DEVONTA SMITH WIDE RECEIVER | 6
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 DOB: Nov. 14, 1998 (Age 22) NFL Experience: Rookie (1st with Eagles) Draft: D1-21 (10th overall) by PHI College: Alabama Hometown (HS): Amite, LA (Amite)
NOTES TO KNOW COLLEGE STATISTICS ► Is the third Heisman Trophy winner ever drafted by the Eagles, RECEIVING OFF SNAPS joining Jay Berwanger in 1935 (No. 1 overall, negotiating rights Year College GP Rec Yds Avg Lg TD No Pct traded to Chicago) and Davey O’Brien in 1939 (No. 4 overall) 2017 Alabama 14 8 160 20.0 41 3 ------COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS 2018 Alabama 14 42 693 16.5 57 6 ------► Played collegiately at Alabama (2017-20), where he appeared in 2019 Alabama 13 68 1,256 18.5 85 14 ------54 career games and produced 3,965 yards and 46 TDs on 235 2020 Alabama 13 117 1,856 15.9 66 23 ------receptions ... Finished as the SEC’s all-time leader in receiving yards and receiving TDs (5th-most in NCAA history) ... Recorded Totals 54 235 3,965 16.9 85 46 ------the 3rd-most receptions in conference history ADDITIONAL STATISTICS ► Named the 2020 Heisman Trophy winner after leading the NCAA Punt Returns: 11-237-1 - 2020 (11-237-1) Kickoff Returns: 4-52 - 2020 (4-52) in receptions (117), receiving yards (1,856) and receiving TDs (23) Rushing: 4-6-1 - 2020 (4-6-1) Fumble Recoveries: 1 - 2020 (1) ... Became the first NCAA WR to win the Heisman Trophy since Desmond Howard in 1991 and third player in school history to do so, joining Mark Ingram (2009) and Derrick Henry (2015) ► Recognized as the 2020 Associated Press Player of the Year (first WR to ever win the award), Biletnikoff Award winner (presented to the nation’s top receiver), Paul Hornung Award honoree (awarded to the nation’s most versatile player), a unanimous first-team All- American, and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year ► A two-time CFP National Champion (2017 and 2020) ... Voted the Offensive MVP in the 2021 CFP National Championship Game after registering 12 catches for 215 yards and 3 TDs in the first half, shattering seven school, conference and CFP records ► Became the first SEC WR to record multiple career games with 4+ TDs (career-best 5 TDs on 9/28/19 vs. Ole Miss) ... Owns the most 200+ yard receiving games (five) in program history
BIRDSEED ► Prepped at Amite (LA) High School, where he was selected as the Most Outstanding Player in the 2016 LHSAA Class 3A state football championship ... Also voted a 3A All-State honoree and was named the MVP of the Nike New Orleans Regional
TRANSACTIONS ► 2021 - Drafted by PHI in 1st round (10th overall)
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