Three Auburn Tigers named to Bruce Feldman's 'Top 101 Freaks List'
A trio of Auburn Tigers have landed on college football insider Bruce Feldman's 'Top 101 Freaks List' for the 2025 college football season. The list, which Feldman created in 2005, "chronicles the strongest, fastest and most physical players in college football."
Auburn defensive end Keldric Faulk (No. 9) was the lone Tiger represented among the top 50 players. The Tigers dynamic receiving duo of Cam Coleman (No. 52) and Eric Singleton Jr. (No. 73) rounded out the representation from Hugh Freeze's squad.
A team caption in 2025, Keldic Faulk is coming off a breakout season as a sophomore on the Plains. His 7 sacks landed just outside of the top 10 among pass rushers in the conference while he finished second to only Jalen McLeod (8) on the team. With a trio of multi-sack games included a two-sack effort against Georgia, Faulk catapulted himself into the first round conversation in 2026 NFL mock drafts.
Feldman listed Faulk's 80 total tackles through two seasons as a major reason he landed in the top 10, as well as the fact the 6-foot-6, 285-pound edge rusher can squat 700 pounds this offseason and bench press 415 pounds despite the fact he is yet to turn 20 years old.
Sophomore pass catcher Cam Coleman received the honor as the best offensive player from Auburn ranked on Feldman's list. The Phenix City, Alabama native struggled to stay on the field during the former half of his first college football campaign, but exploded in the second half, securing 6 touchdowns and over 300 yards in his final three games.
While the 6-foot-3, big-body receiver was outshined by fellow freshman pass catchers Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams, Coleman showed the promise that made him a five-star recruit just a short year ago. Along with his statistics from a year ago, Coleman's 23 mph top speed is considered truly elite.
The final Tiger represented in Feldman's rankings has yet to play a significant snap on the Plains. Transfer pass catcher Eric Singleton Jr., who accumulated 9 touchdowns and just under 1,500 receiving yards over two seasons with Georgia Tech, was ranked at No. 73 by Feldman for one main reason. Speed. As the insider writes, "Pound for pound, the former 5-10, 180-pound Georgia state champion in the 100, 200 and 400 meters is very strong."
There is no denying Hugh Freeze has talent on his squad heading into the 2025 campaign later this month. With a pair of freak playmakers on the offensive side of the ball and one of the best pass rushers in the country, the Tigers have the athletes to keep themselves in any contest this season.
Whether that talent translates into tallies in the win column remains to be seen.
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