Film Room: The best plays from Auburn's offensive transfer portal additions

Auburn brought in four new players on the offensive side of the ball. After the season was over and the offseason began, it seemed the Tigers would try to bring in a few more players on the offensive side. That didn’t happen.

Still, they addressed some of the depth needs, and probably found a starting QB in the process.

There isn’t as much production as you’d like, excluding Zach Calzada, so these takes have mostly to do with potential. In other words, the staff are trusting their evaluation talents as there isn’t an abundance of college tape to look through.

Here at AuburnLive, we try to show you exactly what the coaches are looking at. We dug up any film that was out there on each of these guys. Today, we are picking the best plays from the bunch for each player. Lock in.

QB, Robby Ashford (Oregon)

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Ashford doesn’t have any college film to show, so we will go back to his high school days as a Hoover Buc.

This game against Pinson Valley was televised at the time. Players such as KoolAid McKinstry and George Pickens were playing as well. In fact, they were the WR and DB on this particular play.

Ashford’s mechanics aren’t flawless here, but in his film, he shows pretty good poise in the pocket. Sometimes, that is the hardest thing to correct. He falls away after the throw, but his arm strength was good enough to drop this one right in the bucket. It absolutely helps to have a George Pickens on the other end, but you can’t ask for a better placed ball on a deep pass.

Ashford has some nice tools and athleticism to his game. This is a good example of that and why schools like Oregon, and even Auburn, were high on him.

WR, Dazalin Worsham (Miami)

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Worsham is another player who didn’t record any collegiate stats. So, we have some high school film from his time at Hewitt-Trussville High School.

Worsham always showed good, strong hands in his high school film. He was also a good route runner. After his prolific junior season, he looked like the whole package–which is why Alabama had him committed and Auburn offered him as well out of high school.

This play is an example of his ball skills and ability to make tough catches. He has an easy route here as the corner has his hips turned away and leaves a big hole on the right side of the field. Worsham runs a very skinny corner route. As he breaks out, the ball is in the air and it is drifting away from him. Worsham has to turn and back pedal to the ball. He makes an excellent grab for a touchdown.

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For comparison’s sake, here is a clip from Miami’s most recent spring game.

This was a slant that was well-covered by the corner. In fact, the throw was pretty dangerous. Worsham makes a tough catch to move the chains on 3rd down.

By all accounts, he was starting to look more like himself again during the spring.

WR, Koy Moore (LSU)

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Auburn’s newest addition to the transfer portal class has a few more highlights to look through. There aren’t any spectacular plays to pick from, but again, there are some plays that show great potential.

This is the best example. Moore secures a low ball on the quick out route, he makes the first guy miss, and then finds a way to get the first down. As we said in his commitment analysis “Inside the commitment”, he looks like a RB out in space at times. In other words, he knows when to make a move and when to put his head down and fight for extra yards.

QB, Zach Calzada (Texas A&M)

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This is the one. There are plenty of highlights to choose from for Calzada, especially from this game. This throw was just different.

Don’t get me wrong, there are times when Calzada made bad throws and his mechanics weren’t great. Heck, he threw two 4th quarter interceptions against Ole Miss. Bottom line is this: Calzada has very good arm talent and a knack for standing in a delivering throws under pressure.

Actually, Calzada’s feet aren’t correct here. He doesn’t need to back-pedal and throw off of his back foot. The reason why this is such a good play is because it was a deadly accurate throw while under immense pressure. Sometimes, when things break down like this up front, you have to have a QB who doesn’t panic. He trusts his arm and followed through like any other throw he would make. The pressure didn’t scare him. That’s a great sign.