College football rankings: Top 10 wide receivers of 2021

8. Marvin Mims, Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Sooners offense is rarely — if ever — short on big-time playmakers, including beyond the quarterback position. And despite an extremely loaded wide receiver room entering the 2020 season, then-true freshman Marvin Mims emerged as the most dangerous option in the passing offense throughout the year.

Playing in 11 games, Mims only caught 37 passes but took those for an unreal 610 yards and nine touchdowns, highlighting just how dangerous of a weapon he can be. Likely because of his age and relative inexperience, he wasn’t the focal point of the offense or even the No. 2 option in terms of workload. But again, that didn’t stop him from producing at an eye-popping rate.

Now with Charleston Rambo transferring to Miami and with what Mims proved in his first season in Norman, it’s not hard to imagine that he could be the top target-getter for the Sooners in the 2021 season. Couple that with the assumed development of Spencer Rattler and the rapport those two clearly have and this could be a special wide receiver.

Mims’ ability to take the top off of defenses is top-tier and the pass-catcher looks the part of an ideal fit in the Lincoln Riley offense, especially with a big-armed quarterback in control. We saw flashes of his upside as a freshman and the sophomore campaign could hold much bigger things for him.