Buckeyes Ranked At Top Of College Football Receiver Rankings

CBS Sports ranked the college football programs with the best pass-catchers in the game, including both wideouts and tight ends in the category of "receivers."

Timm Hamm | Jun 13, 2023

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As the game of college football continues the trend of passing before running for most schools, receivers are one of the most important position groups in the game. Whether it be the wide receiver room or the tight end room, teams near the top of the college football rankings each week are typically stacked in one or both of those rooms.

For example, Georgia and Ohio State both made the College Football Playoff last season with prolific passing games but did it very differently. Georgia focused on tight ends, while Ohio State is known for one of the best receiver corps year after year.

CBS Sports went so far as to rank the college football programs with the best pass-catchers in the game, including both wideouts and tight ends in the category of "receivers."

It's no surprise that Ohio State came in at No. 1 on the list:

1. Ohio State

"As long as Brian Hartline is spearheading Ohio State's wide receiver recruiting and development, the Buckeyes will be at or near the top. It starts with a pair of likely first-round draft picks in Emeka Egbuka and Marvin Harrison Jr., arguably the best overall wide receiver in the nation and an early frontrunner to take home the 2023 Biletnikoff Award.

"But there is so much more beyond that. Former five-star Julian Fleming is finally hitting his stride after taking a few years to develop, and Carnell Tate -- the No. 3 wide receiver in the 2023 class -- may have cracked the two-deep with a strong spring. Coaches also raved about speedy wideout Jayden Ballard's potential. At tight end, the Buckeyes have 400-yard receiver Cade Stover and a former top-40 wide receiver prospect in Gee Scott Jr. to back him up."

The Buckeyes were followed by No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Washington, No. 4 USC, and No. 5 Georgia. Honorable mention schools included LSU, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arizona and Oregon.

Ohio State is stacked once again at wideout, and if the quarterback situation in Columbus can work out this year as it's worked in recent years, the rest of the Big Ten as well as the college football landscape will have their work cut out for them on defense.