DeVonta Smith

#6 · WR · Sr. · Alabama6′1″ · 175 lb · Amite, LA

DeVonta Smith: WR · Alabama · #6.

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DeVonta Smith

WR · Alabama · Sr · #6

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Four seasons in the Alabama receiving corps to date. All-America (Consensus) in 2020 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 231 receiving yards and 8 receptions against LSU, Week 14, 2020.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Alabama in the news

Alabama dismisses Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.Yahoo Sports Oct 28
LSU's Kiffin calls out SECHeavy Oct 28
Alabama DB suspended for gameSaturday Down South Oct 24
Coleman-Williams out vs TennesseeThe Tuscaloosa News Oct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2020	Alabama	117	1,856	15.9	23	66
2019	Alabama	68	1,256	18.5	14	85
2018	Alabama	42	693	16.5	6	57
2017	Alabama	8	160	20.0	3	41
Career		235	3,965	16.9	46	85

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 4	W 38-19@ Missouri	8	89	11.1	0	23
Wk 5	W 52-24vs No. 13 Texas A&M	6	63	10.5	1	20
Wk 6	W 63-48@ Ole Miss	13	164	12.6	1	36	164-yard receiving day
Wk 7	W 41-24vs No. 3 Georgia	11	167	15.2	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 48-17@ Tennessee	7	73	10.4	0	16
Wk 9	W 41-0vs Mississippi State	11	203	18.5	4	53	4 TD catches
Wk 12	W 63-3vs Kentucky	9	144	16.0	2	35	2 TD catches
Wk 13	W 42-13vs No. 22 Auburn	7	171	24.4	2	66	2 TD catches
Wk 14	W 55-17@ LSU	8	231	28.9	3	65	Season-high 231 yds
Wk 15	W 52-3@ Arkansas	3	22	7.3	0	10
Wk 16	W 52-46vs No. 11 Florida	15	184	12.3	2	31	2 TD catches
Total		98	1511	15.4	17	66

Signature game

Week 16 · 2020

W 52-46

vs Florida · neutral site

15 rec · 184 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Florida at a neutral site in a shootout.

With M. Jones — 418 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · N. Harris — 178 rush yds (31 car) · 2 TD · 5 rec · 67 yds · 3 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Auburn · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.32Jones to Smith: a 66-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +5.77Mac Jones pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 53 yds for a TD (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 14 · LSU · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.24Jones to Smith: a 65-yard touchdown pass.
Week 14 · LSU · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.86Jones to Smith: a 61-yard touchdown pass.
Week 13 · Auburn · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.56Jones to Smith: a 58-yard touchdown pass.
Week 14 · LSU · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +4.16Mac Jones pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 48 yds to the LSU 26 for a

4 more plays

Week 12 · Kentucky · 3rd and 18 · Q3 · EPA +3.97Bryce Young pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 18 yds for a TD (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 1 · Ohio State · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.66Mac Jones pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 42 yds for a TD (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 14 · LSU · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.46Jones to Smith: a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Week 13 · Auburn · 2nd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +3.42Mac Jones pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 26 yds to the Aub 44 for a

Teams and coaches

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

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2020 season

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 in 2020, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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
Road5g	7.8	116	14.1	0.8

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

2020 season

Head Coach

Nick Saban

Pass share

47.6%

424 pass / 466 run

Plays / game

80.9

11 games

Team sack rate

4.1%

458 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

Heisman Trophy winner

The trophy is in the case.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Selector Grid · 2020

AP1st

FWAA1st

AFCA1st

WCFF1st

SN1st

SI—

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

DeVonta Smith

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Heisman Trophy winner

Four seasons at Alabama, drafted

2017 8 games

2019 13 games

2020 11 games

2021

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