DeVonta Smith

Position:
WR
Height:
6-1
Weight:
173
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Amite, La.
High School:
Amite

Senior (2020)

One of three Heisman Trophy winners in Alabama history, joining Mark Ingram (2009) and Derrick Henry (2015) in holding the prestigious honor ... owned a four- and five-touchdown game making him the only receiver in SEC history with multiple career games totaling four or more receiving touchdowns ... holds the SEC and Alabama career record for receiving touchdowns with 46, passing the previous mark of 31 held by Amari Cooper (2012-14) and Chris Doering of Florida (1992-95) ... the Alabama and SEC career receiving yards leader with 3,965 ... moved past Cooper for the most 200-plus yard receiving performances in Alabama history with five to his name ... recorded 14 100-plus yard receiving performances to tie Cooper for the UA career lead ... hauled in a program-record 235 career receptions ... averaged 16.9 yards per catch for his career, a total that is fourth all-time by an Alabama pass-catcher (minimum 100 catches) ... one of the Crimson Tide's permanent team captains for the 2020 season ... selected as the Associated Press Player of the Year, the first wide receiver to ever win the award ... also tabbed as Player of the Year by CBS Sports, Maxwell Football Club, The Sporting News and Walter Camp ... the Biletnikoff Award winner, presented annually to the nation's top pass catcher ... recipient of the Paul Hornung Award, given to the nation's most versatile player ... unanimous first team All-American (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, Walter Camp) ... also earned first team All-America accolades from CBS Sports, ESPN.com, Pro Football Focus and USA Today ... the SEC Offensive Player of the Year by the AP and the league coaches ... also named to the league's first team by both groups ... led the country in receptions (117), receiving touchdowns (23) and receiving yards (1,856) ... ranked second nationally in receptions per game (9.0) and receiving yards per game (142.8) ... converted a first down or a touchdown on a team-high 85 of his receptions ... set the Alabama single-season record for receiving yards and touchdowns while finishing second in on the single-season receptions list ... added 11 punt returns for 237 yards and a touchdown to average 21.5 yards per return ... also brought back four kickoffs for 52 yards with a long of 22 ... First Team Preseason All-American by all major outlets, including the AP, ESPN.com, TSN, USA Today and Walter Camp ... named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List, one year removed from being a semifinalist for the award ... also tabbed to the Maxwell Award Watch List ... earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week recognition for his play against Kentucky and at LSU ... also named the league's Special Teams Player of the Week following the Arkansas matchup ... selected to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll after Ole Miss, Auburn and Florida ... named the Maxwell Player of the Week after LSU ... earned Offensive Most Valuable Players honors in the CFP Semifinal against Notre Dame and then one game later in the national title against Ohio State ... selected as one of the offensive players of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play against Ole Miss, Georgia, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Auburn, LSU, Florida and Notre Dame ... named a special teams player of the week for his play at Arkansas. Missouri: Totaled 89 yards on a team-high tying eight catches ... added one rush for no gain while contributing one tackle on special teams. Texas A&M: Notched his first touchdown of the season as part of his team-leading six catches ... totaled 63 yards by day's end. Ole Miss: Led all wideouts with his career-high 13 catches, a total that matched the Alabama single-game mark for receptions ... totaled a team-best 164 yards receiving and added one touchdown ... named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for his play in Oxford ... also earned offensive player of the week recognition from the Tide coaches for his efforts against the Rebels. Georgia: Earned offensive player of the week from the Alabama coaching staff for a standout