Spotlight: Top six SEC receivers to watch in 2024
By Tony Thomas
The Southeastern Conference is the best football conference in the land and will be high-flying, with some of the best receivers catching passes from equally talented gunslingers. This fall, jubilant fans will cheer on the players listed below as they run crossing routes and post patterns on their way to paydirt and gridiron glory.
Top Six SEC Receivers for 2024
#6 Eugene Willson III, Florida Gators
In seven starts in 2023, Wilson caught 61 passes for 538 yards (second on the team) and his six receiving touchdowns, as a true freshman, led the Gators.
Wilson earned Freshman All-SEC honors and was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and will be the primary target for presumed QB1 starter Graham Mertz.
#5 Kyren Lacy, LSU Tigers
Lacy caught 30 passes for 558 yards and seven touchdowns a season ago, even as he was stuck behind future NFL receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. In his collegiate career, which includes two seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette, Lacy has 104 catches for 1,494 yards and 17 touchdowns to his credit. As the leading returning receiver for LSU, Lacy will now be the go-to receiver for first-year starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.