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Ranking the 10 best wide receiver single seasons in college football history

By David Creekmur

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Dec 5, 2020; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) makes a one-handed touchdown catch over LSU Tigers cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. (24) during the second quarter at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2020; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) makes a one-handed touchdown catch over LSU Tigers cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. (24) during the second quarter at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

4. DeVonta Smith, Alabama (2020)

Unquestionably, DeVonta Smith was simply unstoppable during Alabama’s national championship run in 2020. Coming off a very good 2019 campaign, in which he put up 1,256 yards on 68 catches along with 14 touchdowns, it was still hard to see what would evolve in 2020.

Plus, when the uncertainty of playing amid a pandemic mixed with a new starter at quarterback is considered, Smith’s season was unpredictable. On top of that, having another star wide receiver, Jaylen Waddle, next to him who went down to injury mid-season, seemed like it could hurt the possibility of a huge season. With that said, Smith went on to make catch after catch, oftentimes magnificently, while getting himself wide open, time after time.

For the season, Smith snared 117 receptions for an eye-popping 1,856 yards and 23 touchdowns. Additionally, he returned 11 punts for 237 yards along with a touchdown and had four kick returns for 52 yards. Smith’s yardage total is good for sixth all-time while his touchdown total ranks fifth in history.

Smith went on to win a cavalcade of awards for his amazing 2020 season. In fact, he became just the fourth wide receiver to ever win the Heisman Trophy and the first since Desmond Howard in 1991. Also, Smith became the first receiver to ever win the AP Player of the Year Award since it began in 1998. In addition to all of that, he won the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Fred Biletnikoff Award, Paul Hornung Award, was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year and was a unanimous All-American selection. Get all of that?

Clearly, Smith put together one of the best wide receiver single seasons in the history of college football.

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