The 2020 Heisman Trophy-winning wide receiver from Alabama has one more honor to add to his name.
The Alabama Sports Writer’s Association has named former Alabama standout Devonta Smith was named as Amateur Athlete of the Year, announced Wednesday. Smith is the sixth Alabama football player since 2010 to win the honor and the first since 2017 when Minkah Fitzpatrick won the award.
The ASWA mentioned many of Smith’s awards as reasons for winning the coveted honor, such as the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award as college football’s most outstanding player, and the Biletnikoff Award as the game’s best receiver, the Associated Press Player of the Year, he was the first wide receiver to win the award, and he was a unanimous All-American selection, named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year, and was Alabama’s first recipient of the Paul Hornung Award, as the nation’s most versatile player.
In 2020, Smith led the nation in receptions with 117, touchdowns with 23, and yards with 1,856.
The ASWA awards banquet will be held in Birmingham this Sunday.
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