Imagine thinking Henry Ruggs was better than Jerry Jeudy when Tua Tagovailoa and Nick Saban thought he wasn& #39;t even the second-best receiver on the team

Ruggs had only 70 more receiving yards than Alabama& #39;s WR4... on 1.6x(!) as many routes

and over 1,000 yards less than Jerry Jeudy

But Ruggs is better because he can run 40 yards in a straight line 4% quicker

It& #39;s weird Ruggs is constantly talked up as this elite deep threat, when,,,

Over the past two seasons (per PFF), Tua Tagovailoa completed 49 deep passes.

- 15 went to Jerry Jeudy
- 12 went to Devonta Smith
- 9 went to Jaylen Waddle
- 6 went to Henry Ruggs
- 5 went to Irv Smith

Maybe you can point to per-target efficiency. Maybe

But that& #39;s bad process. Because a target in itself is a positive indicator of talent. A WR earns a target because he& #39;s open, or due to trust, or some other sign that suggests he& #39;s good

targets per route > yards per target