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College Football: Each Power Five conference’s top 3 receivers for 2020

By Aaron Gershon

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 07: Ja'Marr Chase #1 of the LSU Tigers catches a touchdown pass in the first quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs during the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 07, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 07: Ja'Marr Chase #1 of the LSU Tigers catches a touchdown pass in the first quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs during the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 07, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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WR. Sophomore. David Bell. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 848. 3

Very quietly, Purdue‘s David Bell emerged as one of the Big Ten’s top wide receivers as a true freshman in 2019.

Bell hauled in conference-leading 86 passes for 1,035 yards and seven touchdowns. He was named an AP first-team Freshman All-American and took home the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award.

Next season, he will form perhaps the best wide receiver duo in the nation with a wide receiver that takes the top spot among Big Ten receivers.

Pick Analysis. WR. Junior. Rashod Bateman. 2. Scouting Report. player. 852

While Tyler Johnson took up much of the spotlight among Minnesota playmakers in 2020, Rashod Bateman established himself as one of the top receivers in the Big Ten.

Bateman hauled in 60 catches for 1,219 yards and 11 touchdowns. He ranked second in the conference in receiving yards and took home All-Big Ten first-team honors, third-team All-American honors, Big Ten’s Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Award and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award as he helped lead the Golden Gophers to an 11-2 season that ended in an Outback Bowl win over Auburn.

The 6-foot-2 wideout is expected to be a first-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and is considered by many as the top receiver in the Big Ten. He comes in at No. 2 on this list but could easily prove me wrong with another All-American campaign.

Pick Analysis. WR. Sophomore. 848. player. Scouting Report. Rondale Moore. 1

If Rondale Moore had stayed healthy in 2019, he would undoubtedly be the top receiver in the Big Ten entering 2020. Even with the season-ending injury, it’s hard to pick anyone else.

As a true freshman in 2018, Moore made nation-leading 114 catches for 1,258 yards and 12 touchdowns. He also added 213 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. At Purdue, he flew under the radar for part of the season but emerged as a superstar when he caught 12 passes for 170 yards to lead the Boilermakers to a 49-20 upset victory over Ohio State.

Moore was named a Consensus All-American, took home first-team All-Big Ten honors, and won three awards, including the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award, Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year award and Paul Hornung Award for the nation’s most versatile player.

In 2019 he was held to just four games after suffering a knee injury. He gained a redshirt season and is already feeling 100 percent healthy heading into 2020. A well-rested Moore will be a scary sight for opposing defenses as Purdue looks to make a run at a Big Ten West title.

Honorable mention: Chris Olave, Ohio State

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