Nine Alabama alumni have recorded 1,000-yard receiving seasons in the NFL after two joined the list during the 2024 season. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams surpassed 1,000 receiving yards this season for the first time in their careers.

They joined Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley as former Alabama players who had 1,000 receiving yards in 2024.

Of the Crimson Tide’s nine 1,000-yard receivers, eight rank as the top eight former Alabama players in NFL career receiving yards. Williams ranks 22nd among Tide alumni in NFL receiving yards. But with another 1,000-yard season, he would be in the top 10.

The 1,000-yard receivers were among the 17 former Alabama players who caught passes during the 2024 NFL regular season. The other pass-catchers included wide receivers DeVonta Smith of the Philadelphia Eagles, Jaylen Waddle of the Miami Dolphins, Amari Cooper of the Buffalo Bills, John Metchie of the Houston Texans, Jermaine Burton of the Cincinnati Bengals, Tyrell Shavers of the Buffalo Bills and Javon Baker of the New England Patriots; running backs Jahmyr Gibbs of the Lions, Josh Jacobs of the Green Bay Packers, Najee Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jerome Ford of the Cleveland Browns, Derrick Henry of the Baltimore Ravens and Brian Robinson Jr. of the Washington Commanders and offensive tackle JC Latham of the Titans.

Five of the top eight Alabama alumni in NFL receiving yards played during the 2024 season, with Cooper, Waddle and Smith joining Ridley and Jeudy.

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The top 10 NFL receivers who played at Alabama (as ranked by career receiving yards):

1. Julio Jones: 13,703 receiving yards

Atlanta Falcons 2011-20, Tennessee Titans 2021, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2022, Philadelphia Eagles 2023: The former Foley High School standout caught 914 passes, averaged 15.0 yards per reception and scored 66 receiving touchdowns during his career.

2. Amari Cooper: 10,003 receiving yards

Oakland Raiders 2015-18, Dallas Cowboys 2018-2021, Cleveland Browns 2022-24, Buffalo Bills 2024: Cooper has caught 711 passes, averaged 14.1 yards per reception and scored 64 receiving touchdowns during his career. Cooper had 44 receptions for 547 yards and four touchdowns in 14 games with two teams in 2024.

3. Don Hutson: 7,991 receiving yards

Green Bay Packers 1935-45: Hutson caught 488 passes, averaged 16.4 yards per reception and scored 99 receiving touchdowns during his career. Hutson’s 1,211 receiving yards in 1942 marked the first time an NFL player had eclipsed 1,000 yards in a season, and he won the Joe Carr Trophy as the NFL’s MVP for the second straight year. Hutson was a member of the first class inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

4. Ozzie Newsome: 7,610 receiving yards

Cleveland Browns 1978-90: The former Colbert County High School standout caught 662 passes, averaged 12.1 yards per reception and scored 47 receiving touchdowns during his career. The tight end was an All-Pro selection in 1984, when he caught 89 passes for 1,001 yards and five touchdowns. Newsome joined the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999 and remains the Browns’ career leader in receptions and receiving yards.

5. Calvin Ridley: 5,3754 receiving yards

Atlanta Falcons 2018-21, Jacksonville Jaguars 2023, Tennessee Titans 2024: Ridley has caught 388 passes, averaged 13.9 yards per reception and scored 40 receiving touchdowns during his career. Ridley had 64 receptions for 1,017 yards and four touchdowns in 17 games in 2024.

6. Jerry Jeudy: 4,282 receiving yards

Denver Broncos 2020-23, Cleveland Browns 2024: Jeudy has caught 301 passes, averaged 14.2 yards per reception and scored 15 receiving touchdowns during his career. Jeudy had 90 receptions for 1,229 yards and four touchdowns in 17 games in 2024.

7. Jaylen Waddle: 4,129 receiving yards

Miami Dolphins 2021-24: Waddle has caught 309 passes, averaged 13.4 yards per reception and scored 20 receiving touchdowns during his career. Waddle had 58 receptions for 744 yards and two touchdowns in 15 games in 2024.

8. DeVonta Smith: 4,011 receiving yards

Philadelphia Eagles 2021-24: Smith has caught 308 passes, averaged 13.0 yards per reception and scored 27 receiving touchdowns during his career. Smith had 68 receptions for 833 yards and eight touchdowns in 13 games in 2024.

9. Tony Nathan: 3,592 receiving yards

Miami Dolphins 1979-87: The former Woodlawn High School standout caught 383 passes, averaged 9.4 yards per reception and scored 16 receiving touchdowns during his career. The running back ranks eighth among Alabama alumni in NFL rushing yards.

10. Howard Cross: 2,194 receiving yards

New York Giants 1989-2001: The former New Hope High School standout caught 201 passes, averaged 10.9 yards per reception and scored 17 receiving touchdowns during his career. The tight end was a Super Bowl winner with the Giants’ 1990 team, and he caught four passes in New York’s 20-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the NFL championship game.

If the top 10 were based on receptions instead of receiving yards, one through 10 would be Jones, Cooper, Newsome, Hutson, Ridley, Nathan, Waddle, Smith, Mark Ingram and Jeudy.