2025 College Football's Best Offensive Duos

From a bunch of guys ready to write a sequel to a scintillating 2024 season to some new teammates fused together by the transfer portal, college football has some exciting duos to watch in ’25.

Get ready for some must-see offensive TV.

The season is close by, and we’re here to give you an all-access guide to some of the top offensive teammates you can expect to light up a scoreboard near you.

There are a handful of SEC and Big Ten teams highlighting the list, of course, led by a duo of pass-catchers from the national champions. But there is also some players from other conferences, too. Yes, there are offensive stars everywhere.

These guys are going to be at the forefront of their teams’ College Football Playoff hopes, and there is plenty of reasons for excitement about all of them. Tandems who just missed were Florida’s DJ Lagway and Jadan Baugh, Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Isaiah Horton, Auburn’s Eric Singleton Jr. and Cameron Coleman, and Michigan’s Justice Haynes and Jordan Marshall, among others.

It’s time to take a look at some offensive superlatives you should watch out for in ’25.

Alabama’s Kadyn Proctor and Parker Brailsford

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Notre Dame, Penn State and Texas A&M all have a claim to have potentially the nation’s best offensive line in 2025, but with the star power Alabama returns, don’t count out the Crimson Tide.

Coach Kalen DeBoer needs to build some goodwill in Tuscaloosa in Year 2, and as the Tide break in new starting quarterback Ty Simpson, they should lean on an experienced offensive line to protect him and pave the way for the running game.

Leading the way is former 5-star prospect in junior Kadyn Proctor, the massive left tackle from Iowa who briefly transferred to the home-state Hawkeyes before last season, only to return to Bama and have a strong sophomore season.

Now, he’s expected to be one of the nation’s top linemen and a guy who could be a first-round pick. Teamed with center Parker Brailsford, who transferred from Washington when DeBoer left the Huskies, and this has the trappings of a deep, experienced unit.

Sure, the Tide had some issues at times a year ago in DeBoer’s first season at the helm, but the man is known for being a brilliant offensive mind, and with a season for the line to jell, big things are expected.

This could be one of the top units in the entire nation, and, if so, don’t be surprised if the Tide are back in the playoffs.

Arizona State’s Sam Leavitt and Jordyn Tyson

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One of college football’s two biggest surprises (alongside Indiana) a season ago was the Arizona State Sun Devils, which exploded in Year 2 under Kenny Dillingham.

Picked near the bottom of the Big 12, the Sun Devils instead won the league and soared into the College Football Playoff where they nearly upset Texas.

Sure, Cam Skattebo was the primary reason, taking the team on his massive shoulders and running his way into the history books in Tempe time and time again, but while he would lull you to sleep, redshirt freshman quarterback Sam Leavitt would confidently do big things, too.

Most of the time, the guy on the receiving end of a lot of those passes was Jordyn Tyson, whose season ended before the playoffs with injury.

Now that Skattebo is off to the NFL, expect Leavitt and Tyson to have a much bigger presence as Arizona State looks to stay hot and at the top of the Big 12.

Last year, Leavitt threw for 2,885 yards, 24 touchdowns against just six picks and also ran for 443 yards and five touchdowns. Tyson — the junior from Allen, Texas — finished with 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns, and those numbers have him among the top NFL prospects at receiver this year.

These guys could have huge years, and they’ll have to if the Devils are going to repeat.

Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson and Bryson Washington

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Once Dave Aranda inserted Sawyer Robertson under center last season, Baylor’s ceiling shot through the roof, and the entire team transformed.

Simply put, it likely saved Aranda’s job. The Bears finished the year 8-5, and Robertson was the catalyst, completing 62 percent of his passes for 3,071 yards, 28 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

Rather than test the transfer portal for the second time after originally transferring from Mississippi State, Robertson is back in Waco, and the Bears could be a Big 12 sleeper pick.

He was joined by a star freshman (who is now entering his sophomore season) in running back Bryson Washington. The 6’0”, 216-pound Franklin, Texas, native was a massive part of the turnaround, too, finishing the year with 1,028 rushing yards and 12 scores.

