SEC Football: Ranking the SEC Wide Receivers

Every Tuesday, The SEC Blog will rank the top player at each position for each team in the SEC. Today, we rank the best wide receiver at every school in the conference.

14. Kenny Bell, Alabama

Bell could become Alabama's deep threat this season, and while the potential is certainly there, the experience is not.

At 6'1", 180 pounds, Bell has the size to be a star in the SEC. I don't expect him to be at the bottom of this list once the season gets cranked up. Bell and Kevin Norwood return as Alabama's most established receivers—with 527 yards combined between the two of them.

13. Arceto Clark, Mississippi State

Chad Bumphis gets most of the pub in Starkville because he returns kicks too, but it was Clark that led the Bulldogs in receiving in 2011. The trio of Clark, Bumphis and redshirt freshman Joe Morrow should provide Mississippi State with multiple options in the passing game.

12. Andre Debose, Florida

Injuries have plagued Debose's career in Gainesville, but the junior returns as Florida's leading receiver with 432 yards and four touchdowns. That position is very much in question, though, as nobody on Florida's roster has proven to be an SEC starter just yet.

11. Ace Sanders, South Carolina

Sanders has put up more than 300 receiving yards in each of his first two seasons. At 5'7", he doesn't have the size to be a No. 1 receiver in the SEC, but South Carolina uses him well, and he's the most proven receiving weapon that it has at the moment.

10. Nickolas Brassell, Ole Miss

Brassell didn't lead the Rebels in receiving last season, but he is their most electric player. The sophomore played both ways last season and finished with 336 receiving yards and 133 rushing yards. He will be a star in Hugh Freeze's offense.

9. La'Rod King, Kentucky

King has 1,218 yards and 13 touchdowns during his three seasons in Lexington and will be the primary weapon outside this season for the Wildcats. King gets overlooked because he plays at a basketball school, but he's been able to consistently produce throughout his career.

8. Odell Beckham Jr., LSU

Beckham burst onto the scene last season with 475 receiving yards and two touchdowns in an offense that had virtually no passing game. With new quarterback Zach Mettenberger at the helm, Beckham will explode in 2012.

7. T.J. Moe, Missouri

Moe caught 92 passes for 1,045 yards as a sophomore in 2010, but his production fell off during his junior year. He finished 2011 with 54 catches for 649 yards and four touchdowns.

His career numbers can't be ignored, even though his Tigers are coming from the offensive-minded Big 12. He will be pushed by newcomer Dorial Green-Beckham this season.

6. Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt

Matthews gets lost in obscurity in Nashville, but as a sophomore, the Madison, Ala. native caught 41 balls for 778 yards and five touchdowns. At 6'3", 202 pounds, he's set to have a breakout season now that head coach James Franklin has people paying attention to Vandy football.

5. Emory Blake, Auburn

Blake missed three games last season with an ankle injury but still managed to lead Auburn in receiving with 36 catches and 613 yards. Blake is back and healthy and should put up video-game numbers in new offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler's offense.

4. Malcolm Mitchell, Georgia

Mitchell is working at cornerback this spring, but he was Georgia's most reliable offensive weapon last season. As a freshman, Mitchell racked up 665 receiving yards and four touchdowns, and he will be back for more in 2012—even if he is playing both ways.

3. Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas

Hamilton has proven himself to be a top-tier wide receiver in the SEC with 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns during his three-year Razorback career. Now he's being counted on as the No. 1 receiver in Fayetteville, and he won't disappoint.

2. Ryan Swope, Texas A&M

Swope had 89 catches, 1,207 yards and 11 touchdowns a year ago and established himself as a star in the pass-happy Big 12. Kevin Sumlin's offense at Texas A&M should only help his numbers out, even though the transition to the SEC will be a speed bump.

1. Da'Rick Rogers, Tennessee

Sometimes he's on board with the Vols, and sometimes he's not. Either way, there's no denying the talent of Rogers. He caught 67 passes for 1,040 yards and nine touchdowns last season.

Even though he tops the list, he might not even be the best wide receiver on his team. Justin Hunter had 17 catches and 314 yards in two-plus games last season before a knee injury ended his season.

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