performance against the nation's top-ranked defense ... paced all receivers with double-digit catches for a second straight week, posting 11 against the Bulldogs ... finished with a team-high 167 yards and two scores ... found the end zone from 17 and 13 yards out, toe-tapping the back line for the Tide's final score of the night to seal the victory against UGA. Tennessee: Tied for the team-high total for receptions with seven on the day in Knoxville ... tallied 73 yards with a long of 16 on those catches. Mississippi State: Recorded 11 catches for 203 yards and four touchdowns ... averaged 18.5 yards per catch with touchdowns of 35, 53, 11 and 10 yards ... nine of his receptions converted a touchdown or a first down, including four explosive plays of 30 yards or more ... earned offensive player of the week accolades from the Tide coaching staff for his output against the Bulldogs. Kentucky: Earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts against UK ... also selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff's offensive players of the week ... led all Crimson Tide wideouts with 144 yards and two touchdowns on nine catches ... his first touchdown of the day helped him take sole possession of the Alabama and SEC career touchdown receptions mark ... averaged 16.0 yards per catch with touchdowns from 10 and 18 yards out ... eight of his nine receptions went for a first down or a touchdown, including a long grab of 35 ... added two punt returns for a combined 50 yards with a long return of 41. Auburn: Paced the Alabama wideouts with seven catches for 171 yards and two touchdowns ... averaged 24.4 yards per reception with scores from 66 and 58 yards out ... the 100-plus yard effort was his fifth of the season and earned him offensive player of the week recognition from the UA coaching staff ... also tabbed to the Hornung Award Honor Roll for his play in the Iron Bowl. LSU: Selected as the SEC Offensive Player of the Week and the Maxwell Player of the Week as he torched the Tiger defense for a second consecutive season ... racked up 231 yards and three touchdowns on eight receptions ... averaged a whopping 28.9 yards per catch with touchdowns of 65, 61 and 20 yards ... marked his fourth career 200-plus yard game to make him the UA all-time leader in that category ... was also his 11th 100-plus yard receiving performance, the third-most in UA records ... earned offensive player of the week recognition from the Tide coaches for his play in Baton Rouge. Arkansas: Added to his Heisman resume with an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown ... the score was part of his three returns for 111 combined yards on punts to earn him special teams player of the week recognition from the Tide coaching staff ... added three catches for 22 yards in his two quarters of play. Florida: Posted an SEC Championship Game and Alabama all-time mark for catches with 15 against the Gators ... totaled a game-high 184 receiving yards to go with two touchdowns ... finished with 208 all-purpose yards, adding 20 on a punt return that he nearly broke for a second ... also contributed a four-yard return on kickoff coverage as part of UA's hands team ... named an offensive player of the week by the Tide staff for his efforts in Atlanta. Notre Dame: Earned Offensive Most Valuable Player honors for his efforts in the Rose Bowl ... also tabbed as one of the offensive players of the week by the UA coaches for his play in Arlington ... led all pass-catchers with 130 yards and three touchdowns on seven receptions ... scored from 26, 34 and seven yards away ... converted a first down or scored on six of his seven catches. Ohio State: Selected as the Offensive MVP of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game despite playing only one full half ... recorded a game-high 12 receptions for 215 yards and three touchdowns ... torched the OSU defense with explosive receptions, including a game-high 44-yard catch ... exited at the start of the third quarter as a hand injury ended his day early ... set the record for the most receiving yards in a half of any national championship game while also managing to set the new all-time marks for most receptions and most receiving touchdowns in a national championship across an entire game.

