How does ESPN rank the SEC’s offensive skills players heading into the season?
The schools at the top of the list are well-known for being loaded at receiver while the bottom rung has plenty of potential but certainly lacks experience and accomplishment heading into the 2016 season.
- Alabama – Calvin Ridley, ArDarius Stewart, Robert Foster and tight end O.J. Howard
- Texas A&M – Christian Kirk, Josh Reynolds, Ricky Seals-Jones, Speedy Noil
- Ole Miss – Quincy Adeboyejo, Damore’ea Stringfellow, Markell Pack, DaMarkus Lodge, Van Jefferson and tight end Evan Engram
- Arkansas – Drew Morgan, Keon Hatcher, Dominique Reed, Cody Hollister and tight end Jeremy Sprinkle
- LSU – Malachi Dupre, Travin Dural and tight end D.J. Clark
- Kentucky – Garrett Johnson, Dorian Baker, Jeff Badet, Blake Bone and tight end
- Tennessee – Josh Malone, Preston Williams, Josh Smith, Jauan Jennings and tight end Ethan Wolf
- Florida – Antonio Callaway, Brandon Powell, Ahmad Fulwood, Tyrie Cleveland
- Mississippi State – Fred Ross, Malik Dear, Donald Gray, Gabe Myles and tight end Jordan Thomas
- Vanderbilt – Trent Sherfield, C.J. Duncan, Caleb Scott
- Georgia – Terry Godwin, Reggie Davis, Isaiah McKenzie and tight ends Jeb Blazevich, Isaac Nauta
- Auburn – Marcus Davis, Tony Stevens, Ryan Davis, Kyle Davis, Nate Craig-Myers
- Missouri – J’Mon Moore, Nate Brown, Chris Black and tight end Sean Culkin
- South Carolina – Deebo Samuel, Bryan Edwards
You can get the full breakdown of the positional rankings from ESPN here.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
