Pregame injury report as Auburn football warms up to face Alabama in 2021 Iron Bowl

Bennett Durando
Montgomery Advertiser

AUBURN — Auburn football will once again be without linebacker Owen Pappoe in the Iron Bowl. His fellow team captain Chandler Wooten will continue to start for the Tigers, as Pappoe was not in uniform as the team warmed up to face No. 2 Alabama (10-1, 6-1 SEC) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

However, the Tigers might have Kobe Hudson back, as the sophomore receiver was warming up after missing the trip to South Carolina with a head injury. Auburn (6-5, 3-4) quarterback T.J. Finley said Tuesday that Hudson had been cleared for non-contact practice activities at that point in the week. Hudson was the team's leading receiver until missing last week's game. 

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Senior Shedrick Jackson covered the missing yardage with a seven-catch, 111-yard performance. 

Kilian Zierer and Tashawn Manning continued to take first-team reps on the left side of the offensive line and were announced as the team's starters as second straight week with left guard Brandon Council and left tackle Austin Troxell out.