Count Urban Meyer among the believers in Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe.

In fact, the Fox analyst and former coach at Florida and Ohio State believes Milroe is the best athlete in college football.

“Right now the Reggie Bush, Percy Harvin of college football is playing quarterback at Alabama, and they’re running him,” Meyer said on “Urban’s Take with Tim May.” “He had 130 yards rushing, 20-something carries, 25 carries, and there’s a couple clips on that video tape that he is, other than Marvin Harrison, he’s the best athlete in college football and he’s touching the ball every snap at Alabama.”

That’s pretty high praise. Bush, who won the 2005 Heisman Trophy as a running back at USC, and Harvin, who helped the Florida Gators to a 2008 national title, are consider two of the most dynamic college football players to step foot on a field.

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“This guy is, I heard about it, you could see it early on, but he is the best athlete on the field when he plays,” Meyer said. “To have that guy touch the ball every snap … at times the play was dead and he gets 30 yards. That was the (Ohio State quarterback) Braxton Miller effect that we had back in 2012.”

Milroe certainly turned heads Saturday when he rushed for 155 yards and a school quarterback-record four touchdowns in the 42-28 win over LSU. He also passed for another 219 yards without an interception.

It hasn’t always been easy.

Milroe didn’t play in the South Florida game after throwing two interceptions in a loss to No. 7 Texas. The offense sputtered badly under his two backups but has consistently gotten better since with Milroe leading a team that has re-emerged as a playoff contender while exerting control of the SEC West.

“The minute you bet against that staff and that roster you’re wrong,” Meyer said. “They were a mess early in the year. They benched their quarterback. They rotated two guys. Against South Florida, I’ve never seen an Alabama team look like that. Then you watch them now, it’s just … don’t bet against them.”

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.