Alabama fans are well-acquainted with Calvin Ridley.

He set the Alabama freshman record for most receiving yards, finishing the season with 89 receptions for 1,045 yards and 7 touchdowns. He’s already been named a first-teamer on the preseason all-SEC team in anticipation of a big sophomore season.

Is there a receiver few fans are familiar with who’s primed for a great season? If pressed to pick, one might choose Raheem Falkins.

Falkins was part of the 2013 recruiting class, along with quarterback Cooper Bateman and receiver Robert Foster. Foster was a five-star recruit, but while Foster was more highly regarded as a prospect, Falkins had the advantage of coming to Alabama as an early enrollee to learn the system.

Falkins was a four-star prospect coming out of high school. Amari Cooper, also a four-star recruit, served as an early role model for Falkins. Admittedly, Cooper was rated the No. 6 wide receiver in his recruiting class, while Falkins, although not as highly regarded, was a respectable No. 38 as rated by Rivals.com.

Cooper told Falkins to come to Tuscaloosa to work hard and compete. Falkins made a strong initial impression, leading then-quarterback AJ McCarron to call him “unbelievable.” He hauled in four catches at his first A-Day spring game.

While he never recorded any statistics, Falkins competed in seven games as a freshman and eight games as a sophomore. Falkins was sidelined for his junior season with a leg injury after a strong spring.

With Ridley and fellow Class of 2013 receiver ArDarius Stewart higher on the depth chart, Falkins certainly faces plenty of competition. There’s also tight end O.J. Howard, as well as graduate transfer Gehrig Dieter and Cam Sims.

There’s also Foster, a more popular breakout candidate. Foster was a five-star recruit coming out of high school and showed flashes last season.

While there will be plenty of competition, Falkins lost one competitor when five-star recruit Chris Black transferred to Missouri. Black entered Alabama with the 2012 recruiting class as the higher-rated recruit with Amari Cooper. Injuries sidelined Black, and Cooper had an outstanding freshman season.

Falkins’ primary advantage is his size. Howard showed during the national championship game what a size advantage can do in a tightly contested game.

Alabama has big-threat wide receivers in Ridley and Stewart. Foster is another explosive receiver, but at 6-foot-2 and 191 pounds, he doesn’t have the size of Falkins, a legitimate 6-foot-4, 202 pounds. He’s worked hard in the weight room since arriving at Tuscaloosa.

Additionally, Falkins enters this season as a senior hoping to duplicate what he did as a senior in high school.

Falkins had a big season statistically, totaling 1,058 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns, earning all-state honors. Falkins committed to Alabama early despite strong recruiting efforts by his home state’s strongest team, LSU. Falkins had offers from other top schools, including USC and Oklahoma State.

The biggest key for Falkins is his health. Falkins has already shown the Alabama coaches and quarterbacks what he is capable of achieving. He just hasn’t had a chance to do so for Alabama fans.

However, Ridley, Howard and Stewart all showed last season how quickly things can change. In particular, Howard finally broke out after a two-touchdown performance in last season’s national championship game.

If Falkins can fully recover from a serious leg injury that sidelined him last season and kept him sidelined during this year’s A-Day spring game, he should see some time on the field this season. The hope from Alabama fans is he will be able to convert the flashes he’s shown to coaches and quarterbacks into big numbers in 2016.