Jayson Jones: 'The freshman, he's going to have to step up'

Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Auburn would be without Mosiah Nasili-Kite for the remainder of the season.

Nasili-Kite played 176 snaps so far this year along the defensive front. He was a big part of the starting rotation for the Tigers during this first five games.

Auburn defensive lineman Jayson Jones reacted to the news.

"I know for me it's kind of sad because I miss having him around, personally," Jones said. "He's a great guy and I've never had any complaints about him. But it just means that people have to step up."

Eyes will now turn primarily to the five-star freshman Keldric Faulk.

"Keldric Faulk, the freshman, he's going to have to step up," Jones said. "Zykevious Walker, he's going to have to get more snaps. We're going to have to move some stuff around. I don't know where but we're going to have to move some stuff around because the most important thing in this league is depth. If you don't have depth, then you don't have fresh players, and if you don't have fresh players, then you can't put the best out there."

Faulk has played 92 snaps so far this season. He played a season-high 26 against Samford and a season-low 16 against Georgia.

Walker has been on the field for 54 snaps this season. He played a season-high 15 against UMass and a season-low seven against Cal.