Texas A&M wide receivers recreate iconic Alabama WR photo
At one point, Alabama had four first-round wide receivers on its roster. An iconic photo captured the group – Jerry Jeudy, DeVonta Smith, Henry Ruggs III and Jaylen Waddle – walking on the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium in uniform.
During photo day on Saturday, four Texas A&M wide receivers tried to recreate the image. Wesley Watson posted a photo of himself, Chase Burton, Andrew Maleski and Blake Buntyn walking in a similar fashion around Kyle Field.
The image quickly went viral as the four walk-ons had some fun as the Aggies get ready for the season. After all, there are just two weeks left until Week 1 against Notre Dame.
Of course, the Alabama receivers in question all shined in Tuscaloosa and became top draft picks. Ruggs went No. 12 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders in the 2020 NFL Draft and Jeudy went shortly thereafter as the No. 15 pick to the Denver Broncos.
A year later, the other two went off the board. The Miami Dolphins selected Waddle as the No. 6 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft while Smith – who won the Heisman Trophy – went to the Philadelphia Eagles at No. 10.
That adds to the humor as the four Texas A&M walk-ons did the iconic walk away from the camera. It’s all part of the fun as training camp starts to wind down.
Texas A&M is getting ready to lift the curtain on the first year of the Mike Elko era and will do so on the big stage at Kyle Field. Notre Dame will head to College Station on Aug. 31 with College GameDay on campus in a high-profile season opener.
So far, Elko is leaving his mark on the program. According to offensive lineman Trey Zuhn, he’s cracking down on keeping players accountable both on and off the football field.
Zuhn said Elko is making sure the Aggies are doing what they need to do, and that’s been the biggest difference since he took over. Whether it’s making it to class or meetings, Elko is setting a high bar for his players.
“I would say Coach Elko’s stance on accountability, making sure everybody is where they need to be,” Zuhn said at SEC Media Days. “They’re where they need to be when they need to be there. If you can’t trust somebody to be in class or on time to meetings, you can’t trust them on the field. So that’s really something he has cracked down on and made a point of.”