Junior (2019)

Second team All-American by the Associated Press and The Sporting News ... selected as third team All-American by Pro Football Focus ... earned All-SEC First Team honors from the Associated Press ... named to the All-SEC second team by the league coaches ... tied for Alabama’s team-long receiving score this season (85 yards) ... recorded two of UA’s three 200-plus yard receiving games ... was the first Tide wideout to notch multiple 200-plus yard performances in a single season since Amari Cooper in 2014 ... ranked third in the SEC and was tied for fifth nationally in touchdown receptions with 14 ... his 14 receiving scores ties for second in Alabama single-season history ... finished third in the league in receiving yards with 1,256 a total that was tied for eighth in Division I ... the 1,256 yards are the third-most in a single season in program history ... second on the Tide with 68 catches ... averaged 18.5 yards per catch to rank second in Alabama records for a single season (minimum 50 catches) ... semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award along with Jerry Jeudy ... selected to the Associated Press Midseason All-America First Team ... also named as an ESPN Midseason All-American ... added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List prior to the Texas A&M game, joining Jeudy, Henry Ruggs III and Jaylen Waddle ... named the Walter Camp and Maxwell Player of the Week for his play against Ole Miss ... selected as the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his career day against the Rebels ... named one of the Alabama coaching staff’s offensive players of the week for his play against New Mexico State, Ole Miss, LSU and Western Carolina. Duke: Caught five passes for 54 yards and a touchdown in Atlanta. New Mexico State: Ranked second on the Tide in receptions with five for 47 yards, including a long catch of 22 ... earned offensive player of the week accolades from the Tide coaching staff for his play against the Aggies. South Carolina: Posted a career day against the Gamecocks, totaling a team- and career-high 136 yards on eight catches ... added two touchdown receptions to tie for the team lead ... paired with Henry Ruggs III to become the ninth receiving duo to eclipse the 100-yard mark in the same game. Southern Miss: Totaled two catches for 26 yards against the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Earned numerous offensive player of the week awards nationally and was selected to the same post by the Tide coaching staff ... set Alabama single-game receiving records with 274 yards and five touchdowns ... hauled in a career-best 11 passes on the day to average 24.9 yards per catch, the second-best mark in a single game by a wide receiver at UA (minimum eight catches) ... his five touchdowns tied the SEC single-game record while his 274 yards ranked sixth in league annals ... became just the sixth player in SEC history to score at least two touchdowns and go over 200 yards in a game, which he accomplished in the first half alone ... also saw time at kick returner following an injury to Henry Ruggs III. Texas A&M: Recorded a team-high seven receptions for 99 yards and a touchdown against the Aggies ... the scoring play came from 47 yards out on a catch and run to give the Tide its second touchdown of the game. Tennessee: Sat out the first half but still contributed one catch for 18 yards and a first down against the Vols. Arkansas: Totaled 67 yards on four catches in the Homecoming matchup ... had a game-long catch of 47 yards to set up an eventual Tide touchdown. LSU: Went off against the Tigers, recording his second 200-plus yard performance of the season ... totaled 213 yards and a team-high two receiving scores on seven catches ... averaged 30.4 yards per reception on the day ... scored from 64 and 85 yards away while converting three first downs ... with the 200-yard effort, he became the first Alabama wideout to total multiple 200-plus yard performances since Amari Cooper in 2014 ... his impressive play earned him offensive player of the week recognition from the Tide coaches. Mississippi State: Caught six passes for 92 yards against the Bulldogs ... helped convert a UA first down on four of his six catches with a long gain of 34. Western Carolina: Selected as one of the UA coaches’ offensive players of the week for his play against the Catamounts ... led all Crimson Tide wideouts with four catches and two touchdowns on the day ... accumulated 94 total yards with a long reception of 57 yards, which he took into the end zone for Alabama’s first touchdown of the day. Auburn: Totaled 80 yards on five receptions in the Iron Bowl matchup. Michigan: Caught three passes for 56 yards with one score ... scored from 42 yards away while converting a first down on his first reception of the day ... also added one tackle on punt coverage, downing the Wolverine returner for a loss of two yards.

Sophomore (2018)

