DeVonta Smith
DeVonta Smith
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Biletnikoff. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Stanford, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Notre Dame, 56 tackles, a Unanimous All-American season (2020) — drafted at #10 overall by Philadelphia.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2020)
Named to 10 first-team selectors
POSITION AWARDS
Maxwell, Walter Camp, Heisman
2020 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-SEC
Featured in The Canon
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brian Kelly → Marcus Freeman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PhiladelphiaEntering 6th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2020)
Named to 10 first-team selectors
POSITION AWARDS
Maxwell, Walter Camp, Heisman
2020 season
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2020)
All-SEC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 20 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Alabama | 30 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Teldrick Ross’s 2020 season.
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Differs from Teldrick on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Avarion Cole's senior season at Western Kentucky (2025).
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