DeVonta Smith

Former wide receiver at Alabama. 2020: 117 catches, 1,856 receiving yards, 23 TD.

WR · Alabama · Sr. · #6

6′1″ · 175 lb · Amite, LA

Consensus AAPhiladelphia — drafted 2021, Rd 1, Pick 10, #10 overall

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 62 nationally · Signed with Alabama

Career night11 rec · 274 yds · 5 TDvs Ole Miss (FBS) · W 59-31

Top 0.1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Alabama. 2020: 117 catches, 1,856 receiving yards, 23 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2017.
Drafted round 1 by the Philadelphia in 2021.
Named All-America (AFCA) in 2020.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at #10 overall.

How it ended

Four seasons at Alabama, 3,965 receiving yards, a Consensus All-American season (2020) — drafted at #10 overall by Philadelphia.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

The week the volume broke through — put up 274 yds vs Ole Miss.Ole Miss · W 59-312019

20178 games

Signed with Alabama4-star out of Amite

202011 games

All-Americafirst · 11 selectors
All-SECfirst
Biletnikoffwinner
Heismanwinner
Maxwellwinner
Paul Hornungwinner
Walter Campwinner
SEC Offensive Player of the Yearwinner

2021

Drafted by Philadelphiaround 1, pick 10

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#62 national

CFB

College

Alabama

2017–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #10

Philadelphia · 2021

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

21 honors · 2 categories

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ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2020)

10 first-team selectors

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2020)

Featured in The Canon

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Coaching lineage · 2017–2020

1 coach

2017–2020

Nick Saban

Alabama

Played his entire career under Nick Saban.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PhiladelphiaEntering 6th NFL season

#10Rd 1 · Pick 10

PhiladelphiaEntering 6th NFL season

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2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Nick Saban — 51-4 over that span.

2017Alabama13-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy

2018Alabama14-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-leaning

2019Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

2020Alabama13-0HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (100th percentile). Strength: receptions (100th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#1 / 421 · 100th pct

1856

Receptions#1 / 421 · 100th pct

117

Rec TDs#1 / 421 · 100th pct

Rush TDs#12 / 202 · 88th pct

Long catch#72 / 421 · 82nd pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 146 · 80th pct

Yards / catch#84 / 421 · 80th pct

15.9

Rush yards#116 / 202 · 42nd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	8.8	150	16.9	2.2
Road6g	9.0	127	13.8	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	9.5	121	12.3	1.0
Weeks 8+7g	8.6	147	16.8	1.9

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Selector Grid · 2020

AP—

FWAA1st

AFCA1st

WCFF1st

SN1st

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Alabama	117	1,856	15.9	23	--
2019	Alabama	68	1,256	18.5	14	--
2018	Alabama	42	693	16.5	6	--
2017	Alabama	8	160	20.0	3	--
Career		235	3,965	16.9	46	--

Season	Team
2020	Alabama	4	6	52	237	1
2019	Alabama	--	--	--	--	--
2018	Alabama	--	--	--	--	--
2017	Alabama	--	--	--	--	--
Career		4	6	52	237	1

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · Auburn · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.32DeVonta Smith 66 Yd pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard Kick)
Week 9 · Mississippi State · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +5.77Mac Jones pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 53 yds for a TD (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 14 · LSU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +5.24DeVonta Smith 65 Yd pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard Kick)
Week 14 · LSU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.86DeVonta Smith 61 Yd pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard Kick)
Week 13 · Auburn · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +4.56DeVonta Smith 58 Yd pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard Kick)
Week 14 · LSU · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +4.16Mac Jones pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 48 yds to the LSU 26 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Kentucky · 3&18 · Q3 · EPA +3.97Bryce Young pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 18 yds for a TD (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 1 · Ohio State · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.66Mac Jones pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 42 yds for a TD (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 14 · LSU · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.46DeVonta Smith 20 Yd pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard Kick)
Week 13 · Auburn · 2&14 · Q1 · EPA +3.42Mac Jones pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 26 yds to the Aub 44 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week