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Perhaps we should say Amari Cooper is on pace for nearly 1,700 receiving yards, and one other SEC WR is on pace for 1,000. That other WR is South Carolina’s Pharoh Cooper.
How about LSU WR Travin Dural’s average yards per catch (a whopping 25 yards)? Not bad.
Here are the latest SEC receiving stats through Nov. 1, 2014:
| Name | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec/G | Yds/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amari Cooper | 8 | 71 | 1132 | 15.94 | 9 | 8.9 | 141.5 |
| 2 | Pharoh Cooper | 9 | 51 | 786 | 15.41 | 8 | 5.7 | 87.3 |
| 3 | Travin Dural | 9 | 27 | 676 | 25.04 | 7 | 3.0 | 75.1 |
| 4 | Laquon Treadwell | 9 | 48 | 632 | 13.17 | 5 | 5.3 | 70.2 |
| 5 | Bud Sasser | 9 | 46 | 618 | 13.43 | 8 | 5.1 | 68.7 |
| 6 | D’haquille Williams | 8 | 37 | 598 | 16.16 | 5 | 4.6 | 74.8 |
| 7 | Vince Sanders | 9 | 33 | 536 | 16.24 | 4 | 3.7 | 59.6 |
| 8 | Josh Reynolds | 9 | 34 | 533 | 15.68 | 8 | 3.8 | 59.2 |
| 9 | Demarcus Robinson | 7 | 34 | 524 | 15.41 | 4 | 4.9 | 74.9 |
| 10 | Ryan Timmons | 9 | 40 | 493 | 12.33 | 2 | 4.4 | 54.8 |
The following SEC players have hit 1,000 receiving yards in recent years (includes postseason games):
- 2013: Jordan Matthews (1477), Mike Evans (1394), Jarvis Landry (1193), Odell Beckham Jr (1152)
- 2012: Cobi Hamilton (1335), Jordan Matthews (1323), Mike Evans (1105), Justin Hunter (1083)
- 2011: Jarius Wright (1117), Da’Rick Rogers (1040)
- 2010: Alshon Jeffery (1517), Julio Jones (1133), Randall Cobb (1017)
- 2009: Shay Hodge (1135)
Check out the other position milestones:
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
