Six of the top nine NFL receivers from Alabama, as judged by career receiving yards, played in 2023, with Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith adding his name to the list this season.

Smith had 81 receptions for 1,066 yards and seven touchdowns this season, which boosted his three-year total to 3,178 receiving yards, good for eighth on Alabama’s NFL rankings.

Wide receivers Amari Cooper of the Cleveland Browns, Calvin Ridley of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Jaylen Waddle of the Miami Dolphins also surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in 2023 as four Alabama alumni reached the milestone this season.

Former Alabama players have produced 24 1,000-yard seasons in the NFL. Julio Jones and Cooper have seven apiece, Waddle three, Ozzie Newsome, Ridley and Smith two each and Don Hutson one.

With 1,016 receiving yards in his return to the field after a one-season absence, Ridley moved past Tony Nathan into fifth place on Alabama’s all-time NFL list.

Smith’s rise pushed Mark Ingram out of Alabama’s top 10 for career NFL receiving yards.

During the 2023 NFL season, 17 former Alabama players had 654 receptions for 7,535 yards and 40 touchdowns.

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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 has caught 914 passes, averaged 15.0 yards per reception and scored 66 receiving touchdowns during his career. Jones had 11 receptions for 74 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games in 2023.

2. Amari Cooper: 9,486 receiving yards

Oakland Raiders 2015-18, Dallas Cowboys 2018-2021, Cleveland Browns 2022-23: Cooper has caught 667 passes, averaged 14.2 yards per reception and scored 60 receiving touchdowns during his career. Cooper had 72 receptions for 1,250 yards and five touchdowns in 15 games in 2023.

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: 4,358 receiving yards

Atlanta Falcons 2018-21, Jacksonville Jaguars 2023: Ridley has caught 324 passes, averaged 13.5 yards per reception and scored 36 receiving touchdowns during his career. Ridley had 76 receptions for 1,016 yards and eight touchdowns in 17 games in 2023.

6. 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.

7. Jaylen Waddle: 3,385 receiving yards

Miami Dolphins 2021-23: Waddle has caught 251 passes, averaged 13.5 yards per reception and scored 18 receiving touchdowns during his career. Waddle had 72 receptions for 1,014 yards and four touchdowns in 14 games in 2023.

8. DeVonta Smith: 3,178 receiving yards

Philadelphia Eagles 2021-23: Smith has caught 240 passes, averaged 13.2 yards per reception and scored 19 receiving touchdowns during his career. Smith had 81 receptions for 1,066 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 games in 2023.

9. Jerry Jeudy: 3,053 receiving yards

Denver Broncos 2020-23: Jeudy has caught 211 passes, averaged 14.5 yards per reception and scored 11 receiving touchdowns during his career. Jeudy had 54 receptions for 758 yards and two touchdowns in 16 games in 2023.

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, Nathan, Ridley, Ingram, Waddle, Smith and Kevin Turner.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.