussion we were having earlier about a position battle that will occur this spring on
0:55.4	Auburn's defensive front could make or break this defensive front seven this year.
1:01.1	Yeah, you really have focused a lot on the edges and the outside guys, and I think it's time
1:06.8	to kind of discuss a little bit of the interior. I think that there is a battle brewing.
1:12.2	I think the nose tackle thing with Dallas Walker coming back kind of solidifies that,
1:17.5	right?
1:17.8	That's your dude.
1:19.6	But I think Autry and Sigler battling for that other interior defensive line position
1:25.4	is going to be very, very, and I expect both of them to play a lot of
1:28.4	snaps, but that battle, I think it'll be a battle going into the spring. I think it's a true
1:33.3	position battle. It'll be interesting to see who wins that job. Yeah. I mean, we've had a,
1:39.1	really the theme of the offseason has been production or potential.
1:45.3	And this is what that is.
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