It wasn’t Tua Tagovailoa or any of the numerous other Crimson Tide players that were selected preseason All-American or preseason All-SEC.
It was DeVonta Smith, the junior wide receiver who leads the SEC with nine receiving touchdowns while also ranking second in the conference with 636 receiving yards.
So Tua Tagovailoa, Jerry Jeudy, and Jedrick Wills, Jr. weren’t worthy of first-team All-American selections, huh? Now, granted, Joe Burrow has been phenomenal at QB for 6 games, so I guess we can’t complain about that one too much. And Alex Leatherwood has been similarly amazing at left tackle to bookend Wills.