Player Career

DeVonta Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

DeVonta Smith story

DeVonta Smith built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Amite, LA wearing No. 6, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of DeVonta Smith's career was his receiving role: 235 catches, 3,965 receiving yards, 46 touchdowns, and 6 rushing yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 rushing yards, 4 tackles, and 289 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives DeVonta Smith's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonAlabama16084.27.5
2017 Regular SeasonAlabama16084.27.50
2018 PostseasonAlabama69381.516533
2018 Regular SeasonAlabama69381.5160
2019 PostseasonAlabama1,25693.523.6563
2019 Regular SeasonAlabama1,25693.523.60
2020 PostseasonAlabama1,85686.836.5600
2020 Regular SeasonAlabama1,85686.836.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ole Miss

Week 5 · W 59-31 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

274

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

274 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ LSU

Week 14 · W 55-17 · Conference game

231

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

231 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Ohio State

Week 1 · W 52-24 · Postseason

215

Receiving Yards

97.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

215 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Mississippi State

Week 9 · W 41-0 · Conference game

203

Receiving Yards

96 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

203 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Oklahoma

Week 1 · W 45-34 · Postseason

104

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Alabama

1,856 primary output · 86.8 efficiency · 36.5 usage

90.6

#2

2020 Regular Season · Alabama

90.6

1,856 primary · 86.8 efficiency · 36.5 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Alabama

73.6

1,256 primary · 93.5 efficiency · 23.6 usage

Milestones

14

100+ receiving yards

10

8+ catch outings

12

2+ TD games