A decade of Florida Gators football is finally in the books after the team wrapped up its 2019 season with a victory over the Virginia Cavaliers in the Capital One Orange Bowl on December 30. With the Gregorian year flipping from the teens to the twenties, it is time to look back and reflect on the best of the past 10 seasons.

Gators Wire staff members Tyler Nettuno and Teddy Rydquist already weighed in with their top-five quarterback and running back lists, respectively. Now it is time to present the last leg of the offensive triumvirate with the five top wide receivers of the past decade.

As mentioned in the quarterback post, there is one ground rule: For the purposes of these rankings, only the player’s impact at UF will be considered. Specifically, Van Jefferson’s stats from his years at Florida only count towards the final decision, omitting those earned at Ole Miss.

Before we get into the rankings, here are two honorable mentions. You can also view the aggregate data here.

Brandon Powell (2014-2017)

There is a lot to like about Brandon Powell, who began his career in Gainesville at the running back position, but transitioned to wide receiver after his freshman year to take advantage of his speed and soft hands.

Carrying the ball only 16 times his freshman season — and only 41 total for his career — Powell found success through the air, grabbing 15 or more passes in all four of his years, with a season-high 45 during his junior campaign in 2016.

Powell finished his career with the fifth-most yards receiving for the decade and tied for third with two other players for most touchdowns caught (9). His 10.2 yards per catch is the lowest average among the decade’s leaders, as he was less of a downfield threat than many wide receivers.

Gators WR Brandon Powell (@_Powellbp4) came up CLUTCH, converting on 4th down, then the 5-yd TD against Tennessee pic.twitter.com/ld6OjsCfml — Nikko Tan (@TheNikkoTan) September 27, 2015

Freddie Swain (2016-2019)

Freddie Swain was a bit of a late bloomer, which is a large reason why he sits outside of the top-five in the honorable mention section. Swain only caught eight passes in each of his first two seasons, which he almost doubled to a paltry 14 catches before he broke out during his senior year to put up big numbers on 38 receptions.

Despite his lack of usage during his first three years in Gainesville, Swain led all wide receivers in total and receiving touchdowns with 15, including seven in 2019 — tied for the most of any player over the course of a season in the past 10 years. His career average of 14.6 yards per catch is second-best among the leaders, though it does come with a small sample size warning due to his limited receptions.

On that sample size note, his 2018 average per catch (18.9) was the second-best single-season mark, though it only came on 14 receptions. Also, Swain’s career totals in yards receiving and catches are the second-fewest among the leaders. Nonetheless, he was among the best wide receivers on the Florida squad over the past decade and could have been even better had he blossomed earlier.

Who do the Gators go to on 4th and 8? Freddie Swain, of course. pic.twitter.com/jgNIhETZtF — libgator (@lib_gator) December 31, 2019

NEXT: No. 5 Deonte Thompson (2008-2011)

Deonte Thompson • Quinton Dunbar • Van Jefferson • Demarcus Robinson • Antonio Callaway