Another career night has Jerry Jeudy on pace for something special.

Alabama's sophomore receiver had a personal best 147 receiving yards on three catches Saturday night in the 39-10 win over Missouri. That included the 81-yard touchdown that helped his threat to a record set by another South Florida product.

Jeudy now has nine touchdowns in seven games this season to tie Dennis Homan's 1967 season for fourth-best in program history. One more will equal Al Lary's 1950 total with Amari Cooper's mark in sight. The current Oakland Raider had 16 in 2014 when Alabama played 14 games.

The nine touchdown catches rank second nationally for this current season. He trails only Hawaii's John Ursua who has 13 while playing one more game than Jeudy.

In terms of explosive plays, Jeudy is the national leader. His 27.1-yard average per reception is No. 1 over second-best Frank Darby of Arizona State's 25.2. And Jeudy's 14 catches of 20-plus yards ranks second in the country.

The 81-yarder on the second snap against Missouri was Jeudy's longest of the season after grabbing a 79-yard score early against Ole Miss. He had two touchdowns against Louisville, Arkansas State, Ole Miss and Arkansas while going scoreless in a two-game stretch against Texas A&M and Louisiana-Lafayette.

Jeudy remains the team leader in both receptions (26) and yards (705). DeVonta Smith is second in both at 21 catches and 409 yards.

Smith could be limited coming out of the Missouri game after Saban said he pulled a muscle in his leg catching a 57-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa. Henry Ruggs III, the third-leading receiver, also went down briefly against Missouri before returning to the game on a scary night health-wise for Alabama stars on offense.

Through seven games, five different players have 17-plus receptions led by Jeudy's 26. Ruggs has the second-most touchdowns with six followed by tight end Irv Smith II's four.