Austin Golson Auburn Tigers 2018 Senior Bowl Issued & Signed White & Orange Adidas Cleats

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Austin Golson is a free agent offensive lineman most recently playing for the New York Jets. He was signed shortly after the 2018 NFL Draft by the Jets as an undrafted free agent. Golson played college football for the Auburn Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels. Golson was a team captain who earned third-team All-SEC in 2017. He was also on the preseason Rimington Trophy watch list. He played as a graduate student in education and earned SEC Academic Honor Roll.

In 2013, as a freshman at Ole Miss, he played in 12 games — mostly at right guard, but some at tackle, where he played in high school. He sat out the 2014 season after his decision to transfer to Auburn, which was closer to home. When he became eligible again in 2015, the Tigers used him to replace former Rimington Award winner Reese Dismukes at center.

The senior from Prattville, Ala., started at three different positions in the first six games of 2017. Golson moved to right tackle from center to replace an injured Darius James in Week 3, bringing senior center Casey Dunn into the fold. When James returned to full health, he switched to left tackle to replace the underperforming Prince Tega Wanogho. Golson moved to left guard in a 44-23 win over Ole Miss after starter Mike Horton was injured. He’s also played right guard and blocking tight end in certain unbalanced line sets. He played exceptional during the second half of 2017, especially against Alabama and Georgia. Golson’s versatility allowed Auburn to weather a string of injuries along the line without having much drop-off up front.

Golson has solid technique at the point of attack and is a tremendous run blocker. His versatility and leadership put him in a special category. Coach Malzahn said about Golson “It says a lot about him and says a lot about his leadership. It’ll help him greatly moving forward at the next level. But he’s done a super job. You ask me his best position, I think he’s really a very good player at all the positions he’s played. He’s a real smart guy. He’s a real competitive guy. He’s an attention-to-detail guy. Can’t say enough good things about Austin Golson.”

The 2018 Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and prospects for the 2018 draft of the professional National Football League (NFL). The game was the last of the 2017–18 bowl games and the final game of the 2017 FBS football season. It was sponsored by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and was officially known as the Reese’s Senior Bowl. The game was played on January 27th, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. CST, at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, between “North” and “South” teams; coverage of the event was provided by NFL Network.

The South Team blew out the North Team in the Senior Bowl, 45-16, despite having an unheralded roster that didn’t feature the headliners of the day, Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen. Richmond quarterback Kyle Lauretta was named the Senior Bowl MVP throwing for 198 yards and three touchdowns to put the game on ice. Golson played on the victorious South team.

The featured size 14 white and orange adidas cleats were issued to Austin Golson for 2018 Senior Bowl Game Week. The talented offensive tackle has signed the left cleat and added his “#73” in black. Golson has also added “WAR EAGLE” to the right one. As could be viewed from the images, “EAGLE” is slightly smudged. The cleats were never worn by Golson.