Auburn improved in year one under head coach Hugh Freeze, but there is still much work to be done.
Auburn struggled at several positions this season, but wide receiver was the most troubled.
Rivaldo Fairweather led the Tigers in receiving with 33 receptions for 349 yards and six touchdowns.
Auburn didn’t have many options at the position this season, so they’ll have to find some this offseason.
Auburn has two 5-star wide receivers committed in Cam Coleman and Perry Thompson, but it would be wise to find some veterans in the portal.
Which transfer wide receivers would be the best fit for Auburn?
Deion Burks’s
In his sophomore year, Burks led Purdue in receiving. He had 47 receptions for 629 yards and seven touchdowns. The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder from Belleville, Michigan, would be eligible for the next two years. According to 247Sports, Burks is the portal’s No. 11 ranked player and No. 3 ranked wide receiver.
Caullin Lacy,
Lacy was South Alabama’s receiving leader by a wide margin his junior year. He was 560 yards ahead of the Jaguars’ second-leading receiver. In his junior season, he caught 91 passes for 1,316 yards and seven touchdowns. Lacy, a native of Mobile, Alabama, is currently the portal’s No. 47 ranked player and No. 12 ranked wide receiver, according to 247Sports. The 5-foot-10, 190-pounder would be eligible for one more year.
Sheppard, Will
In his fourth season with the team, Sheppard led the team in receiving. This season, he caught 47 passes for 684 yards and eight touchdowns. According to 247Sports, the Mandeville, Louisiana native is the portal’s No. 22 ranked player and No. 7 ranked wide receiver.
The 6-foot-3, 198-pounder would have one season of eligibility remaining.
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