With his backfield mate Dawson Pendergrass missing this season with a foot injury and Richard Reese transferred to Stephen F. Austin, the depth behind Washington is young with Joseph Dodds returning as a redshirt freshman after missing all of last season, and the true freshman duo of Caden Knighten and Michael Turner in the mix, too.

That means Washington will be asked to carry the load and balance the offensive attack for Robertson. The Bears could be explosive on that side of the ball again in ’25.  

Clemson’s Cade Klubnik and Antonio Williams

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If there’s one team in the nation that can rival Ohio State’s receiving corps, it would be the Clemson Tigers, who may just have the deepest unit in the nation.

Leading the charge is Antonio Williams, a junior from Irmo, South Carolina, who caught 75 balls for 904 yards and 11 touchdowns a season ago as Garrett Riley’s offense finally took off.

The development of quarterback Cade Klubnik was a huge reason, and now the senior signal-caller is back in the saddle for the Tigers after taking the largest step of any player at his position a season ago. Simply put, the former 5-star looks like QB1 nationally.

As a junior, the proverbial light didn’t just come on for Klubnik; it glowed like high beams as he completed better than 63 percent of his passes for 3,639 yards, 36 touchdowns and just six interceptions.

Williams was his top target, with his breakout campaign going hand-in-hand with Klubnik’s uptick. The duo are among the reasons why Tigers fans are expecting a return to the College Football Playoff and why Dabo Swinney may finally contend for a national title again.

This team is going to score points in buckets.

Clemson’s T.J. Moore and Bryant Wesco

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If you thought Cade Klubnik and Antonio Williams would be carrying this Clemson offense to glory on their own, you didn’t really pay attention to the Tigers last year.

With Garrett Riley at the helm of the offense and an explosive past of putting up pinball point totals, that became an attractive destination for wide receivers, and they hit a jackpot in the 2024 recruiting class.

A season ago, then-freshmen Bryant Wesco, Jr., and T.J. Moore proved they were ready to star in the ACC, giving Klubnik an arsenal of weaponry that allowed Williams to thrive. At times, though, Wesco and Moore flashed top-target ability.

Wesco finished with 41 grabs for 708 yards and scored five times, and fellow first-year phenom Moore added 45 grabs for 651 yards and five scores of his own.

That’s why they have to be included on this list, even if their teammates occupy another slide. Moore and Wesco are always going to be linked together. Moore was the fifth-rated receiver in the class, according to the 247Sports composite, and Wesco was 13th at his position.

But both were ready to be plug-and-play weapons for coach Dabo Swinney in ’24, and with another year in the system, they either one have top-tier potential this season, as well.

Kansas State’s Avery Johnson and Dylan Edwards

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One of the most dynamic quarterbacks who gets minimal headlines because of where he plays is Kansas State junior Avery Johnson, but he’s the biggest reason the Wildcats have Big 12 title hopes.

He can make jolting plays with his arm or feet, and Johnson is a threat to get to the end zone every time the ball is snapped to him. Last year, he threw for 2,712 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while running for 605 yards and seven more scores.

While he needs to be more consistent and take care of the ball better, Johnson is a freelancing sight to behold anytime he’s on.

Coach Chris Klieman lost star running back DJ Giddens to the NFL, but the backup is ready to take on a much larger role, and he proved in last year’s Rate Bowl win over Rutgers he’s up to the challenge. After transferring from Colorado, Kansas native Dylan Edwards (546 yards, five touchdowns) patiently waited and played a support role a year ago.

Then, he got his chance in the 44-41 postseason win and went off for 196 yards on 18 carries, scoring twice.

Now, this is Edwards’ backfield, and the Wildcats should be a favorite in their conference because of the terrific tandem.

This is going to be an offense capable of a handful of house calls.

LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier and Aaron Anderson

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Everybody (including us) are talking about Ohio State and Clemson when it comes to having a remarkable group of wide receivers, and rightfully so.

On the Bayou, though, they’re going to boast a group that contends for the nation’s best.

