The second spring camp of the Hugh Freeze era at Auburn is just around the corner as it’s set to get underway Tuesday.

The Tigers will then proceed to hold 13 spring practices in preparation of Auburn’s spring game — also known as A-Day — which is set to be played on April 6 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Before spring practices get underway, AL.com will take a position-by-position look at the Tigers’ roster, this time with a dive into Auburn’s new-look wide receiver room.

Who did the Tigers lose in the wide receiver room?

Auburn’s wide receiver room saw no shortage of turnover at the conclusion of last season as the Tigers will be without six of the faces they finished the 2023 season with.

Of the six departures, three ran out of eligibility in Jyaire Shorter, Shane Hooks and Nick Mardner. Together, that trio logged just 11 receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns last fall.

Meanwhile, Auburn saw three other receivers leave via the transfer portal as Omari Kelly, Ja’Varrius Johnson and Malcolm Johnson Jr. all made the decision to transfer away from Auburn.

Of the three transfers, the loss of Ja’Varrius Johnson was the most surprising and hit the Tigers’ wide receiver room the hardest as he hauled in 19 catches for 347 yards and three touchdowns across 10 games — making him Auburn’s second-leading receiver in terms of yardage behind tight end Rivaldo Fairweather.

Ja’Varrius Johnson has yet to announce his transfer destination.

On the other hand, Kelly, who has transferred to Middle Tennessee State, and Malcolm Johnson, who has transferred to Bowling Green, combined for eight receptions for 134 yards last season.

Who are the Tigers returning to the wide receiver room?

Despite losing a handful of receivers from last season, Auburn is still set to return a few familiar faces to the wide receiver room come the start of spring practices on Tuesday.

Fifth-year senior Koy Moore, junior Jay Fair, junior Camden Brown and sophomore Caleb Burton III are all set to return to The Plains in 2024 after being a part of Auburn’s wide receiver room last fall.

Of the returning quartet, Fair comes back with the most production after hauling in 31 catches for 324 yards and two touchdowns last season.

Next in line is Burton, who transferred in from Ohio State ahead of last season. In 2023, Burton logged 16 receptions for 226 yards.

“From the moment I got here, you could tell he’s a route-runner,” Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne said of Burton last season. “He’s not just a guy who can run fast or who shows flashy catches, he’s a route-runner and he’s a technician and he works hard at it.”

Brown and Moore round out the Tigers’ returning receivers and enter the spring on the heels of a season that saw them combine for 13 receptions, good for 129 yards.

Who did the Tigers add in the wide receiver room?

Now this is where things get exciting if you’re an Auburn fan.

Thanks to the recruiting efforts of Freeze and Auburn wide receiver coach Marcus Davis, the Tigers reeled in a historic class of wide receivers as they landed a pair of 5-star receivers in Cam Coleman and Perry Thompson, in addition to a pair of 4-star receivers in Bryce Cain and Malcolm Simmons.

“It’s no secret, we needed to get some difference-makers at the receiver position,” Freeze said during his national signing day press conference on Dec. 20. “To land two of the top 10 in the nation in Perry and Cam and then two others that I think are sleepers — they are ranked in, what, the top 150 in the country? Bryce and Malcolm.”

Of the four signees, Thompson is the only one who did not enroll early, meaning he won’t be around for spring camp.

The other three, however, will be getting their first taste of college football this week.

In addition to the rookies Auburn has coming in, the Tigers also added a pair of transfers in Georgia State transfer Robert Lewis and Cal transfer Sam Jackson V.

Lewis comes in as the more traditional transfer after having recorded 70 receptions, 877 yards and seven touchdowns for Georgia State in 2023.

The transfer of Jackson, on the other hand, was a bit of a surprise considering he played quarterback at Cal last season.

However, Jackson does have experience at the wide receiver spot, which is where he lined up in high school and was on the receiving end of passes from Payton Thorne when the two were at Naperville Central High School.

“It’s a risk probably, but I think he’s one heck of an athlete,” Freeze said of Jackson’s addition in a press conference on Dec. 29. “I watched all of his high school receiving stuff and he caught all those balls from Payton Thorne. There’s chemistry there.”