Auburn will be without Tate Johnson and Malcolm Johnson Jr for spring football

Auburn will be without Tate Johnson and Malcolm Johnson Jr for spring football

Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze told reporters Monday that wide receiver Malcolm Johnson Jr and offensive lineman Tate Johnson will miss the remaining spring football practices with injuries.

Johnson was Auburn’s starting center for four games last season under former head coach Bryan Harsin. He missed the rest of the year after having elbow surgery.

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Freeze said that Johnson has a dislocated elbow and will be out for the rest of spring football. Johnson was getting first-team reps at left guard.

Freeze said Johnson Jr suffered a collarbone injury and expected the former four-star receiver to be back in June to prepare for fall camp. Auburn will have it’s seventh spring practice on Monday at the Woltosz Football Performance Center on Campus. The Tigers will play the A-Day game on Saturday, April 8, with kickoff set for 1 p.m. at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Tickets are $10 and the game will air on SEC Network+/ESPN+.

Nubyjas Wilborn covers Auburn for Alabama Media Group.