SEC post-spring position rankings: Wide receivers, tight ends

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Now that practice is officially over, it’s time to begin our post-spring position rankings.

We continue our series today with the wide receivers and tight ends.

1. Alabama: The quarterback position is still in flux, but regardless of who starts, they are going to have plenty of weapons to throw to. There’s star power with sophomore Calvin Ridley, arguably the SEC’s top returning receiver. And there’s plenty of depth with ArDarius Stewart, a healthy Robert Foster and Cam Sims, and the addition of graduate transfer Gehrig Dieter. Oh, and who can forget what tight end O.J. Howard did against Clemson in the title game?

2. Texas A&M: Going into last season, it was ‘how will Christian Kirk make an impact with so many other mouths to feed at Texas A&M?’ All Kirk did was lead the team and finish among the SEC leaders with 80 receptions, 1,009 yards and seven touchdowns. Not bad for a true freshman. Kirk is back this season, along with Josh Reynolds, Ricky Seals-Jones, Speedy Noil and Damion Ratley. It’s safe to say the Aggies are once again loaded at wide receiver.

3. Ole Miss: Considering the Rebels lost the SEC’s top receiver from a year ago in Laquon Treadwell, this might seem a little high. But there’s still plenty of talent with Quincy Adeboyejo, Damore’ea Stringfellow, Markell Pack and Derrick Jones. Plus, the coaches like what they’ve seen this spring from redshirt freshmen DaMarkus Lodge and Van Jefferson. And what solidifies their spot is Evan Engram, one of the top pass-catching tight ends in the league.

4. Arkansas: As good as Brandon Allen was last season, his receivers never got the credit they deserved. Led by Drew Morgan, this was a group that far exceeded expectations, and the good news is that they are all back — Morgan, Dominique Reed, Jared Cornelius and even Keon Hatcher. The only major loss was tight end Hunter Henry, but the Razorbacks have a potential star in Jeremy Sprinkle, Henry’s counterpart from a year ago.

5. LSU: Not every team can say it had three wide receivers transfer in one offseason. Two were former ESPN 300 …

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