SURPRISE? Auburn Tight End Transfer Making EARLY Impression, Could be HUGE for Alex Golesh

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🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Auburn Tigers face fierce competition at the tight end position as transfer standout Arlis Boardingham aims to make his mark. With Jake Johnson primed for the starting role and Jonathan Echols emerging as a top contender, how will Auburn’s revamped offense utilize this versatile group? Zac Blackerby evaluates the depth chart shakeup following the arrivals of Boardingham, Johnson, and Echols, and examines whether Ryan Ghea, Hunter Herring, or Xavier Newsom can rise in the ranks. Insightful analysis highlights the importance of formational flexibility in Alex Golesh’s up-tempo system, the coaching impact of Larry Scott, and the growing experience among Auburn’s true sophomores. Will this retooled tight end corps be the game-changer Auburn needs in SEC play? Unlock key storylines and projections for the Tigers’ offense heading into spring.

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0:26.1	I'm your host, Zach Blackerby,
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0:41.5	The tight-in position is tricky,
0:43.9	and I think there's an argument for several guys
0:46.3	to get real playing time in this offense,
0:49.6	but Arles, boarding him,
0:52.0	kind of the journeyman in this new era of college football, he keeps coming up in conversations that I'm having with people at different levels close to the program.
1:04.3	Transferred from Bowling Green was a freshman that made a ton of impact at Florida earlier in his career.
1:11.3	Now that he's an older veteran player at Auburn, he kind of comes into a position where
1:17.3	Auburn needs guys to step up right away.
1:20.7	Going into the portal window, we all know this, tight end was one of the big question marks.
1:26.7	Like, okay, if they can keep
1:27.8	Ryan G. Awesome, but you knew you were losing Brandon Frazier. You knew you were losing
1:32.5	Tate Johnson. And then we didn't really know what to think about Preston Howard. I think
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