Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith was announced as the winner of the 2020 Heisman Trophy in a virtual ceremony on Tuesday.
Smith beat out Tide teammate, QB Mac Jones, Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, and Florida QB Kyle Trask.
The order of the top four: Smith by 700 or so votes over Lawrence with Jones third and Trask fourth.
Top 5 vote tally: pic.twitter.com/4D13raafKC
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Smith becomes the first wide receiver to win the prestigious award since Michigan’s Desmond Howard in 1991.
DeVonta Smith is the first WR to win the Heisman since Desmond Howard in 1991 🔥 pic.twitter.com/faIk6BDJc2
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Wide receivers who have won the Heisman Trophy:
- Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska Cornhuskers (1972)
- Tim Brown, Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1987)
- Desmond Howard, Michigan Wolverines (1991)
- DeVonta Smith, Alabama Crimson Tide (1991)
Surprisingly, Smith becomes only the third Heisman winner from Alabama. Running backs Mark Ingram (2009) and Derrick Henry (2015) were the previous players for the Crimson Tide to win the Heisman.
Smith put up astounding numbers in 2020. In 12 games, he has 105 receptions for 1,641 yards and 20 touchdowns. He added a rushing TD for good measure.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pounder had 223 catches for 3,750 yards and 43 receiving touchdowns in college.
It broke a three-year stretch that saw quarterbacks who transferred schools win the award. Those were Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, and Joe Burrow.
Alabama’s DeVonta Smith wins Heisman Trophy, becoming 1st non-QB/RB to win since Michigan’s Charles Woodson in 1997 & 1st WR to win since UM’s Desmond Howard in 1991
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) January 6, 2021
The SEC Heisman winners:
- 1942: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia. The SEC’s first winner was an old-school triple-threat back. …
- 1959: Billy Cannon, LSU. …
- 1966: Steve Spurrier, Florida. …
- 1971: Pat Sullivan, Auburn. …
- 1982: Herschel Walker, Georgia. …
- 1985: Bo Jackson, Auburn. …
- 1996: Danny Wuerffel, Florida. …
- 2007: Tim Tebow, Florida.
- 2009: Mark Ingram, Alabama
- 2010: Cam Newton, Auburn
- 2012: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
- 2015: Derrick Henry, Alabama
- 2019: Joe Burrow, LSU
