Looking at each team’s projected No. 1 wide receiver, here’s how their career totals stack up against the rest of the conference:

Career numbers series at a glance

RUNNING BACKS; QUARTERBACKS

Career totals for projected 2014 SEC No. 1 wide receivers

  • Amari Cooper, Alabama: 104 catches, 1,736 yds, 15 TD
  • Chris Conley, Georgia: 81 catches, 1,281 yds, 12 TD
  • Jameon Lewis, Mississippi St.: 81 catches, 1,174 yds, 6 TD
  • Quinton Dunbar, Florida: 90 catches, 1,147 yds, 6 TD
  • Malcome Kennedy, Texas A&M: 97 catches, 1,083 yds, 9 TD
  • Sammie Coates, Auburn: 48 catches, 1,016 yds, 9 TD
  • Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss: 72 catches, 608 yds, 5 TD
  • Javess Blue, Kentucky: 43 catches, 586 yds, 4 TD
  • Shaq Roland, South Carolina: 30 catches, 535 yds, 6 TD
  • Jimmie Hunt, Mizzou: 34 catches, 506 yds, 5 TD
  • Marquez North, Tennessee: 38 catches, 496 yds, TD
  • Hunter Henry (TE), Arkansas: 28 catches, 409 yds, 4 TD
  • Travin Dural, LSU: 7 catches, 145 yds, 2 TD
  • Jordan Cunningham, Vanderbilt: 15 catches, 123 yds

TAKEAWAYS: Alabama’s Amari Cooper is the SEC’s only returning receiver this season with more than 100 career catches … At Arkansas, several players will be competing for catches after the departure of leading wideout Javontee Herndon, but it’s tight end Hunter Henry who will likely lead the Razorbacks in overall production … Malcome Kennedy hasn’t received much attention this offseason in College Station thanks to Ricky Seals-Jones and Speedy Noil, but expect the Aggies’ most veteran pass-catcher to nearly equal his previous career total output … South Carolina’s Shaq Roland isn’t the Gamecocks’ career leader in yards, catches or touchdowns for returning players (Damiere Byrd: 48-957-7), but he’s widely-considered Dylan Thompson’s No. 1 option as a breakout SEC player heading into the opener against Texas A&M …