Clemson is stocked with talent at wide receiver entering the 2025 season. But how does the Tigers’ receiving corps stack up among the top units in the country?
Pro Football Focus (PFF) ranked the top 10 receiving corps in college football heading into the upcoming season, and Clemson checked in at No. 3, behind only Ohio State at No. 1 and Auburn at No. 2.
For Clemson at receiver, it all starts with the big three – Antonio Williams, Bryant Wesco Jr. and T.J. Moore. Williams, who could have easily left for the NFL, will enter next season with several school records within his grasp. Wesco and Moore both proved their worth as freshmen, and those two are only going to get better the more they play.
Add in a healthy Tyler Brown, transfer Tristan Smith, and Cole Turner, who has carved out a role as a complimentary piece, and the Tigers boast a receiver room that figures to be one of the nation’s best.
Here’s what PFF’s Max Chadwick wrote about Clemson’s receiving corps ahead of the 2025 campaign:
Clemson’s top wide receiver trio is about as good as there is in college football. Bryant Wesco Jr. is my seventh-ranked returning wideout after a stellar freshman season. His 707 receiving yards trailed only Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams among true freshmen. He wasn’t the only impressive true freshman in the Tigers’ receiving corps, though. T.J. Moore lived up to his five-star billing by placing fourth among all true freshmen with 650 receiving yards last year.
Finally, Antonio Williams has first-round upside in the 2026 NFL Draft after tying for third among Power Four wideouts with 11 receiving touchdowns last season.
Behind Clemson, Ole Miss and Alabama round out the top five in PFF’s receiving corps ranking.
Clemson’s season-opening opponent, LSU, landed at No. 7 on the list:
Like Georgia, LSU significantly upgraded its receiving corps through the transfer portal. Nic Anderson played just nine snaps in 2024 due to a quadriceps injury but was a nice deep threat for Oklahoma the year before, logging 344 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 20-plus-yard throws. Kentucky’s Barion Brown is a speedster whose 805 career receiving yards after the catch are the seventh most in the SEC since 2022. Speaking of speed, Aaron Anderson is back for another year after placing second in the SEC with 458 yards after the catch.
While the Tigers lost star tight end Mason Taylor to the NFL, they have an exciting replacement in sophomore Trey’Dez Green. He was a five-star recruit in the 2024 class, led all true freshmen tight ends with a 69.9 PFF receiving grade this past season and didn’t drop a single pass.