Alabama has quite the recruiting pitch to give to wide receiver prospects in recent years. From Jerry Jeudy all the way to Julio Jones, the Crimson Tide consistently has had one (or more) of the nation’s top wideouts on its roster.

The Tide staff is looking to continue that tradition in the 2020 class, already having landed three of the nation’s best pass catchers in Traeshon Holden, Javon Baker and Dazalin Worsham.

Over the weekend, the Tide hosted the best wide receiver in the country as far as ratings go as Julian Fleming made a return trip to the Capstone on an official visit.

“Was a great second trip,” the five-star wideout from Catawissa (Pa.) Southern Columbia told BamaOnLine. “Very happy I got to make it down again to meet the new staff.”

Fleming had a relationship with former wide receivers coach Josh Gattis, which some may have viewed as hurting the Tide’s chances when Gattis took the offensive coordinator job at Michigan this offseason. However, it’s new wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins that already had a close relationship with the elite wideout.

“Coach Wiggs and I have had a relationship since freshman year when he was at Virginia Tech, so now it’s just a new color I get to talk to him in,” Fleming said.

As the only official visitor on campus this weekend, Fleming got plenty of one-on-one time with head coach Nick Saban.

“His message was big really — don’t use college as a step to the NFL for four years, use college so you are successful for the next 40 years,” Fleming said of his talks with Saban.

Tide safety Eddie Smith hosted Fleming throughout the weekend. Smith, along with others, left a lasting impression on the five-star prospect.

“”The best part was the people,” Fleming said.

As far as first official visits go, Alabama didn’t disappoint.

“I went again to just feel it out and I loved it,” Fleming said. “I didn’t even wanna leave today when it came down to it.”

Currently Fleming has a top six of Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, and Penn State in no particular order.

At 6-foot-3, 210 pounds, Fleming is rated the No. 1 wide receiver and the No. 5 overall player in the country, per the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings.