AUBURN In closing its first week of preseason pads, Auburn football finally put on pads Saturday, Aug. 8, for its latest practice at the Woltosz Football Performance Center.The Tigers are a little less than a month out from the beginning of the 2026 campaign, their first under new head coach Alex Golesh.Here's three takeaways from Saturday's practice, including a pair of notable absences and rotation breakdowns.Auburn football had two notable absences at Saturday's practiceNeither running back Bryson Washington nor defensive lineman Malik Autry were present during the public viewing window of Saturday's practice. Washington, who transferred to Auburn from Baylor this offseason, has been widely viewed as a candidate to follow Jeremiah Cobb in Auburn's stable of backs. However, his condition has been a topic of conservations since the end of spring."We've been hard on him and the demand in this offense is hard," Golesh said of Washington in Tampa. "Like, there's not a whole lot of time in between plays to catch your breath and figure out what's going on. You've got to be in elite shape."Autry, a former five-star prospect and rising sophomore, is among the program's competitors for a starting spot on the defensive line.Auburn football's offensive line designations look clearerThe position group broke into two groups early in the viewing window, with a collection of linemen hitting an individual sled indoors. It didn't include Jo Simmons or Stanton Ramil, giving it the appearance of Auburn's interior offensive line.It included the names most know, such as Cole Best, Cole Skinner and Deryc Plazz. Among the other players with the group: Bear McWhorter, Jacobe' Ward, Kail Ellis, Kenneth McManus IV, Mason Mathis and Mykall Lundy-Foster.Here's who was first up in Auburn football's pass-catching orderQuarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends worked through routes and passing drills, with little surprise in the group's first and following rotations.Chas Nimrod and Keshaun Singleton were Auburn's first wide receivers up, and Jake Johnson was the first tight end. Following them was Arlis Boardingham at tight end, and DeShawn Spencer and Sam Turner at receiver.Turner's presence so high up was new. The rising sophomore didn't record a stat last fall.Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.To support Adam's work, please subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser.This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Auburn football takeaways, observations from fall camp Saturday practice