Stanton Ramil arrived at Auburn with something the Tigers needed: real tackle experience at the Power Four level.
The 6-foot-7, 313-pound lineman from Binghamton, N.Y., spent two years as a starter at Michigan State before a knee injury wiped out most of his 2025 season. Auburn added him through the transfer portal as part of a larger overhaul up front, but his recovery has shaped the early part of his time in orange and blue. He missed some spring practices while working his way back.
Ramil’s path also comes with a familiar Alabama connection. He played high school football at Thompson High School, and in the spring he talked about what it meant to return to the South and join first-year Auburn coach Alex Golesh.
“It was a blessing having this opportunity,” Ramil said. “It’s just crazy how God puts you in these situations.
I was really close to going to Tennessee out of high school. My brother was committed to Coach Golesh at USF, still having that connection is really cool and unique.
It’s a God-given thing. Very happy I’m here.”
Back in the spring, Ramil said he hoped to be ready when fall camp opens in the first week of August. He also said the medical staff had not given him a firm timetable.
“The doctors haven’t really put a timeline on it. We’re just progressing.
However, they want to progress, that’s what I’ll be good with. I’m feeling really, really good,” Ramil said.
On the field, Auburn’s tackle picture remains crowded. Transfers Jo Simmons, Cole Best and Deryc Plazz have the best odds to start at both tackle spots and at center, but Ramil still brings starting experience that matters. In five games last season, he allowed five pressures and two sacks on 73 pass-blocking snaps, according to PFF.
Even with the spring reps he missed, Ramil could still end up in the mix at guard, where he’d compete with other transfers such as Cole Skinner and Jack Leyer. He said Golesh has already made an impression on the room.
“Coach Alex Golesh is doing a great job emphasizing the culture -- especially on the offense. Just building that feeling in the offensive line room, getting closer with each other and holding each other to that standard.”
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