College Football Player Rankings: Tetairoa McMillan, Tre Harris headline On3 Impact Top 10 WRs after Week 3
Three weeks of the season have come and gone, giving us a good idea who the top college football players are shaping up to be in 2024. Today we take a look at the top wide receiver offerings.
On3’s experts have put their heads together and weighed the performances thus far, as well as the overall ability of each pass-catcher, to determine the rankings.
Let’s dive in, starting from the top with the best college wide receiver in the game right now.
1. Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
It’s always interesting to see what happens to a college wide receiver once they become the focal point of the defensive scouting report. McMillan ensured he’d be that guy with his season opener against New Mexico, when he snagged 10 passes for 304 yards and four touchdowns.
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He had a quieter Week 2 but continued to make an impact drawing away coverage from other players. Week 3 was more of his norm, with 138 yards and 11 catches. Still, even with the quiet Week 2 he’s putting up absurd numbers: 453 receiving yards and four touchdowns through the first three games.
2. Tre Harris, Ole Miss
The Ole Miss wide receiver has been remarkably consistent through the first three weeks of the season, catching at least eight passes per game. Though the touchdown numbers aren’t there just yet, Harris is proving he’ll be in the mix for the top receiver awards later this year.
The talented wideout has averaged more than 130 yards per contest. He’s now sitting on 27 catches for 403 yards and two touchdowns through the first three weeks of the season. And it feels like those numbers can continue to improve.
3. Luther Burden III, Missouri
Burden had the unfortunate distinction of already being on every defensive scouting report to start the season. He’s had a tough go of it in the early weeks, though it’s certainly not through any fault of his own.
The explosive Missouri prospect is coming off his best game of the season, recording six catches for 117 yards and a touchdown against Boston College in a key win. He’s got 13 catches for 181 yards and two touchdowns on the year, while he has also contributed a rushing touchdown.
4. Travis Hunter, Colorado
The two-way star has been good on both sides of the ball, and he’s coming off his most productive game on both sides after helping his team to a win over Colorado State. Hunter has gradually increased his catch total each week, too.
He came away with 13 catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns against the Rams, nearly matching his scoring output from the opener, where he scored three times. In three games, the superstar wide receiver has caught 30 passes for 342 yards and five touchdowns.
5. Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
Ohio State had a bye this week, so Egbuka and company had the week to regroup and work on any fixes to the offense that might be needed after the first two weeks. That should only pay further dividends for the wide receivers going forward.
So far, though, the chemistry has looked pretty good between new transfer quarterback Will Howard and the wideouts. Egbuka has caught nine passes for 149 yards. He has yet to find the end zone, though.
6. Xavier Restrepo, Miami
Restrepo went into the year as Miami’s top target in the passing game and very quickly re-established why that is the case. He had an excellent showing in a win over Florida, catching seven passes for 112 yardsand a touchdown.
He has continued to produce since then, including a multi-touchdown outing against Ball State this week. Restrepo has a touchdown in ever contest so far, sitting at 14 catches for 263 yards and four touchdowns.
7. Kyren Lacy, LSU
Like Restrepo, Lacy has scored a touchdown in every game and also can boast a multi-touchdown game. That came in the form of a three-touchdown day against Nicholls in Week 2.
Lacy has helped the LSU passing game pick up almost right where it left off with Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jayden Daniels. He has totaled 17 catches for 222 yards and five touchdowns already, sitting second nationally in receiving touchdowns, along with Hunter.
8. Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
The former No. 1 overall recruit in the nation has absolutely lived up to the billing so far, showing up in a big way for Ohio State early in the season. He has caught a touchdown pass in each of the team’s first two games this year.
Smith’s explosiveness and ability to get past seasoned college defenders is already notable. And he’s only going to get better with time. So far, he’s got 11 catches for 211 yards and three touchdowns, a pretty good tally for the wide receiver in just two games worth of work.
9. Tez Johnson, Oregon
Johnson had a super quiet Week 2, losing one yard on three catches in the contest. But he bounced back from that nicely in a win over rival Oregon State, catching seven passes for 110 yards. One of his issues in climbing higher on this list might be the presence of teammate Evan Stewart.
Bottom line, there are a lot of targets at Oregon and Johnson will have to continue to fight to prove he’s the best of them. Still, he’s got 22 catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns to date, which is nothing to sneeze at.
10. Isaiah Bond, Texas
The Alabama transfer has made a seamless transition to Texas, where he has been fairly involved in each of the team’s first three games. He just put together his first 100-yard outing on Saturday against UTSA, catching five passes for 103 yards and two touchdowns.
In total, that now gives Bond 13 catches for 215 yards and three touchdowns. It will bear monitoring how he fares in the event Texas has to turn to backup quarterback Arch Manning for a stretch with starter Quinn Ewers battling an abdominal injury.
There you have it, your top 10 wide receivers in college football following Week 3 of the season. As you can see, there are a good number of impact players, from established veterans to new transfers to true freshmen. It’s a solid list from top to bottom, although one that will almost certainly see some more shifting as more and more games hit the docket. But that’s why we watch, right?