There's no shortage of confidence emanating from Auburn's wide receiver group.
Though no Tigers receiver has 300 career receiving yards, the sophomore-laden group is aiming to be the best in the country and at least one member thinks the unit could be historic.
"I don't want to sound cocky, but I think we can be the best group of receivers that Auburn has ever had, but in the SEC, too," Eli Stove said. "I'm not cocky, I'm just saying, if we keep working hard and doing everything we're supposed to do catching every ball, every deep ball, every 50-50 ball thrown to us, I think we can be a good group -- maybe the best group."
It will take a lot for this group to make history, individually or collectively.
Auburn failed to have a player with 600 yards last season for the first time since 2008 and Tony Stevens, who led the Tigers with 31 catches for 487 yards and three touchdowns, is gone. There hasn't been a 1,000-yard receiver at Auburn since Ronney Daniels in 1999 and there have been only two in program history.
Redshirt-sophomore Darius Slayton said the wide outs want to be the "best receiving group in the country" but "definitely" has something to prove.
"I feel like we definitely want to go out there and show what we can do on Saturdays and game days," said Slayton, who is Auburn's leading returning receiver in yards (292). "It obviously starts with a better relationship with our quarterbacks, Sean and Jarrett, getting on the same page with them. But for sure, though, we definitely want to go out there and prove that we can be big-time receivers."
With Jarrett Stidham at quarterback and Chip Lindsey's more passing-oriented offense, there is great optimism about the passing game.
While junior Ryan Davis has taken on a leadership role, there has yet to be one wide out who has risen above the rest of the group, but balance could be the key.
"I'm not ready to say we have a one go-to guy, but I will say that group has improved," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. "As a whole they've improved during fall camp. I know (wide receivers coach Kodi) Burns has strained that group, been very demanding on them (and) coach Lindsey has too."
Lindsey said he's "counting on all of them" to contribute and Burns believes there are "a couple" of receivers who could hit the 1,000-yard mark and snap the SEC's longest streak without such a receiver.
"We have a good problem here: We got multiple guys who I think could spread the ball around to and make plays," Burns said. "I think we have a good situation because coach Lindsey coming in with the different things we're going to do on offense as far as the passing game and RPOs, multiple guys have to step up and make plays.
"It's not going to be in the past where one guy is doing this; it's going to be multiple guys that I think we're going to see taking the next step and making plays."
Stove, Kyle Davis and Nate Craig-Myers were all ranked in the top 20 receivers as recruits in 2016. They'll have a lot to say as to whether Auburn can reach its goals this season.
"Darius is fast. Ryan is quick, Nate Craig is strong, Eli Stove is fast," cornerback Carlton Davis said. "They all bring something different, so it's not like I can (ever) take off a play (in practice). I always have to be on my game and be focused, because any one of them is poison. So you've just got to pick your poison."
For Auburn's receivers to be the best in SEC history as Stove believes is possible, it would have to top the likes of Alabama's 2014 group led by Amari Cooper, Texas A&M's 2013 group led by Mike Evans, LSU's 2013 group with 1,000-yarders Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry, LSU's 2001 team with SEC single-season record holder Josh Reed and Michael Clayton and several Florida corps, including 2001 with 1,000-yarders Jabar Gaffney and Reche Caldwell.
Stidham, who played with first-round pick Corey Coleman at Baylor, has repeatedly stated Auburn's receivers are a "special" group.
"They're a great, great group of guys and they love to play football," Stidham said. "I'm just trying to get the ball in their hands as much as I can."