LSU arguably has been Wide Receiver U in recent memory, sharing that honor with the Buckeyes after Tennessee held it for so long. This year’s group looks electrifying.

Of course, senior quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is going to make it all tick. A season ago after replacing Jayden Daniels, Nussmeier posted terrific stats (4,052 yards, 29 touchdowns, 12 interceptions) but struggled to protect the ball.

Coach Brian Kelly went to the transfer portal and added Nic Anderson (Oklahoma) and Barion Brown (Kentucky) from SEC foes, but maybe the biggest playmaker is the guy who already has a rapport with Nussmeier — Aaron Anderson.

The former Alabama transfer had 61 catches for 884 yards and five touchdowns a season ago, and he is a home-run hitter with elite speed. 

With Brown and Nic Anderson helping out, the Anderson who’s already been in Baton Rouge really could thrive and show why he may be one of the top pass-catchers in the nation.

This could be a huge year throwing the ball for Nussmeier, who has to have visions of Daniels and Joe Burrow-level numbers dancing in his head with this group.

Navy’s Blake Horvath and Eli Heidenreich

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If you’re looking for a dark-horse Group of Five playoff participant, man, what kind of story would it be for the Navy Midshipmen to crash that party?

It’s not unthinkable.

With senior snipe Eli Heidenreich leading the way as a dynamic, do-it-all offensive threat, star quarterback Blake Horvath has a partner in crime who can make the Middies super-dangerous in any game they play.

Most of the time when you’re talking about the service academies, you can expect 3 yards and a cloud of dust, but that’s not the case with Navy. A year ago, Heidenreich ran for 444 yards with four touchdowns, but he also added 39 catches for 671 yards and six more scores.

Then there’s Horvath, who — much like his team — could be a sleeper for national honors. A season ago, he threw for 1,353 yards, ran for 1,254 and piled up 30 total touchdowns.

If teams already weren’t sweating having to prepare for the option attack in a one-week turnaround, now they’ve got to deal with two game-breaking players who are hard-nosed kids who know how to find the end zone.

You may not be talking about Navy as a potential threat, but the schedule lines up for the Middies to be 8-0 heading into a tough end-of-the-year stretch that includes at No. 6 Notre Dame, South Florida, at Memphis and then the annual tilt with Army.

Notre Dame’s Jaden Greathouse and Jeremiyah Love

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After a forgettable, injury-plagued close to the College Football Playoff where he amassed just 68 yards through the final three games, you know Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love must have a chip on his shoulder.

The Fighting Irish came within an eyelash of topping Ohio State for the national title but had to settle for runner-up finish. Love had been a catalyst all year but was a no-show in crunch time.

Don’t expect that to be the case in 2025.

Love is back in South Bend, and he plans to improve upon a season that saw him gain 1,362 yards from scrimmage and score 19 times a season ago.

He’ll be joined by wide receiver Jaden Greathouse, who had 42 grabs for 592 yards and six scores a year ago, even in the Irish’s run-oriented offense. With the running game letting them down late, though, Greathouse picked up the slack, scoring three times against Penn State and Ohio State and gaining 233 yards in those two games.

With Notre Dame breaking in a new quarterback in either Kenny Minchey or CJ Carr, it’s essential whoever wins the gig has playmakers surrounding him. Coach Marcus Freeman can boast two of the best in this tandem.

There are a lot of questions surrounding the Irish in ’25, but Greathouse and Love aren’t among them.

Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate

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The defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes are mired in the midst of a preseason quarterback battle between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz, but whoever wins the gig is going to feel like Scrooge McDuck swimming in an embarrassment of offensive riches.

At the forefront of the excitement are Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate — a duo of talented pass-catchers who are the envy of every team.

You always can count on the Buckeyes having weapons on the perimeter, and this year is no different. 

Smith is arguably the top play-making receiver in many years, entering his sophomore season after taking college football by storm a season ago. He finished with 76 catches for 1,315 yards and 15 scores and was at his best in the College Football Playoff.

