Roll 'Bama Roll · Aug 15, 2021
Countdown to kickoff: ‘20 belonged to DeVonta Smith
Photo by Kent Gidley/Collegiate Images/Getty Images He’s too small, they said.
For the next stop on the countdown, let’s have a look back at DeVonta Smith because, let’s be honest, he owned the 2020 football season.
You know the stats by now: 117 catches for 1856 yards and 23 TD in 13 games, one rushing TD, one Heisman, one Biletnikoff, one SEC title and one national title to go with a myriad of other awards and honors.
It may be a long time before we see someone who glides as effortlessly past defenses as DeVonta Smith. He was a threat to turn any catch into a touchdown, and often did. His route running was flawless, his hands as reliable as your granddaddy’s Lincoln.
