LOOK: DeVonta Smith gets his Philadelphia Eagles jersey number

Former Alabama WR DeVonta Smith received his NFL jersey number from the Philadelphia Eagles just a day after he was drafted by the team.

Former Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith was selected No. 10 overall in the 2021 NFL draft by the Phildelphia Eagles. After just one day of being a professional wide receiver, he has received his official jersey number.

While Smith was originally seen as the top-tier receiver that could have been the first of his position off the board, he nearly slid out of the top 10 and was the third wide receiver selected – the two taken before him were LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase to Cincinnati and Jaylen Waddle to Miami.

The Eagles traded up from No. 12 to No. 10 to secure the Heisman winner, and they wasted no time in getting him his jersey.

Thanks to the NFL’s new rule that changes the jersey number restrictions, Smith will get to continue wearing No. 6, just like he did while playing for the Crimson Tide.

Smith will get to catch passes from former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts and will have another Crimson Tide product, Landon Dickerson, join him as a member of the 2021 draft class.