Rankings the 10 best SEC wide receivers for 2025 college football season
It's hard to win a national championship without elite wide receivers in this era of college football.
Ohio State continued to prove that with the Buckeyes' title in 2025.
Ohio State's offense, led by freshman phenom Jeremiah Smith and first-round pick Emeka Egbuka, was near impossible to defend thanks to those threats on the outside.
LSU fans are familiar with the impact elite wide receivers can make.
Justin Jefferson and Ja'Marr Chase formed one of the best receiver duos ever in 2019.
Just a few years later, Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr had a similar impact in Baton Rouge.
The SEC returns a good crop of wide receivers in 2025.
Smith wasn't the only true freshman wideout to make an impact -- a handful of rookies made a strong impression down south, too.Today, we'll rank the 10 best SEC wide receivers entering the 2025 college football season.
Let's get started.
10.
Barion Brown, LSUBrock Vandagriff to Barion Brown for the 1st Touchdown of the season.
pic.twitter.com/78gLyaFimL Rare Rookies #BBN (@rarerookies) September 1, 2024Brown arrives at LSU via the transfer portal after spending the first three years of his career at Kentucky.
Brown caught 51 passes for 625 yards as a true freshman in 2022 and followed it up with 43 catches for 545 yards in 2023.
Brown's production dipped in 2024, but most of that blame rests with the entire Kentucky offense.Brown is electric with the ball in his hands.
He has elite speed and averaged 6.5 yards after the catch per reception in his time with the Wildcats.
At 6-foot-1, Brown lines up in the slot and out wide.
He's a formidable deep threat and his average depth of target in 2023 was 16.6 yards.
Brown should fit right in with QB Garrett Nussmeier and LSU's offense.
The coveted transfer expects a big year.
9.
Cayden Lee, Ole MissOle Miss is taking a big hit with receiver Tre Harris moving on to the next level, but Lee will shoulder some of the load.
Lee posted some big games last year, including the LSU contest, where he caught nine passes for 132 yards and a score.
Lee finished 2024 with 57 catches for 874 yards.
That's an average of 15.3 yards per catch.
77% of Lee's reps came in the slot last year, and he's not a guy who will win contested catches on the outside, but he fits in Lane Kiffin's offense.
He has elite hands and didn't drop a pass in 72 targets last fall.8.
Eugene Willson, Florida2024 was supposed to be a breakout campaign for Wilson after an impressive freshman year in 2023, but he spent much of the fall sidelined with injuries.
Still, the talent is evident and if Wilson is healthy in 2025, a big year will come.
Wilson is a playmaker who can line up all over the field -- in the slot or on the outside.
He's a playmaker and averaged 15.8 yards after the catch on screen passes.
Wilson is a solid route runner who is tough to bring down in space.
With DJ Lagway at QB, expect big numbers from the Gators' wide receiver.
7.
Eric Singleton, AuburnSingleton transferred from Georgia Tech and was one of the top-ranked players in the transfer portal.
With the Yellow Jackets, he was a dynamic playmaker who thrived in space.
He racked up 714 yards in 2023 and 754 in 2024.
Singleton has nine career touchdowns to his name.
He's elite after the catch, but there have been drop issues.
If you're concerned about his move to the SEC, look no further than his performance vs.
UGA, where he put up 86 yards and scored a touchdown.
6.
Germie Bernard, AlabamaBernard followed head coach Kalen DeBoer to Alabama in 2024 after the two were at Washington in 2023.Last fall, Bernard was one of the top deep threats in the SEC.
He can stretch the field and caught 56.3% of 20+ yard passes, and that was with inconsistent QB play from Jalen Milroe.
He caught 50 passes for 794 yards.
That's an average of 15.9 yards per catch, and 37 of his 50 receptions picked up a first down.
Bernard had a strong finish with 111 yards vs.
Auburn and 80 more in the bowl game.
5.
Kevin Coleman, MissouriColeman flew under the radar at Mississippi State in 2024, but he was one of the most productive wide receivers in the SEC.
He began his career with Deion Sanders at Jackson State in 2022, and Missouri will be his fourth school in four years.
That's usually a red flag, but Coleman is an exception to the rule.
Coleman was a slot receiver with the Bulldogs, but MSU would use Coleman on jet sweeps and even as a wildcat quarterback.
Mississippi State wanted Coleman to get the ball.Missouri lost Luther Burden to the NFL.
The role Burden played at Missouri wasn't all that different from what Coleman did in Starkville.
Missouri found the perfect candidate to replace its top wide receiver.
Coleman posted four 100-yard receiving games last year, including 8 catches for 103 yards vs.
Georgia.
Coleman can put up big numbers this fall.4.
Aaron Anderson, LSUAnderson signed with Alabama as a five-star recruit in 2022, but transferred back to his home state after one season with the Tide.
Anderson didn't see much action in 2023 in a crowded LSU receiver room, but he made the most of his chance in 2024.
Anderson finished the season as LSU's leading receiver and emerged as one of Nussmeier's favorite targets.
He was one of the most productive slot wide receivers in the country and showed up for LSU in some big moments.
He had a critical touchdown vs.
Ole Miss and returned a kick for a touchdown vs.
Oklahoma.
After catching 61 passes for 874 yards and five scores in 2024, Anderson has a chance at a massive 2025.
3.
Ryan Wingo, TexasWingo doesn't have the career production that some other names on this list do, but he made a strong impression as a true freshman in 2024.
Wingo's 9.3 average yards after the catch leads all returning SEC wideouts.
Now, he gets to play with Arch Manning and an improved downfield passing attack.
Wingo's ability to stretch the field, paired with what he can do after the catch, has All-American potential.
He caught 29 passes for 472 yards and two scores in 2024.
Those numbers will be a lot bigger in 2025.
2.
Cam Coleman, AuburnDEUCE KNIGHT CAM COLEMAN TOUCHDOWN! #WarEaglepic.twitter.com/hV0wjCIIiR Dylan Larck (@yaboithetank) April 12, 2025Like Wingo, Coleman flew under the radar with Smith and Ryan Williams garnering most of the attention.
Coleman caught 37 passes for 598 yards and eight touchdowns.
He finished the year strong with 306 yards in his final three games.
He's a true big-play threat, averaging 16.2 yards per catch.
Auburn's quarterback situation was messy last year, which limited receiver production.
If the Tigers' passing attack is improved, Coleman can be an All-American in 2025.
1.
Ryan Williams, AlabamaIf you watched a college football game in 2024 or opened a social media app, you probably know that Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams was only 17 last year.
It became a talking point of every broadcast, talk show, you name it.
Fans got tired of hearing it, but at the same time, a 17-year-old doing what Williams did was unheard of.
The highlight of Williams' campaign was his touchdown against Georgia to put the Crimson Tide up late.
This Bama-Georgia game got so drunk, so fast.Oh, and Ryan Williams is only 17-years-old.
pic.twitter.com/lYCUvbAAeE Matt Hanifan (@mph_824_) September 29, 2024The next week, Williams averaged 27.3 yards per catch vs Vanderbilt.
Williams averaged 18.0 yards per catch in 2024, ranking No.
2 among returning SEC wide receivers.
Williams averaged 8.3 yards after the catch and 2.52 yards per route run.
Both were among the best marks in the SEC.
Williams had a quiet finish to the season and only had one game with 50+ yards after week nine, but it's hard to ignore a freshman who caught 48 passes for 865 yards and eight touchdowns.
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