The upcoming college football season will be here sooner than one might believe as the month of July continues to buzz by. While the focus of late has been on the situation developing out west with two schools looking to depart from the Pac-12, over on the east side the fan bases have been looking ahead to the Southeastern Conference’s 2022 campaign.
The Florida Gators have a steep hill to climb ahead to return to respectability, a task that [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] has been entrusted with after a tumultuous end to the [autotag]Dan Mullen[/autotag] era. However, the new head coach was not left with a completely bare cupboard as the current roster is still rich with talent despite a great deal of turnover this year.
Among those talented players is wide receiver [autotag]Justin Shorter[/autotag], a former transfer portal coup who started off with the Penn State Nittany Lions but found his way to Gainesville during the Mullen era. The Gators’ pass-catcher is expected to be one of the best in the conference this fall.
The USA TODAY Sports Network is counting down to SEC media days, scheduled for July 18-21 in Atlanta, by revealing its top players at each position grouping. Take a look below at who it ranked as the 10 best wide receivers in the SEC heading into the 2022 season, with blurbs on each player.