PFF ranks returning Auburn receivers rank among best in the nation
Hugh Freeze's Auburn Tigers haven't quite taken the elite offensive step that the head coach promised to bring to the Plains when he was hired two years ago, but expectations are beginning to mount this season. One of the reasons for the high expectations, which have led many experts to rank the Tigers among their preseason top 10 programs, is the impending arrival of transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold. The former five-star signal-caller is a sensational prospect, but he may become an elite quarterback because of the weapons he has at his disposal.
Two of those weapons, second-year Tiger Cam Coleman and incoming Georgia Tech transfer Eric Singleton Jr., are expected to be one of the most dangerous pass catching duos in the nation. PFF currently ranked the duo No. 6 and No. 5, respectively, in it's 'Top 10 Returning Wide Receivers for the 2025 Season' rankings this week. Singleton and Coleman are the only teammates to appear in the top 10.
They both trail only Alabama's Ryan Williams (No. 2 ) for the top spot in the conference, with Texas A&M's Kevin Concepcion (No. 8) and Florida's Eugene Wilson III (No. 10) rounding out the four SEC receivers tabbed in the top 10.
A 5-foot-11, 190 pound speed demon, Singleton Jr. buzzed his way to 1,468 yards and 9 touchdowns during his two seasons as a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket. He's averaged just over 14 yards per reception throughout his college career, and leads all returning Power Four receivers with 664 receiving yards on deep balls since 2023. The Douglasville, Georgia native may be in store for even more room to operate in the deep half of the field this season with Cam Coleman lining up across the formation.
Coleman, who just missed out of the top 5 returning receivers according to PFF, is coming off one of the best first-year pass catching campaigns by a Tiger ever. The 6-foot-3 big bodied receiver accumulated 598 yards and 8 touchdowns during his first season of college football, with most of his production coming towards the end of the season. Coleman averaged 7.3 receptions, 102 yards, and 1.7 touchdowns during Auburn's final three game's against UL Monroe, Texas A&M, and Alabama, leading many to believe the freshman had finally unlocked his game-changing talent after an inconsistent, injury-ridden, start to his inaugural college football campaign.
Both Coleman and Singleton Jr. have proven they can become game changing players on the offensive side of the football. Whether both can coexist in the same offense, at least at an extremely high level, remains to be seen. Auburn fans will get their first look at one of the best pass catching duos in the country when spring practices begin in a few months.
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