Cole Best holds the C · Starter spot in Auburn Tigers’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Cole Best is a center from Winter Park, Florida, who spent five seasons at South Florida before transferring to Auburn. At USF, he appeared in 39 games with 23 starts, including 20 at center and three at left guard, and earned third team All-American Conference honors. In 2025, Best started all 13 games at center while helping block for the No. 3 FBS offense, which averaged 488.7 yards per game. He previously played in all 13 games in 2024 with 10 starts, seven of which came at center, and appeared in 11 games during 2023 at multiple positions.

South Florida2021 – 2025

Auburn2026 — present