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Big 12 football wide receiver rankings: Where does Brennan Presley, Travis Hunter land?​

Justin Martinez
The Oklahoman

The Big 12 isn't short on talented wide receivers.

The revamped conference is loaded with returners such as OSU's Brennan Presley and Central Florida's Kobe Hudson, but it also features newcomers such as Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan and Colorado's Travis Hunter.

Here are the top 10 Big 12 wide receivers entering this season:

Top 10 Big 12 wide receivers for 2024 season​

10. Xzavier Henderson, Cincinnati​

Even though Cincinnati only ranked 12th in the Big 12 in passing yards per game last season (209), Henderson still looked impressive.

The Florida transfer recorded career highs of 58 catches, 782 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns as a junior. He earned an All-Big 12 honorable mention for his strong play.
Henderson has the talent to be higher on this list, but his production could be limited on a Cincinnati team that'll surely lean on Corey Kiner and the run game.

9. LaJohntay Wester, Colorado​

Wester is a Florida Atlantic transfer who should contribute right away for Colorado.
Wester ranked second in the nation in catches last season (108), which he turned into 1,168 yards and eight touchdowns. He earned an American Athletic first team selection and also took home Special Teams Player of the Year honors for the conference.
Wester is joined by Travis Hunter and Jimmy Horn Jr. in a stacked Colorado receiver room. But the Buffaloes love to throw the football, and Wester should still get plenty of chances to connect with quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
More:Colorado's Deion Sanders looking forward to facing Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State football

8. Lawrence Arnold, Kansas​

Kansas dealt with injuries at the quarterback position last season, but Arnold provided a trusty target for whoever was throwing the ball.

Arnold caught 44 passes for career highs of 782 yards and six touchdowns as a junior. He even earned an All-Big 12 honorable mention.
Arnold could be in for another strong campaign if Jalon Daniels stays healthy at quarterback. But if the Jayhawks have to turn to backup freshmen Cole Ballard or Isaiah Marshall, they'll surely lean on the run game more instead.

7. Rashod Owens, Oklahoma State​

Owens was one of OSU's biggest breakout players last season.
Owens recorded career highs of 63 catches, 895 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns as a junior. He also earned an All-Big 12 honorable mention and was named the Texas Bowl MVP in OSU's win over Texas A&M.
Brennan Presley is still the top target for the Cowboys, and running back Ollie Gordon II is a Heisman Trophy candidate who'll get fed the ball often. But Owens is a talented receiver who'll get plenty of opportunities to build on his breakout campaign.

6. Jayden Higgins, Iowa State​

After transferring from Eastern Kentucky, Higgins had no trouble adjusting to Big 12 play last season.
Higgins earned an All-Big 12 honorable mention as a junior with 53 catches, a career-high 983 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns. He even became one of just three players in program history to record two career 150-yard receiving games in a season.

Higgins will have to share targets with Jaylin Noel again this season. But reigning Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year Rocco Becht is returning at quarterback, and he knows how to spread the wealth.

5. Jaylin Noel, Iowa State​

Iowa State found itself in need of a new lead receiver last season following the departure of Xavier Hutchinson.
Noel became that guy. The co-captain earned an All-Big 12 second team selection as a junior with career highs of 66 receptions, 820 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.
Noel has continuously elevated his game each season. Now a senior, he's undoubtedly one of the top receivers in the Big 12.

4. Travis Hunter, Colorado​

Hunter shined at the cornerback position last season. He earned a Pac-12 first team selection as a sophomore with 31 tackles, five broken-up passes and three interceptions.

But Hunter also shined at the receiver position. He caught 57 passes for 721 yards and five touchdowns.
Hunter is probably the most talented player on this list, and he'll surely be a go-to target for Sanders. But he comes in at No. 4 because of Colorado's crowded receiving room, and he'll also have to split time and energy between both sides of the field.

3. Kobe Hudson, Central Florida​

Central Florida made its Big 12 debut last season, and Hudson established himself as one of the conference's most electric newcomers.
Hudson earned an All-Big 12 honorable mention with career highs of 44 catches, 900 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns as a senior. He averaged 20.5 yards per catch, which ranked third in the Big 12.
Hudson put up those numbers despite being UCF's No. 2 receiver behind Javon Baker. Now that Baker is in the NFL, Hudson is sure to thrive as the go-to target for Arkansas transfer quarterback KJ Jefferson.

