DeVonta Smith has been a record-setter since his time at the University of Alabama.
He is the school’s all-time career leader for receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns.
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Smith caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game as a freshman and put on a show versus Ohio State in the 2021 title game (2020 season). He became the first Crimson Tide wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy, following a season with 117 catches for 1,856 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2020.
The Louisiana native and former four-star carried his playmaking skills to the National Football League.
As a former first-round selection by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2021 NFL Draft, Smith recorded a 1,000+ yard season in his second year. He brought in 95 catches for 1,196 yards and seven touchdowns. In Sunday’s Super Bowl, Smith brought college football and the NFL worlds together with an incredible feat. Since the start of the BCS and CFP Championship Games in 1998, he became the first player to total 100+ receiving yards in a CFP National Championship Game and a Super Bowl.
.@DeVontaSmith_6 always balls out on the biggest stages 🤩 pic.twitter.com/cleY8lmuyD
— NFL GameDay (@NFLGameDay) February 14, 2023
Smith had seven catches for 100 yards against Kansas City in Super Bowl 57. He exploded with a game-high 12 catches for 215 yards and three scores versus the Buckeyes. Smith is a special talent, and the Philadelphia Eagles will have him for a long time.
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Stephen M. Smith is the managing editor and senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.
