College Football 2025: The Wide Receivers Ready to Ignite a New Era of Lightning-Speed Showdowns
But using some of our advanced metrics like burn rate, which measures how frequently a targeted receiver shakes the closest defender to get himself open, we can get a read on a player’s talents that raw catches and yardage might not capture.
This methodology did well in spotlighting Elijah Sarratt, a James Madison transfer who turned out to be the No. 1 wideout for Indiana’s surprising playoff team.
So let’s try it again for the 2025 FBS season with five returning wide receivers who deserve your attention. They play for schools ranging from the defending national champion to a slightly above-average Sun Belt squad. What they have in common is a nice track record of being extremely difficult for defenders to catch, whether before they get the ball, afterward, or both.

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