TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- It’s been well-documented up to this point that Henry Ruggs III is fast.

Alabama’s junior wide receiver reportedly ran in the 4.25 range in the 40-yard dash earlier this month at the Crimson Tide’s junior pro day. For comparison, the fastest time at this year’s NFL Scouting Combine was 4.30. Current Cincinnati Bengals wideout and former Washington Huskies standout John Ross holds the Combine record after clocking a 4.22-second 40 in 2017.

But even that impressive time wasn’t enough for the speedy Ruggs.

“I didn’t really look for attention, it was just -- they told us to come up here and do that stuff and I just did what I had to do, and it just so happened I came out with those numbers,” Ruggs said Friday. “I actually was kind of upset after I ran because I didn’t feel like I had a good start, but after they told me the numbers I was like ... I still feel like I can do better.”

This is coming from a player that ran faster than 23 miles per hour, thanks to the catapult system, during 83-yard touchdown that wasn’t in Alabama’s home game against Missouri a season ago.

So, what would have happened if he had a good start on March 6?

“We’ll have to wait and see,” Ruggs said, “but I feel like I have a faster 40.”

Last season, Ruggs stepped into the starting lineup one year after seeing plenty of the field as a freshman. The Montgomery, Ala., native was one of three sophomore starters along with Jerry Jeudy and DeVonta Smith, and Ruggs finished second on the team in receptions and touchdowns.

Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III

The 6-foot, 183-pound wide receiver hauled in 46 catches for 741 yards and 11 scores, and his 11 touchdown receptions tied for second in the Southeastern Conference. He also ranked in the top 15 of the league in nearly every receiving category and tallied 20-plus yard gains on 13 of his catches in 2018. Thirty-four of his 46 receptions went for a first down or a touchdown.

He was one of six Alabama players that traveled to Indianapolis during the NFL Combine for the third-annual NCAA Elite Football Symposium, so a career on the gridiron awaits the rising junior. Obviously fast and already successful in a hand-timed 40-yard dash, was sure to keep up with his teammates and other receivers as they participated in the 40 and other drills at Lucas Oil Stadium.

“I just kind of look at it and try to compare myself to guys and just look at this guy this way and looking at things that he’s done,” Ruggs said. “So, I just try to compare myself to that so I can do better.”

As expected, though, Ruggs isn’t worrying about his future right now. His focus lies on spring practice and Saturday’s first scrimmage, which will take place at Bryant-Denny Stadium after noon CT.

“We always want to compete, and seeing as how practice isn’t a scrimmage, you don’t really have live periods moving the ball and things like that,” Ruggs said. “But once you have that scrimmage then you actually see where the team is and what kind of competitors we have.”

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