HOOVER, Ala. -- Jerry Jeudy was one of three wide receivers to represent their school at SEC Media Days this week at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham -- Wynfrey Hotel. And while Bryan Edwards and Kalija Lipscomb are talented players, Jeudy was college football’s best receiver in 2018.

Does he believe he’s clearly the No. 1 wideout in the nation entering his junior season?

“Yeah, I feel like I’m pretty good,” Jeudy said. “But there’s a lot of great receivers out there, too.”

Jeudy stepped into a starting role last year after seeing plenty of the field as a freshman in 2017. He led Alabama in receptions (68), receiving yards (1,315), receiving touchdowns (14), yards per catch (19.3) and yards per game (87.7). His 19.3 yards per catch average is now a school single-season record (minimum 50 catches), surpassing the previous total of 17.0 by DJ Hall in 2006.

On top of leading the Crimson Tide in several receiving categories, Jeudy finished tied for third nationally and led the SEC with 14 touchdown receptions. Those 14 scores rank second in Alabama single-season annals, just two shy of Amari Cooper (2014). His 1,315 receiving yards were also good for second in UA history for a single season, also behind Cooper (2014 -- 1,727 yards).

So, where does he believe in ranks among the Tide’s top receivers of the Nick Saban era?

He’s given that a lot of thought.

“Stat-wise -- that’s what I’m going off of -- Amari Cooper is No. 1 because ain’t nobody had 100 catches, 1,700 yards and 16 TDs like Amari Cooper,” Jeudy said, per the Montgomery Advertiser. “... I’m No. 2, Calvin Ridley’s No. 3 and Julio Jones is No. 4. But realistically, the best receiver, as in now without statistics, it’d be Julio Jones, Amari Cooper, Calvin Ridley and then me. Just because they’re doing it at a higher level than me, so I can’t compare myself to that.”

Jeudy will leave Alabama as one of the best receivers in program history. But even a player of his caliber that was named the nation’s top receiver a year ago has areas that he wants to improve.

“There is a lot that I need to improve on,” Jeudy said. “Things such as my fundamentals of the game and little things like that. Knowing how to run certain routes within certain coverages, knowing why I am running the routes like that. So, there is a lot for me to improve on to better myself as a player.”

The 6-foot-1, 192-pound wide receiver said he is addicted to football, and he spent some of his offseason honing his craft with Pro Bowl wideout Antonio Brown, who is now with the Oakland Raiders.

“I hit up AB on Instagram, and he just texted me and told me to come over, so I went over there,” Jeudy said. “We got a lot of good work in. He taught me a lot, such as taking care of my body and things like that.”

Brown and Jones are two of the top receivers in the National Football League, and Jeudy is on the path to do the same once his time is over in Tuscaloosa, Ala. That could be as soon as next offseason, following his junior year, as Jeudy has been projected as a first-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, with some pundits even having him come off the board with the No. 1 overall pick.

A receiver hasn’t been taken with the first pick of the draft since 1996 when the New York Jets selected Keyshawn Johnson out of USC, but if Jeudy has another record-setting season like he did in 2018, he could potentially end the drought. But that will have to wait. His mind is on the present.

“People tag me in that on social media, but that’s not really where my focus is,” Jeudy said. “Once you have a bad season, all of that expectation goes out the window. So, I’m focused on just having a great season, help my team get to the championship and better myself day by day.”

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