Playing Robin to Smith’s Batman is Tate, a dynamic junior who added 52 catches for 733 yards and four scores a season ago and chose to return to Columbus rather than test the No. 1 receiver waters in the transfer portal.

Thanks to that decision, coach Ryan Day gets to deploy a duo that will be as formidable as any nationally if they have somebody who can consistently get them the ball. Both are deep threats who can make plays in a phone booth, too. This is truly an elite tandem.

Oklahoma’s John Mateer and Jaydn Ott

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This feels like a make-or-break season for the Brent Venables era at Oklahoma, and the coach isn’t going to go down without flinging haymakers.

After hiring away Washington State offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle to resuscitate the Sooners’ scoring, the coach brought arguably the top transfer portal player with him when former Cougars quarterback John Mateer followed.

A season ago playing in relative obscurity in Pullman, Mateer completed 65 percent of his passes for 3,139 yards, 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions and added 826 rushing yards and 15 scores.

That’s Heisman-level production.

“He’s the best quarterback in the country,” Oklahoma receiver Isaiah Sategna told Sooners Illustrated’s Tom Green.

Venables didn’t stop there, though. With Jovantae Barnes already showing promise in the OU backfield, Venables added a guy who is likely to start over him and could be one of the top yard-producers in the SEC.

That would be Jaydn Ott, who transferred from California following an injury-plagued junior season that was a statistical disappointment. Still, he never had more than 16 carries in a game, and this is a player who finished his sophomore season in 2023 with 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns with nearly 200 more receiving yards.

If there’s a transfer who’s flying under the radar nationally, it could be Ott who has the potential to lead the SEC in rushing this year. This is two stellar weapons that could transform the backfield in Norman.

Penn State’s Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton

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It seems like we’ve been talking about Penn State coach James Franklin getting to toss out the dynamic running back duo of Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton for eons.

In college football terms, he really has. But the senior teammates are running it back one more season in Happy Valley, and they are a huge reason why the Nittany Lions have national championship aspirations after making the playoffs last year.

The classmates have been sharing the workload at Penn State all four years, and the productivity has been off-the-charts.

The yardage is almost identical — Allen’s 2,879 rushing yards to Singleton’s 2,912 — but Singleton has proven to be a touchdown-maker and a bigger receiving threat, scoring 40 career touchdowns to Allen’s 28.

Regardless, both of them are going to be massive parts of what Franklin hopes will be a title run with quarterback Drew Allar calling the shots under center again. These are the types of runners who can take over and control a game, and PSU should be Ohio State’s biggest Big Ten threat this season.

Allen is more of a wrecking-ball runner, and Singleton can make guys miss and is a home-run hitter who can score from anywhere on the football field. Both of them are superstars who expect to have long NFL careers.

First, though, there’s another season in Happy Valley. They hope it’s a memorable one.

Texas’ Arch Manning and Ryan Wingo

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There is simply no player in the nation with more weight on his capable shoulders than Texas first-year starting quarterback Arch Manning.

The Longhorns are a team many believe can win the national championship with a loaded defense and a bevy of offensive playmakers. But they essentially let starting quarterback Quinn Ewers walk to make room for Manning.

Is the redshirt sophomore talented? Absolutely, he has loads of it. But even though we saw snippets of success in swaths of playing time a year ago for an injured Ewers, it’s different when this is now HIS team.

Big things are expected, and Manning seems primed to deliver. The former No. 1 overall prospect and nephew of Peyton and Eli will have the spotlight on him, but thankfully, he’s got a bunch of playmakers around him.

A talented running back corps is a safety blanket, but the most exciting players are in the receiving corps where Ryan Wingo and DeAndre Moore Jr. should have monster seasons.

Wingo gets the nod for the back-end of this tandem, though. The former 5-star prospect was overshadowed a season ago by Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and Alabama’s Ryan Williams, but he finished with 29 catches, 472 yards and two scores. Moore had seven scores, but the guess here is Wingo takes a monumental step forward this year.

Regardless, the ‘Horns have a lot of ability to stampede opponents on the scoreboard.