One of the positions in the most flux going into 2021 for Alabama is the wide receiver spot. A couple of departing likely top-15 draft picks will do that to a team. The last four seasons (starting when that 2017 class came in) have seen the wide receiver position being likely the strongest group on the roster, so this feeling we Alabama fans haven’t felt in quite a while.
Technically, Alabama will differentiate the outside receiver positions by the X and Z designations, and will have a “slot” receiver on the depth chart. In practice, though, most of Saban’s offenses have used three starting wide receivers pretty much interchangeably depending on the play call, with only one guy that will sub out if they go for a two tight end set.