Predicting SEC statistical leaders for 2025: Le'Veon Moss, Taurean York in for huge years
Texas A&M has no shortage of depth for this upcoming year, but there are a couple of standouts for the Aggies. Even among a conference full of studs and future NFL stars, the Aggies have a couple that could be the cream of the crop in the SEC.
No one, of course, would be so bold to think that their own team would lead the conference in most categories. The leaders will be from all over the SEC, just like every year: here is who will be atop the lists at the conclusion of 2025.
Passing leader: Austin Simmons, Ole Miss
This is a bit of a risky prediction, but Lane Kiffin's offense means that his quarterback will have a lot of opportunities for easy throws and picking up big yards down the field, especially against lower-quality opponents. We've seen this happen time and time again with Kiffin, and even though they have some tough opponents on the schedule, I think he'll buoy Simmons' game enough to see it happen again.
Simmons himself is a junior who has waited his turn at Ole Miss for quite some time, sitting and learning behind Jaxson Dart. He's more mobile than Dart is, which is something that could end up hurting his chances to be a passing leader, but could also simply make the Ole Miss offense tougher to defend in general.
His baseball background will no doubt help him as well; fans are used to seeing players that have that kind of milieu excel in passing off-platform. Combined with his mobility, that could help him even more in a quest to achieve this title.
Kiffin is second to none at scheming up easy passing gains for his offense, so even if Simmons doesn't quite make the top echelon here, I think he's near that mark. This is putting a bit of faith in Simmons, as we have yet to see any kind of extended stretch from him, but I think he could be a guy a lot more people are talking about when all is said and done.