He has restored Alabama football to having a dynamic weapon on special teams that rivals former stars like Javier Arenas, Christion Jones and David Palmer; however, national media are becoming infatuated with freshman wide receiver Jaylen Waddle more so than local reporters.
Pro Football Focus, a website that dives into the analytics of both college and professional football, holds the native Texan in high esteem. As the Crimson Tide enters its seventh game this weekend against Missouri, PFF shared a graphic Wednesday via Twitter on its top freshman performer through six weeks. It decided to go with Waddle, issuing him a grade of 89.