TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's receiving corps doesn't have an Amari Cooper this season, just a bunch of guys who were at least as highly touted out of high school as the Heisman Trophy finalist.
From ArDarius Stewart to Robert Foster and Chris Black, the preseason third-ranked Crimson Tide is counting on a number of former blue-chip prospects to translate that talent into production.
Gone are Alabama's top three receivers, including Cooper, a top-5 NFL draft pick who shattered the school receiving records last season. The quarterback competition has been a bigger focal point of preseason camp, but identifying and cultivating reliable targets is also a priority without Cooper, Christion Jones and DeAndrew White.