DeVonta Smith Football Roster

AS A SENIOR (2025)

• Appeared in eight games and made five starts… posted 20 tackles (18 solo) and one tackle for loss… had one fumble recovery… broke up three passes… recovered a fumble against Arkansas… had a season-high five tackles against Navy… recorded first-career tackle for loss versus Syracuse
• at MIAMI (8/31): Started at nickel for the Irish…posted a solo tackle
• at ARKANSAS (9/27): Started at nickel… recorded a solo tackle… recovered a fumble in the second quarter that led to an Irish touchdown 
• BOISE STATE (10/4): Saw playing time for the Irish in the win… recorded a pass breakup
• AT BOSTON COLLEGE (11/1): Saw playing time for the Irish… recorded two solo tackles… broke up one pass
• NAVY (11/9): Started at defensive back… tallied a season-high five tackles – four solo and one assisted
• at PITTSBURGH (11/15): Started at defensive back… recorded three tackles – two solo and one assisted… broke up one pass
• SYRACUSE (11/22): Started at defensive back for the Irish… tallied three solo tackles… added first career tackle for loss… had a pass breakup
• AT STANFORD (11/29): Saw playing time in the win… registered five solo tackles

PRIOR TO NOTRE DAME (Alabama) 

AS A JUNIOR (2024)

• Registered 30 tackles, including half for a loss (-1 yard), along with a quarterback pressure, one forced fumble, and five pass breakups
• Named a defensive (skill) player of the week by the Alabama coaches for output at LSU
• Made first career start in the season opener against Western Kentucky and finished with a pair of tackles
• Posted one tackle and a pass breakup against South Florida
• Recorded three tackles, a pair of pass breakups and one quarterback hurry at Wisconsin
• Broke up a pair of passes and added three tackles against Georgia
• Finished with two tackles at Vanderbilt
• Forced a fumble and added three tackles against South Carolina
• Exited the game early due to injury at Tennessee
• Recorded one tackle against Missouri
• Finished with five tackles at LSU
• Played just over a half against Mercer
• Tallied eight tackles, including half a tackle for loss (-1 yard), at Oklahoma
• Recorded two tackles against Auburn in the Iron Bowl

AS A JUNIOR (2023)

• Saw first action of the season on defense against Kentucky
• Recorded four tackles against Chattanooga
• Rotated in at defensive back against Auburn
• Saw time in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)

• Saw time on defense and special teams in the season opener against Utah State
• Worked on special teams against Texas
• Earned minutes on defense and special teams versus Louisiana Monroe
• Saw time against Vanderbilt
• Rotated in at defensive back against Arkansas
• Worked on special teams against Texas A&M
• Saw time against Mississippi State
• Earned snaps on special teams against LSU
• Worked on special teams in the Crimson Tide’s final non-conference pairing versus Austin Peay
• Saw time on special teams in the regular-season finale against Auburn

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)

• Selected as one of the special teams players of the week by the coaching staff for efforts against New Mexico State
• Saw first career action on special teams against Miami
• Entered late in the game on special teams against Mississippi State
• Worked on special teams against LSU
• Raced down the sideline to make a stop on kickoff coverage for first career tackle against New Mexico State
• Earned snaps on special teams against Arkansas
• Made one tackle on special teams against Auburn in the Iron Bowl
• Contributed to the special teams efforts against the Georgia in the regular season finale
• Worked on special teams in the Cotton Bowl against Cincinnati
• Saw time on special teams in the CFP National Championship against Georgia

PREP AND PERSONAL

• A four-star prospect on the 247Composite and the No. 314 overall player
• Ranked 149th in the Top247, the No. 12 cornerback nationally and the No. 6 player from the state of Ohio
• Rivals.com ranked Smith as the No. 37 cornerback and No. 13 player in Ohio
• ESPN.com listed him as the No. 40 cornerback, No. 65 player in the Midwest and the No. 17 player in Ohio
• Four-star prospect by PrepStar and a member of the magazine’s Top 350 All-America list at No. 290
• PrepStar’s No. 18 cornerback and the No. 9 player in Ohio
• Earned first team Division II All- Ohio football honors by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association as a defensive back
• Played for head coach Pat McLaughlin at La Salle High School in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Recorded 63 tackles with two interceptions, four pass breakups and a forced fumble in 2020 after notching 72 stops with five interceptions in 2019