There are high expectations heading into Hugh Freeze's third year as the head coach of the Auburn football program. After two seasons that ended with losing records for the Tigers, Auburn will enter the 2025 season with a new-look quarterback room and two top-10 recruiting classes.
One of the position groups that is expected to be game-changing this season is the wide receiver group. Though the Tigers lost KeAndre Lambert-Smith to the NFL Draft, the Freeze Four of Malcolm Simmons, Cam Coleman, Perry Thompson, and Bryce Cain are returning and several receivers arrived on the Plains via the transfer portal.
Earlier this week, PFF released their annual Top 10 lists naming the top 10 returning players at each position group in college football. Two Auburn football wide receivers made the list.
The first is Eric Singleton Jr., who spent the first two years of his collegiate career with Georgia Tech before transferring to the Plains ahead of the 2025 season. After a full spring with the Tigers, Singleton Jr. is already turning heads and gaining hype.
"His 1,468 receiving yards across his two years with the Yellow Jackets are the second most among returning Power Four wideouts," said PFF's Max Chadwick. "He also scored above the 99th percentile in PFF's Game Athleticism Score metric. As that figure might suggest, Singleton has track speed with the ability to hit a home run at any point. His 664 receiving yards on deep balls since 2023 lead all returning Power Four receivers."
The second is Cam Coleman, who had an incredible freshman season with Auburn after being one of the most highly-ranked wide receivers in the recruiting class of 2024.
"During the final three weeks of the 2024 regular season, the true freshman led the nation with six receiving touchdowns and racked up the sixth-most receiving yards (306)," wrote Chadwick. "He accomplished that while dealing with the worst quarterback play of anyone in this top 10, which could be remedied by Oklahoma transfer Jackson Arnold's arrival for 2025.
"Coleman scored near the 100th percentile of PFF's Game Athleticism Score metric, boasting ridiculous movement ability at 6-foot-3 and 197 pounds to go along with a large catch radius. Expect a monstrous sophomore breakout campaign from him."
The Tigers return to action on August 29 against the Baylor Bears.