Auburn football player sidelined with injury

The Auburn Tigers will be down a wide receiver as the team goes through the rest of its spring practice.

SEC Country’s Lauren Shute reported Tuesday that junior wide receiver Eli Stove suffered a torn ACL in the Tigers’ last practice before spring break. Shute also reported Stove has already had surgery and will miss the remainder of spring practice and the A-Day spring game.

Stove hopes to return to the team in the fall.

Stove’s 29 receptions in 2017 tied for the second-highest by any Auburn player. He played in all 14 games for the Tigers and finished his sophomore campaign with 265 receiving yards.

Stove signed with Auburn as part of the Class of 2016. The Niceville, Fla., native joined the Tigers as a four-star recruit.

This story was originally published March 20, 2018 at 5:16 PM with the headline "Auburn football player sidelined with injury."