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Auburn’s WR Room Receives Major Recognition Before 2025 College Football Season After Landing No. 1 Transfer WR

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Logan Fowler | Last updated Jun 2, 2025 8:46 AM ET

It’s no secret that the Auburn Tigers' wide receiver room has been a struggling piece of the offense for nearly a quarter-century, considering the program’s last 1,000-yard receiver was Ronny Daniels in 1999.

The Tigers have had their fair share of talented pass catchers over the years – Darvin Adams, Sammie Coates, Ryan Davis, and Seth Williams, to name a few.

But KeAndre Lambert-Smith set the precedent for what’s to come under head coach Hugh Freeze and wide receivers coach Marcus Davis with a productive year in 2024. The Penn State transfer posted 981 yards receiving in his first – and only – year on the Plains, earning second-team all-SEC honors in the process.

That momentum is set to continue in 2025 with what may be the Tigers' most talented receiver group ever. After landing the No. 1 transfer wide receiver from Georgia Tech this offseason in Eric Singleton Jr., and returning an ultra-talented group of sophomores, highlighted by the duo of Cam Coleman and Malcom Simmons, Pro Football Focus has listed Auburn’s wide receiver corps as the second-best unit in the country heading into the season.

PFF listed Singleton Jr. as the fifth-best returning receiver at the Power Four level. The speedy wideout posted 1,468 receiving yards in his two years with the Yellow Jackets – 664 coming on deep balls, which is the most among all returning wide receivers at the Power Four level.

Coleman came in at No. 6 on PFF’s list of returning wideouts after leading the nation with six touchdowns and 306 yards over the final three weeks of the season. He finished the year with 598 total yards receiving.

Simmons posted 451 yards of his own in 2024, while Perry Thompson and Horatio Fields are expected to complement the standout trio.

Having receivers of this caliber certainly makes life easier for the signal caller, expected to be Jackson Arnold, but true freshman Deuce Knight said he’s already benefiting from throwing to the dynamic group in the spring.

“They’re different. That’s all I’ve got to say,” said Knight. “They make it easy. Just get the ball to them – I can throw a screen, and that’s 60 passing yards for me that quick. So, I love playing with those guys.”

With Singleton Jr. and Coleman at the helm of the talented group, Auburn will aim to end the 25-year drought of not having a 1,000-yard pass catcher this season.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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