DeVonta Smith with the Philadelphia Eagles, 2022
With the Philadelphia Eagles, 2022. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Alabama, 2017–⁠20

DeVonta Smith

Number
No. 6
Height
6′1″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Amite, LA
Born
Nov 14, 1998, in Amite City, Louisiana

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DeVonta Smith played receiver at Alabama (2017–⁠20). He led the 2020 national champions in receiving. He won the 2020 Heisman Trophy, the 2020 Biletnikoff Award, the 2020 Maxwell Award, the 2020 Paul Hornung Award and the 2020 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2020. The Philadelphia Eagles took Smith in the first round, No. 10 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,856
Receiving yards, 2020 (Alabama, 13–⁠0)
Best game
274 yards
Vs. Ole Miss, week 5, 2019: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in receiving yards, 2020
Drafted
No. 10
Overall, 2021 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Career highs

15catches, career highvs. Florida, 2020274receiving yards, career highvs. Ole Miss, 20195receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Ole Miss, 2019

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2017 and 2020; SEC champions, 2018 and 2020

All-America: consensus 2020; Athlon Sports 2019

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
13–⁠1★ AP 114–⁠1AP 211–⁠2AP 813–⁠0★ AP 1
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Alabama816020.0341
2018Alabama4269316.5657
2019Alabama681,25618.51485
2020Alabama1171,85615.92366
Career2353,96516.94685

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2020Alabama4520112371

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Alabama6WRFr.
2018Alabama6WRSo.
2019Alabama6WRJr.
2020Alabama6WRSr.6′1″175

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Alabama150.68––10.2–
2018Alabama520.7680th (n=497)0.5339.47%
2019Alabama901.0998th (n=499)0.5497.811%
2020Alabama1481.0398th (n=346)0.55152.817%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Alabama 13 games, 117 catches, 1,856 yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26atMissouriW 38–⁠19889023−12
Oct 3vs.Texas A&MW 52–⁠24663120–
Oct 10atOle MissW 63–⁠481316413614
Oct 17vs.GeorgiaW 41–⁠2411167234–
Oct 24atTennesseeW 48–⁠17773016–
Oct 31vs.Mississippi StateW 41–⁠011203453–
Nov 21vs.KentuckyW 63–⁠39144235–
Nov 28vs.AuburnW 42–⁠1371712669
Dec 5atLSUW 55–⁠178231365–
Dec 12atArkansasW 52–⁠3322010–
Dec 19vs.FloridaW 52–⁠4615184231–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameW 31–⁠147130334−5
Jan 11 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 52–⁠2412215344–
2019 Alabama 13 games, 68 catches, 1,256 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.DukeW 42–⁠3554124–
Sep 7vs.New Mexico StateW 62–⁠10547022–
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaW 47–⁠238136242–
Sep 21vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠7226017–
Sep 28vs.Ole MissW 59–⁠3111274574–
Oct 12atTexas A&MW 47–⁠28799147–
Oct 19vs.TennesseeW 35–⁠13118018–
Oct 26vs.ArkansasW 48–⁠7467047–
Nov 9vs.LSUL 41–⁠467213285–
Nov 16atMississippi StateW 38–⁠7692034–
Nov 23vs.Western CarolinaW 66–⁠3494257–
Nov 30atAuburnL 45–⁠48580033–
Jan 1 ✦vs.MichiganW 35–⁠16356142–
2018 Alabama 13 games, 42 catches, 693 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleW 51–⁠14499028–
Sep 8vs.Arkansas StateW 57–⁠7377141–
Sep 15atOle MissW 62–⁠7328017–
Sep 22vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠23456130–
Sep 29vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠141909–
Oct 6atArkansasW 65–⁠31240026–
Oct 13vs.MissouriW 39–⁠104100157–
Nov 10vs.Mississippi StateW 24–⁠0110010–
Nov 17vs.The CitadelW 50–⁠171717–
Nov 24vs.AuburnW 52–⁠21472140–
Dec 1vs.GeorgiaW 35–⁠28326013–
Dec 29 ✦vs.OklahomaW 45–⁠346104150–
Jan 7 ✦vs.ClemsonL 16–⁠44665023–
2017 Alabama 8 games, 8 catches, 160 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16vs.Colorado StateW 41–⁠23124024–
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 59–⁠0127127–
Oct 14vs.ArkansasW 41–⁠9116016–
Nov 4vs.LSUW 24–⁠10112012–
Nov 11atMississippi StateW 31–⁠24126126–
Nov 18vs.MercerW 56–⁠0110010–
Jan 1 ✦vs.ClemsonW 24–⁠61404–
Jan 8 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 26–⁠23141141–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Named to the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team) but didn’t play.

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′0¼″
Weight170 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan78¼″W
Broad jump10′11″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 83 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Philadelphia Eagles17649165
2022Philadelphia Eagles17951,1967
2023Philadelphia Eagles16811,0667
2024Philadelphia Eagles13688338
2025Philadelphia Eagles17771,0084
2026 (so far)Philadelphia Eagles3192351
NFL career834045,25432

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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