Who's the fastest? Track times of LSU's 2025 wide receiver room
LSU had a clear need over the offseason to improve its top-end speed and playmaking on the perimeter and the Tigers have checked that area of need off in a big way this month. LSU’s wide receiver room now has a variety of skill sets to complement returning quarterback Garrett Nussmeier in the 2025 season, further rebuilding the Tigers offense.
On Wednesday afternoon, On3’s Cody Bellaire tweeted out the track times of all of the wide receivers on LSU’s roster, showing how fast the room is. Pair these times with Caden Durham and Harlem Berry and speed is no longer a concern for this offense. Here’s a rundown of their track times and the potential for this WR room in 2025.
*Ordered from slowest to fastest verified times – Some times are from different stages in a players high school career and may not be perfectly accurate of what they were when signing with LSU or what they are now.
Playmakers
HS 40-yard time: 4.59
Track times: 16.06 110 Hurdles
HS 40-yard time: 4.57
Track times: 22.88 200M
HS 40-yard time: 4.69
Track times: 10.89 100M
HS 40-yard time: N/A
Track times: 10.86 100M, 21.9 200M
Anderson is 6-foot-4 with long strides which gives defensive backs problems. At Oklahoma he was one of the most explosive players in the country and was a star in 2023 before missing 2024 with a quad injury. I think he certainly plays faster than this and has exceptional route-running and playmaking to boot.
Billiot is a smooth receiver with tons of talent, but has to be sharp as a route runner to create separation, similar to Kyle Parker who continues to maximize his potential and showed flashes before getting hurt in 2024. Francis is exceptionally strong and well built as he enters college and someone that has elite hand-eye and tracking ability to make contested catches.
New Orleans speed
HS 40-yard time: 4.53
Track times: 7.03 60M, 10.77 100M, 22.77 200M
HS 40-yard time: 4.39
Track times: 11.08 100M
HS 40-yard time: 4.35
Track times: 7.07 60M, 11.09 100M
Three players from the greater New Orleans area all with excellent return ability out of high school and all players who have transferred back to LSU after going elsewhere to start their careers. We saw Thomas and Anderson’s quickness and elusiveness on full display whether that was on the return game, at wide receiver, or out of the backfield. Those two will continue to get ample touches for the Tigers in 2025.
As for Hill, he graduated from high school at Edna Karr in 2021 and he’s had a winding road to return to Louisiana. Still, that top-end speed is something that could get him on the field in Baton Rouge and give him a chance to revive his career.
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The Burners
HS 40-yard time: 4.44
Track times: 10.85 100M, 21.33 200M, 47.5 400M
HS 40-yard time: 4.46
Track times: 6.76 60M, 10.46 100M, 21.41 200M, 49.38 400M
HS 40-yard time: 4.38
Track times: 10.49 100M, 21.33 200M, 48.78 400M
These three are all elite track athletes at the high school level. Chris Hilton was a state champion in high jump and claimed the state title for that record 400 time, showing his incredible athleticism. That has translated on the field when he’s been healthy as we;ve seen him as a go-to deep threat for Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier in spurts.
Phillip Wright and Brown have sub 10.5 100 meter times, which is incredible, but the two are separated by three years. Brown will enter his fourth season of college football in 2025, while Wright will be a freshman. Both have the top-end speed and if Wright’s career ends up like Brown’s then LSU has another playmaker for the future. As for Brown specifically, he’s expected to be an immediate contributor with that top-end speed for the Tigers on the outside.
The Track Star
HS 40-yard time: 4.34
Track times: 6.67 60M, 10.19 100M, 20.39 200M
Watkins is on a different tier from the rest of this group. He is one of the fastest football players in the country and a two-time Texas 6A 200 meter state champion. He’s going to run track this year for LSU and look to get that 100 meter time down to 10 seconds flat and further improve that 200 meter time as well. You always hear about the difference between track speed and football speed and this is a prime example.
He also has talent as a receiver and potential, despite being 5-foot-9. The hope should be for him to take a significant step forward and compete for snaps as a sophomore in the rotation with this level of speed that defensive backs can not match.
