Tall and fast with playmaker potential.

Duke Williams isn’t Jeremy Johnson’s only weapon in the Auburn passing game this season.

The Tigers have two other senior wideouts, Melvin Ray and Ricardo Louis, who will benefit from a more accurate quarterback for the first time in their careers this fall. Nothing against Nick Marshall, who amassed 6,374 yards of total offense over two seasons, but he was sometimes erratic through the air and wasn’t a natural passer from the pocket.

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Though he’s played in limited action, Johnson’s career 73.0 completion percentage is the best in the SEC for any starting quarterback heading into August. Without the luxury of physical threat Sammie Coates on the outside to pair with Williams and Quan Bray in the slot, Johnson will be looking Louis and Ray’s way often.

“The thing that probably stands out about this group is we’ve got three seniors that have a lot of experience coming back that have a chance to really lead our group and I think all three of the seniors we’ve got coming back will have a chance to play at the next level,” Malzahn said at SEC Media Days.

Ray played in every game last fall and made seven starts, finishing with eight receptions for 182 yards and a score. Louis has been a two-year contributor for the Tigers and enters his final season first on the team in career catches (52) and second in yards (622).

Both are proven deep threats who will likely dwarf their previous career-bests in a more receiver-friendly offense.

The Malzahn-Rhett Lashlee combination last season called the third-most deep balls in the SEC thanks to Auburn’s propensity for coaxing defensive backs toward the line of scrimmage with the inside read.

Imagine the added wrinkle with a quarterback who possesses what NFL scouts like to call a ‘live’ arm.