The final week of spring practice is underway for Auburn, as the Tigers gear toward Saturday’s A-Day spring game.

After Hugh Freeze met with the local media Monday afternoon, Auburn returned to the practice field for its 12th practice of the spring and its first of four practices this week as the program’s first spring under Freeze winds down. The Tigers will practice again Wednesday, with a walkthrough Friday ahead of Saturday’s scrimmage at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

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Local media were afforded a nearly hourlong viewing window during Monday’s practice at the Woltosz Football Performance Center. Here’s a rundown of everything we saw during those periods:

— Let’s start with the pace period that took place midway through the window, since it provided a look at three full personnel groupings offensively.

— The first-team offense was led at quarterback by Robby Ashford, who was back atop the rotation after dealing with shoulder soreness that limited him in recent practices (freshman Holden Geriner got the first turn in the pace drill last Monday). According to Freeze, Ashford was back taking reps last Wednesday and had one of his better practices of the spring.

Joining Ashford with the first-team offense was running back Jarquez Hunter, outside receivers Koy Moore and Nick Mardner, slot receiver Ja’Varrius Johnson and tight end Rivaldo Fairweather. The offensive line, from left to right, included Dillon Wade, Tate Johnson, Avery Jones, Kam Stutts and Gunner Britton.

— Offensive lineman Jeremiah Wright, who has typically been the first team at left guard, watched the drill from behind the offense. He remained in the yellow non-contact jersey he has worn throughout the spring and participated in other drills during the viewing period. Geriner also joined Wright in watching the first group from behind the play.

— The second unit had T.J. Finley at quarterback and Damari Alston at running back. Camden Brown (who has been limited with an ankle injury, according to Freeze) and Landen King were the outside receivers, with a two-tight end look that included Tyler Fromm and Luke Deal. The offensive line included left tackle Garner Langlo, left guard Jalil Irvin, center Connor Lew, right guard E.J. Harris and right tackle Izavion Miller.

— Geriner led the third-team offense in pace and was joined by Sean Jackson in the backfield at running back. Omari Kelly and walk-on Jake Kruse were at outside receiver, with walk-on Colby Stafford in the slot and Brandon Frazier at tight end. The offensive line, from left to right, was walk-on Evan Richards, Colby Smith, Cort Bradley, Bradyn Joiner and Clay Wedin.

— At the opening period of the window, after stretch, offensive linemen were working on blocks. The left tackle group included Wade, Langlo and Richards. Left guard had Wright, Johnson, Lew and Smith. Center had Jones, Irvin and Bradley. Right guard rotated Stutts, Harris and Joiner, while the right tackle spot had Britton, Miller and Wedin.

— During that same period, defensive coordinator Ron Roberts worked with a portion of the defensive line. The first group included Marcus Harris at end, Jayson Jones at nose tackle and Justin Rogers at tackle, with Elijah McAllister standing up at Jack. The second group had Jeffrey M’ba at end, Lawrence Johnson and Zykeivous Walker on the interior, with Dylan Brooks at Jack.

— There was a segment of this period in which Maryland transfer Mosiah Nasili-Kite rotated in, lining up to give the Tigers a two-defensive end look with no Jack linebacker. Nasili-Kite also received praise from Freeze earlier in the afternoon as one of the players who has made the most progress from Day 1 up to Monday.

— While Roberts worked with those nine players along the defensive front, defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett worked on the sleds with the rest of the defensive linemen and Jack linebackers, including freshman standout Keldric Faulk.

— During individual period, the linebacker rotation with position coach Josh Aldridge included Wesley Steiner and Robert Woodyard Jr. working together, followed by Austin Keys and Cam Riley, then DeMario Tolan and Jake Levant. The linebackers worked on coverage as well as some delayed pass-rushing opportunities.

— The safeties at the start of this period worked with Zac Etheridge on a drill that focused on rerouting receivers. The rotation saw Jaylin Simpson and Marquise Gilbert paired together, followed by Caleb Wooden and Zion Puckett, Cayden Bridges and Rod Elston, then Craig McDonald and Austin Ausberry.

— The corners and safeties then combined for a drill that included the Star blitzing. The full first-team secondary at the start of this drill included D.J. James and Nehemiah Pritchett at corner, Wooden at Star, and Simpson and Puckett at safety.

— That drill then focused on one side of the field, with Wooden getting most of the reps at the Star position. Simpson got the first reps at safety on the far side of the field, followed by Bridges and then Gilbert. Tony Hunley Jr. rotated in as the second Star, while Pritchett and James traded off at corner.

— Among the former players taking in practice Monday: tight end John Samuel Shenker and offensive linemen Austin Troxell and Brandon Council.

— There was also a new walk-on quarterback taking the field with the rest of the players at the position Monday: Jackson Barkley, a sophomore out of Pope High in Marietta, Ga. He was wearing No. 18.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.