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Despite his size constraints, he has shown that he can handle the NFL. While he does not meet all the preconceived standards, Smith still performs at an elite pace. Smith is similar to Buffalo Bills star receiver Stefon Diggs in size, speed, route-running capabilities, and even hand size. Brown and only one less touchdown than Waddle. Brown and about a hundred yards less than Jaylen Waddle. While he was not exactly consistent, he did have a solid rookie outing with 29% good games. While he’s not as fast as Waddle, as rugged as Chase, and not as big as Bateman, Smith gets the job done, arguably with the most efficiency. The lack of surrounding receiver talent could be the most prominent reason to dampen Smith’s fantasy ceiling. However, some recency bias raises concern that being the alpha on this team doesn’t mean as much fantasy value as being an alpha on many other NFL squads. Smith is an alpha receiver and led the team in receiving yards and is highly efficient with the ball. He is the sort of quarterback-proof receiver, given that Hurts is not precisely known for his prolific passing. Hopefully, college quarterback Jalen Hurts improves.

There is much upside if Philadelphia improves its passing game and overall offense to include the passing game more and Smith. He had more than 80 receiving yard games three times in his rookie campaign.Įven in a Nick Siriani offense, where 51% of the game goes to the run, they have relied on Smith. In at least 11 games, he received at least six or more targets. His rookie stat line was 64/916/5 with 104 targets across 17 games. In more than eight of 17 games, he scored more than 10.10 fantasy points. The sky is the limit for Smitty /Zi0x4err96- CorePhilly April 6, 2022ĭeVonta Smith was WR30 in PPR total fantasy points (185.6) across 17 games, according to Fantasy Pros. If a player excels like this in college, there is always hope that the skills translate to the NFL field. Even in college, he missed just two games in 2018 with a hamstring strain, left a game early in 2019 due to a shoulder/arm injury, and went injury-free until a freak finger dislocation cost him the second half of the National Championship Game in 2020. He also led the nation in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns. 1 at Alabama in career receptions (235), receiving yards (3,695), and TDs (43). Smith was the first Crimson Tide WR to have multiple 200-plus yard performances in a single season since Amari Cooper in 2014. His college career also outshined Julio Jones and Amari Cooper as Alabama’s best receiver ever under Nick Saban. Smith was also the recipient of the Biletnikoff Award. In addition, Smith was the first-ever WR to win the Associated Press Player of the Year in 2020. In 2020, he became only the third pure wideout in NFL history to win the Heisman award in over 30 years, following WR Desmond Howard in 1991. Smith excelled downfield, leading the country with 589 receiving yards on catches beyond 20-yards. Smith produced all over the field at Alabama in 2020, playing in the slot on 35% of his snaps while moving across the formation when split out wide. Let us also not forget 11/203/4 at Mississippi State, 8/231/3 against LSU, and 12/215/3 after Smith exploited the Ohio State defense single-handedly – all in the first half of the National Championship Game. He broke out at Alabama in 2020, and incredible stat lines against top college defenses were the norm in 2020. His 2019 year set the stage for Smith’s historic 2020 season, where he recorded 117 catches, 1,856 yards, and 23 scores. Against Old Miss in 2019, he set an Alabama single-game receiving record with 274 yards and an SEC record with five touchdowns. Smith erupted in 2019 to lead Alabama in receiving, hauling in 68 catches for 1,256 yards and 14 scores-besting first-round draft picks Jeudy and Ruggs. When he came to Alabama with Ruggs and Jeudy, the consensus was that Ruggs was the speed guy, even though Smith kept up with him, Jeudy was the route-runner, and Smith had the best hands. He finished the season with 42 catches, 693 receiving yards, and six scores, despite competing with and outpacing Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs, Irv Smith Jr., and Jaylen Waddle. In 2018, Smith began to show signs of elite production.

Smith had a 20.9 Breakout Age, a 47.3% College Dominator Ranking, and a 35.8% target share during his time in the SEC at Alabama. All three are from Alabama (Ingram, Henry, Smith) /cJLwJvXMpp- ESPN Stats & Info January 6, 2021īlazingly fast at 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash (82 nd percentile), DeVonta Smith’s college production profile is fantastic. Of the last 15 Heisman winners, only 3 have been non-quarterbacks. That is tied for the 2nd-most by a head coach all-time. DeVonta Smith is the 3rd player to win the Heisman Trophy under Nick Saban.