More:Big 12 football quarterback rankings: Where does Shedeur Sanders, Jalon Daniels land?

2. Brennan Presley, Oklahoma State​

Presley is back for his fifth season with the Cowboys.
Presley earned an All-Big 12 second team selection last season for recording career highs of 101 receptions, 991 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns. The accomplished veteran ranks fourth in program history in career catches (225) and seventh in career receiving yards (2,548).
Presley is a lethal offensive weapon who can also do damage as a kick returner. And with quarterback Alan Bowman in the mix for his seventh season, there's no question who his favorite target will be.

1. Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona​

There's a new top receiver in the Big 12.
McMillan dominated as a sophomore at Arizona last season. He earned a Pac-12 second team selection by recording the fifth-most receiving yards in the nation (1,402) on 90 catches, and he hauled in 10 touchdowns.

McMillan is a former high school teammate of quarterback Noah Fifita, who's also back for Arizona. It's undoubtedly the most dangerous quarterback-receiver duo in the Big 12.

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What are early impressions of Oklahoma State football's latest group of transfers?​

Scott Wright
The Oklahoman

LAS VEGAS — Rare is the occasion when Ollie Gordon II crosses paths with a running back who is bigger than him.

While Gordon says he’s added a few pounds since he was weighed for the new Oklahoma State roster — he’s listed at 6-foot-2, 225 pounds but says he has surpassed 230 — he believes his new teammate still has him beat.

Trent Howland checked in at 6-foot-3, 240 pounds when he arrived in June after transferring from Indiana.

“I’m probably 230 now, but he’s a healthy 240,” Gordon said last week at Big 12 Media Days at Allegiant Stadium.

Howland was one of three new transfers who arrived in June, all of whom could find a way to have an impact on the field this season.

Howland was joined by a pair of receiver transfers, Gavin Freeman from OU and Da’Wain Lofton from Virginia Tech.

A 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior, Lofton is originally from Fort Worth, Texas, so the move back closer to home is exciting — something his new quarterback, Alan Bowman, has experienced after transferring in from Michigan.



“Being able to go back home for Fourth of July, it’s good for you,” said Bowman, who has begun to build a strong relationship with all of his new receivers in summer workouts. “For your mental, it’s good to see family, to see friends, it is good.

“As far as football, he’s Brennan Presley 2.0, which is great. Not afraid of contact, not afraid of anything. Soft-spoken but kind, so he fits right in with the guys.”

Freeman, who initially walked on at OU two years ago before earning a scholarship last season, also looks ideal for the inside receiver position. He could redshirt this season, but still see action in a few games as a backup to Presley in the slot or in the return game.

“One thing I’ll say about Gavin is he’s fast, and he goes full-speed 100% of the time,” Bowman said. “He’s gonna help us. Even if it’s not this year, in years coming, he’s gonna make a lot of plays for the Cowboys and it’s gonna be fun.”

Lofton and Freeman help build some depth in a receiver group that has minimal experience behind its starters. Both played in several games at their previous schools.



Howland brings the same type of depth and experience at running back, and he could find himself in a key role, particularly as the team’s other veteran backup, A.J. Green, recovers from a lower leg injury suffered in spring practice.

Green transferred in from Arkansas in January, and looked like an ideal addition to complement Gordon in the Cowboys’ thin backfield, in which redshirt freshman Sesi Vailahi is the only other player with college experience. Green has just one season remaining and Howland has two.

“I like Trent,” Gordon said. “He’s willing to learn. He takes the extra time to meet with me. We’ll watch film, we’ll talk about stuff. If he has questions, he’ll ask.”

Head coach Mike Gundy has been limited in his direct interactions with the newcomers, but he’s getting good reports.

“They’ve done a really good job in offseason,” Gundy said. “The other players speak very highly of them. The strength coaches speak very highly off them. And during the June training, our guys really liked them.

“I saw very little of them. But I do know our people feel really good about those guys. They feel those receivers can help us in games, and the running back gives us a big, dominant force that can help offset Ollie.”

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