It is preseason magazine season with the likes of Athlon Sports, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, and others releasing their preseason outlooks. One of the earlier annuals to be released is the Athlon Sports edition.
When it pertains to Auburn, Athlon Sports is very high on the Auburn wide receiver room. They have the group ranked second in the SEC behind Alabama. Nationally, the Tigers are ranked fourth behind Ohio State, Clemson, and Alabama.
Many football fans and experts have high expectations for sophomore wide receiver Cam Coleman. He was second behind KeAndre Lambert-Smith last season with 37 receptions and 598 yards. He tied Lambert-Smith with eight touchdowns. Coleman looked missing during the early parts of the season but found success towards the end. In the final three games versus Louisiana Monroe, Texas A&M, and Alabama, he had 22 catches for 306 yards and five touchdowns. In the first nine games of the season, Coleman caught just 15 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns.
The Tigers did land one of the best players in the transfer portal with the addition of former Georgia Tech wide receiver Eric Singleton. In some mock drafts, Singleton has been projected as a first-round draft pick. In two seasons for the Yellow Jackets, he caught 104 passes for 1,468 yards and nine touchdowns. Auburn also added another ACC receiver with Wake Forest transfer Horatio Fields. Last season, he caught 39 passes for 463 yards and four touchdowns.
Also returning for 2025 is Malcolm Simmons, who was the third-best receiver on the team last season. Simmons caught 40 passes for 451 yards and three touchdowns. Auburn also used Simmons in the rushing attack. Perry Thompson and Bryce Cain are talented receivers who help make this one of the most skilled groups of wide receivers Auburn has seen in a while. Coleman was also mentioned on Athlon Sports All-America Third Team, but the sophomore will look to have a bigger season than that. He was listed in the magazine’s All-SEC First Team.
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