Calvin Ridley thanks Alabama fans, declares for 2018 NFL Draft

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, file photo, Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley (3) is tackled by Clemson linebacker James Skalski (47) in the first half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game in New Orleans. Ridley is a likely first-round NFL draft pick regarded as one of the nation's best at his position, but you might not have noticed watching the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide's last couple of games. Georgia’s Javon Wims and Terry Godwin have yielded much of the spotlight to the Bulldogs heralded tailbacks also going into the Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, College Football national championship game. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)