We continue our series on the 2017 National Signing Day class that won a national championship. We’ve previously covered Tua Tagovailoa (here) and Najee Harris (here.)
Today, we move to the outside, with DeVonta Smith and the biggest catch by a freshman in Alabama history, maybe in college football history.
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DeVonta Smith’s commitment to Alabama was no sure thing. The four-star prospect out of Louisiana had originally been committed to Georgia (ironic, that.) However, he decommitted late in the process and opened it back up with three schools seriously in the mix: LSU (who had trailed throughout the process), FSU (who made a furious push after the departure of WR Coach Billy Napier), and Alabama.