Former five-star QB is ready to be next in line for Auburn

There’s a ton of excitement within the Auburn Tigers program for quarterback Deuce Knight.

Jackson Arnold is the starter on The Plains, and he’s going to be the one the Tigers ride or die with in 2025, but the future of Auburn football is Knight and he very well may be the future of college football.

A true freshman, he’s a former five-star recruit, ranked as the No. 5 quarterback in the 2025 class, according to the 247Sports Composite. 

Knight was listed behind Arnold as one of the backup quarterbacks on Auburn’s roster ahead of the Tigers’ Week 1 clash with the Baylor Bears, but he was an “or” option alongside senior Ashton Daniels, who transferred in from Stanford.

Neither backup got any playing time because it was a close game — Auburn won, 38-24 — but there does seem to be an opportunity for Knight to receive some playing time in Week 2’s game against Ball State.

In fact, head coach Hugh Freeze revealed on Thursday that if the Tigers go to the bench at quarterback, it will be the former five-star who gets the call first.