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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
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| Born: | (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 26) Amite City, Louisiana |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
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| High school | Amite (Amite City, Louisiana) |
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DeVonta Smith (born November 14, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He is best known for winning the Heisman Trophy in 2021.
High school career
Smith attended Amite High Magnet School in Amite City, Louisiana. He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football.
College career
As a true freshman at Alabama in 2017, Smith had eight receptions for 160 yards and three touchdowns. In the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship against Georgia, Smith had the game-winning touchdown reception in overtime to give Alabama the 26–23 victory. As a sophomore in 2018, he had 42 receptions for 693 yards and six touchdowns. Smith continued to build his resume with another strong season in his junior year with 68 receptions for 1,256 yards and 14 touchdowns. On January 6, 2020, Smith announced that he would return to Alabama for his senior season. On November 21, 2020, Smith broke the all-time SEC career record for most receiving touchdowns, with two against Kentucky. Smith became the first wide receiver to win the AP Player of the Year award since its inception in 1998. Smith also was the recipient of the 2020 Heisman Trophy, becoming the first wide receiver since 1991 to win the award.
References
- https://thedraftnetwork.com/player/devonta-smith/Tf7fXpEkc7
- "Amite (La.) wide receiver DeVonta Smith is headed to Alabama". February 1, 2017.
- Sabin, Rainer (November 27, 2018). "Why Alabama WR DeVonta Smith is not eager to talk about '2nd-and-26'". al.
- Byington, Alex. "Humble Alabama WR DeVonta Smith not reveling in 'The Catch' ahead of rematch with Georgia". The Montgomery Advertiser.
- "DeVonta Smith's hometown hails Bama's other CFP hero". SI.com.
- Byington, Alex. "Alabama's DeVonta Smith finally getting his due". TimesDaily.
- Byington, Alex. "Tide WR DeVonta Smith emerging from the shadows". Dothan Eagle.
- "Tide's DeVonta Smith the 1st WR to win AP Player of the Year". AP NEWS. 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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- Living people
- People from Amite City, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Louisiana
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- Heisman Trophy winners
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