By now, you’ve probably heard that Alabama is losing quite a few starters from its 2014 SEC championship-wining team. The biggest exodus of talent comes out wide, where Biletnikoff Award winner and Heisman finalist Amari Cooper decided to turn pro a year early, while the team also says goodbye to seniors DeAndrew White and Christion Jones.

After quarterback, the biggest question in spring practice is who will fill those receiver positions. Now that Alabama is back from spring break, we can start to get a better sense of which players are running with the first team and giving themselves a shot at a starting gig.

According to reports from both the Anniston (Ala.) Star and AL.com, the two receivers up first in drills, indicating their first-team status, have been redshirt sophomore Robert Foster and third-year junior Chris Black.

Foster has the ideal measureables to fill Cooper’s spot as the X receiver spot, which lines up on the outside. A former five-star recruit, Foster is listed at 6-foot-3 and 191 pounds, two inches taller but about 20 pounds lighter than Cooper. At Sugar Bowl media day, Foster told AL.com about his desire to improve his footwork, an area where Cooper excelled, as well as to become more coachable. While Foster has just six catches for 44 yards to his name after his first year on the field, he has all the talent to fill in for Cooper and blossom into an excellent player in his own right.

In the slot, where Christion Jones started the majority of 2014, it appears Black is the guy the coaching staff will turn to. Another touted recruit, a four-star player who was the No. 5 receiver in the class of 2012, Black hasn’t broken out yet at Alabama. After redshirting his freshman year, Black has accumulated 23 catches, 267 yards and two touchdowns in his two years on the field. He had more than a third of his career yards in a November game against Western Carolina, pulling in six receptions for 101 yards when Cooper went down with an injury, and looks to have explosive talent.

Black is considered one of the candidates to take over Jones’ role as a return man on special teams as well. According to practice reports, Black has taken some reps as returning kicks and looks to have the speed and instincts necessary to fill the role. Jones was inconsistent at times last year, so if Black can make good decisions returning kicks it would be a major boost for the Tide.

Spring is far from over, as Alabama has gone through less than half of its practices. Players like Raheem Falkins, ArDarius Stewart and Derek Kief will have their chance to make a case to earn major roles, while incoming freshman Calvin Ridley will do the same in fall. For now, though, it sounds like Foster and Black will be at the top of the food chain for pass catchers.