The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn Tigers may just have two superstars on their hands with two in-state highly touted freshmen wide receivers.
For Auburn, it comes via Cam Coleman of Central Phenix City, who last season helped the Red Devils end the Thompson run of dominance in Class 7A with an MVP performance in the state championship game.
Coleman was a top-five recruit in the entire nation and has received nothing but great reports from Tigers staff throughout the spring. The official Auburn social media page shared an image of him coming down with a sensational one-handed grab at practice over the weekend:
oh my word Cameron Coleman. pic.twitter.com/LC6m0HNTZn
— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) August 3, 2024
Not to be outdone, Alabama freshman Ryan Williams out of Saraland, who skipped his senior year and reclassified after becoming the first player to ever win back-to-back Mr. Football awards, made a similar catch in practice that circled social media over the weekend as well:
Ryan Williams doin a Ryan Williams thing 👀 pic.twitter.com/0TYYcdazVl
— The Alabama Nation #GumpCertified 🥋 (@AlabamaNati0n) August 4, 2024
Both Coleman and Williams will immediately contribute to their respective wide receiver rooms and help pave the way to elite pass catching groups on both sides of the Iron Bowl rivalry for years to come.
If you don’t know the names of these two rising superstars, you had better learn them now before the entire nation gets an introduction this season.
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.
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