It's incredible how few Alabama wide receivers have ever reached or eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark in a season. Granted it shouldn't come as a big surprise because Alabama has been a traditional power run football team since before many of us were born. However before the Saban era these types of seasons were a premium:

1993: David Palmer (61 receptions; 1,000 yards; 16.4 YPC; 7 TDs)
2006: D.J. Hall (62 receptions; 1,056 yards; 17.0 YPC; 5 TDs)
2007: D.J. Hall (67 receptions; 1,005 yards; 15 YPC; 6 TDs)
2010: Julio Jones (78 receptions; 1,133 yards; 14.5 YPC; 7 TDs)
2012: Amari Cooper (59 receptions; 1,000 yards; 16.9 YPC; 11 TDs)
2014: Amari Cooper (124 receptions; 1,727 yards; 13.9 YPC; 16 TDs)
2015: Calvin Ridley (89 receptions; 1,045 yards; 11.7 YPC; 7 TDs)

In all, 5 wide receivers have put up 7 1,000+ yard seasons in the entire history of Alabama football. Five of those seven seasons have occurred in the Nick Saban era.

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Posted by FourThreeForty

Member since May 2013

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Posted on 2/21/16 at 12:15 am to RollTide1987

Amari Cooper man. That was a hell of a year for him. Will always regard him as the best and most talented receiver ever (at least until proven otherwise). And that's with Julio Jones right beside him.

Dude is a monster.

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Posted by sarc

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Posted on 2/21/16 at 11:38 am to RollTide1987

Coop and Julio both had soph slumps IIRC. Let's hope Ridley doesn't.

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Posted by Cobrasize

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Posted on 2/21/16 at 11:43 am to RollTide1987

This just shows how good David Palmer was. Anyone getting 1,000 yards with Gene Stallings as a coach, is amazing. I would have loved to see what Palmer would do with Kiffin as his OC.

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Posted by Gary Busey

Member since Dec 2014

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Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:57 pm to RollTide1987

So 71% of Alabama's receivers that surpassed 1000 yards have been under Saban