Speedy wideout who secured the game-winning touchdown in the national title game in 2018 and expanded upon that success as a sophomore ... amassed 693 yards on 42 catches for a 16.5 yards per catch average ... also contributed six touchdown receptions to his sophomore stat line ... 26 of his catches went for a first down or touchdown with 14 receptions totaling 20-plus yards, a total that tied for second on UA. Louisville: Led the Tide receivers with 99 yards on four catches against the Cardinals ... both totals were career highs for the second-yard receiver. Arkansas State: Recorded three catches for 77 yards and a touchdown ... the score came on his career-high tying 41-yard reception for the Tide’s third touchdown of the afternoon. Ole Miss: Caught three passes for 28 yards in Oxford. Texas A&M: Made a diving touchdown grab from 30 yards out on the Crimson Tide’s first offensive play of the afternoon ... finished the matchup with the Aggies with four catches for 56 yards and the score. Louisiana: Tallied one catch for nine yards on the day. Arkansas: Hauled in two passes for 40 yards with a long gain of 26 ... both of his grabs went for an Alabama first down. Missouri: Tied for the team lead in catches with four totaling a career-high 100 yards, including a career-long 57-yard reception ... added one touchdown on a 13-yard strike from Tua Tagovailoa ... suffered a leg injury that cut his night short against the Tigers. LSU: Returned to the field after missing a game due to injury ... saw time at wideout in Baton Rouge but did not record a catch in his limited reps. Mississippi State: Limited once again but still recorded one catch for 10 yards and a Tide first down. The Citadel: Made his lone catch count, hauling in a seven-yard strike from Jalen Hurts for an Alabama touchdown. Auburn: Recorded 72 yards and a touchdown on a season-high tying four catches ... the score came on a 40-yard pass and catch - his long reception on the day. Georgia: Caught three passes for 26 yards in the SEC Championship matchup. Oklahoma: Had a career game against the Sooners in the Orange Bowl ... hauled in a team-high six catches for a team-leading 104 yards with one touchdown ... his reception and yardage totals were both career-best marks ... had a long reception of 50 yards, coming on the first play of the game to set up the Tide’s first score. Clemson: Led all UA wideouts in catches with six for 65 yards ... had a long reception of 23 and earned a Crimson Tide first down on four of the six catches.

Freshman (2017)

Shifty and elusive wideout who played in every game as a freshman ... recorded eight catches for 160 yards and three touchdowns ... added one tackle on special teams coverage. Florida State: Entered the game at wide receiver but did not record any stats in his first career game. Fresno State: Did not have a catch against the Bulldogs. Colorado State: Made the first catch of his career for 24 yards. Vanderbilt: Hauled in his first career touchdown reception on a 27-yard strike from Tua Tagovailoa ... was one of 10 Tide receivers to register a catch on the afternoon in Nashville. Ole Miss: Saw time against the Rebels but did not record any stats. Texas A&M: Played against the Aggies but did not record a catch. Arkansas: Caught one pass going for 16 yards against the Razorbacks. Tennessee: Saw time in the rivalry game with the Volunteers but did not record a catch. LSU: Made one catch for 12 yards across his four targets on the night. Mississippi State: Reeled in the game-winning catch for a 26-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Hurts with just 25 seconds left to play ... beat his man on the slant at the 18 and shook off one Bulldog defender to take it in for six and help the Tide secure the victory. Mercer: Caught one pass for 10 yards and a first down against the Bears ... added one tackle on kickoff coverage, his first of the season. Auburn: Saw time in the game against the Tigers but did not record any stats. Clemson: Recorded one reception against the Tigers, a four-yard slant late in the game. Georgia: Caught the game-winning touchdown pass from Tua Tagovailoa in overtime ... ran a streak down the sideline and found a hole in coverage to haul in the 41-yard pass to secure the Crimson Tide with its 17th national championship.

High School and Personal Data

An elite wide receiver prospect out of Louisiana ... a five-star prospect by Scout and 247Sports ... ranked No. 26 nationally in the Scout 300 and the No. 3 wideout in the nation ... Scout also listed him as the top-rated wide receiver in the South region ... No. 29 in the Top247 and the outlet's No. 3 receiver and top player in Louisiana ... a four-star in the 247Composite, ranking No. 64 nationally, the No. 9 wide receiver and the No. 2 player in the state ... ranked No. 42 in the Rivals 100, the No. 6 wide receiver nationally and No. 2 in Louisiana ... No. 93 on the PrepStar Dream Team and the magazine's No. 9 wide receiver nationally ... ESPN listed him No. 227 in the ESPN 300, the No. 34 receiver and No. 11 player in the state of Louisiana ... took part in the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge ... participated in the U.S. Army All-American Game ... led his Amite team, coached by Zephaniah Powell, to the Class 3A state championship game ... earned Most Outstanding Player in 2016 LHSAA Class 3A state football championship game ... earned 3A All-State honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) and was named All-District 7-3A ... named MVP of the Nike New Orleans Regional ... chose Alabama over LSU, Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma and TCU.