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Each week, Saturday Down South will break down the SEC’s top wide receivers, ranking the top five and shouting out the next five guys in line. These rankings are a combination of numbers and their impact on the game, taking into consideration things like first down conversions, timeliness of catches and importance to their team’s offense.
- Amari Cooper, Alabama: Another week, another record-setting performance for the standout junior. Against Tennessee, Cooper totaled 9 catches, 224 yards and 2 TD. The yardage total was the highest for a single game in Alabama history. Taking a short pass 80 yards for a score on Alabama’s first play of the night summed up just how dominant Cooper has been.
- Pharoh Cooper, South Carolina: The sophomore has been the the Gamecocks’ biggest playmaker through the air all season, and he seems to come up with his biggest games when they need them. The SEC’s second-best Cooper was a star against Auburn, with 7 catches for 127 yards and 2 TD, including a 51-yarder in the first half. Cooper, along with Dylan Thompson’s career night, helped South Carolina keep pace with Auburn all night.
- Bud Sasser, Missouri: The Tigers offense has struggled big time in recent weeks, but Sasser has been one of Missouri’s few consistent contributors. The senior has broken out big time this season, and he continued his strong campaign against Vanderbilt with 75 yards and 2 TD. Sasser should pass his career total from his first three seasons in Columbia in Mizzou’s next game.
- Laquon Treadwell, Mississippi: Ole Miss’ passing game was shut down as much as it has been all season against LSU, but Treadwell still made an impact with 4 catches for 74 yards. On Ole Miss’ final play of the game, which ended up in a Bo Wallace interception, Treadwell appeared to be the guy who was supposed to be targeted, and he also appeared to come open; Wallace just decided to throw deep instead.
- Demarcus Robinson, Florida: Florida’s offense has been somewhere between a train wreck and a nuclear disaster this season, but Robinson has been the lone bright spot. Despite having Jeff Driskel throwing him the ball for the majority of the season, Robinson is second in the SEC in receiving yards per game (87.3) and is seventh in yards with 524. It remains to be seen if Treon Harris taking over the starting role will have a positive impact on the offense, but it can’t get much worse and that’s good news for Robinson.
The next five: De’Runnya Wilson, Mississippi State; Travin Dural, LSU; D’haquille Williams, Auburn; Speedy Noil, Texas A&M; Malcome Kennedy, Texas A&M
A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.
