ATLANTA -- Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy is a finalist for the 2018 Biletnikoff Award, which is annually presented to the nation’s top receiver. And according to some of the top players that faced the speedy sophomore this season, Jeudy is, in fact, deserving of the accolade.

Deandre Baker of Georgia said Jeudy was the best receiver he faced this season.

“He’s a quick receiver, taller guy, got long speed,” Baker said Wednesday. “He runs good routes, getting in and out of his cuts quick. He’s one of the best receivers in the nation, if not the best.”

Greedy Williams of LSU echoed Baker’s comments about Jeudy’s elusiveness.

“Just how quick he can stop in his break. It’s ridiculous,” Williams said. “He had one of those full-speed automatic stops, so his going and stopping is tremendous. With that, it’s kind of hard to know what a guy’s doing. If he’s full-speed, you’re going to go full-speed and he’s just going to stop on you and cut back around. … He’s one of those guys who will stop on you in a second. Our whole team tried to pursue to the ball, and he just stopped on everybody and cut it back.”

Both Baker and Williams are finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award for the nation’s top defensive back.

This season, Jeudy leads a talent-rich Alabama offense with 1,103 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns on 59 receptions. His 84.8 receiving yards per game ranks second the SEC, while his 18.69 yards per reception ranks third. His 10-yard, game-tying touchdown reception from Jalen Hurts in the SEC Championship Game was Jeudy’s 12th scoring catch of the season, which was good for second on the Alabama single-season touchdown receptions list behind school record holder Amari Cooper, who caught 16 -- and won the Biletnikoff -- in 2014.

Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy

Jeudy’s 24 receiving yards on three catches against Georgia last weekend in Atlanta gave him 1,103 yards receiving this season, just 30 yards behind second-place Julio Jones (1,133 yards in 2010). Cooper is also the school record-holder with 1,727 yards in the 2014 season.

The one thing that separates Jeudy from those two now-NFL receivers is he has far fewer catches. Cooper caught 124 passes in 2014, while Jones had 78 in 2010. Jeudy only has 59.

“Just making the best out of your opportunities,” Jeudy said at the College Football Hall of Fame. “You’re not going to get 50 catches. You’ve got all these other guys that need the ball, too, that are making plays, so when your name’s called, you just make that play. I feel like I’m just a guy that’s out there helping my team win, just making plays when my name is called.”

The winner of the Biletnikoff Award will be announced tonight during The Home Depot College Football Awards show in Atlanta. The show will air on ESPN at 6 p.m. CT. Joining Jeudy as a finalist are wide receivers Andy Isabella of UMass and Tylan Wallace of Oklahoma State.

“I always dreamed about something like this, and now that I’m here, it actually could happen,” Jeudy said. “It’s just a great feeling, I’m very thankful and I give that all to God and my family and my teammates.”

Along with Jeudy, the Crimson Tide will have three additional players in Atlanta as finalists for other national awards. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is a finalist for the Maxwell Award and Davey O’Brien Award, while defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and left tackle Jonah Williams are finalists for the Outland Trophy. Quinnen is also a finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award.

Contact Charlie Potter by 247Sports' personal messaging or on Twitter (@Charlie_Potter).

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