Auburn's Marcus Harris graded as best rushing DL in college football

Auburn defensive lineman Marcus Harris is the best rushing defensive lineman in all of college football.

Pro Football Focus grades Harris' rush defense at a 91.1, which is the best in the nation according to Auburn football's social media.

The defensive line overall has taken a step forward in PFF's eyes. The Tigers have the No. 19 rush defense grade nationally (85.4).

Through five games in 2022, Harris has 12 total tackles, five of them for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble.

According to Harris, a former transfer himself, the offseason acquisitions through the portal have were vital for the future of the rotation.

"It’s the most depth we’ve had," Harris said "It’s the most we could produce as a unit, and we’ve come together as a unit. All of those guys bring different parts that we didn’t have on our defensive line from like size and physicality that we could use on the inner part of our d-line."

Harris also loves the coaches surrounding his unit.

"And they’re great people, all of the coaches are great people. I’ve never met a coaching staff like this before. Everybody’s genuine, and you can tell they care about you on and off the field. With this coaching staff, the transition has been easy because they embraced us and they let us know that they still care about us even though they’ve known coaches and a lot of players, they still care about us."

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