Alabama’s DeVonta Smith breaks all-time SEC receiving touchdown record
Alabama football star receiver DeVonta Smith is the new SEC record-holder for career receiving touchdowns.
No one in the SEC has caught more touchdown passes than Alabama’s DeVonta Smith.
The Alabama receiver set the SEC career touchdown record in the second quarter vs. Kentucky when Mac Jones delivered a strike to the hands of the future first-round pick.
Smith now has 32 career receiving touchdowns, breaking the record previously held by former Alabama receiver Amari Cooper and Florida’s Chris Doering.
DeVonta Smith is now the SEC’s all-time touchdown receptions leader
Career TD catch No. 3️⃣2️⃣ for DeVonta Smith.
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) November 21, 2020
This one was for the record books. pic.twitter.com/GM5pfHGxmh
Alabama has suddenly transformed into WRU with Cooper, Smith, Jaylen Waddle, Henry Ruggs, Jerry Jeudy, Calvin Ridley and Julio Jones among the notable pass-catchers to come through Tuscaloosa in the Nick Saban era.
🚨 BREAKING RECORDS 🚨
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) November 21, 2020
With that touchdown catch @DeVontaSmith_6 (32 tds)breaks @AmariCooper9 (31 tds) career touchdown record. @DeVontaSmith_6 breaks the SEC career receiving record as well. #BamaFactor #RollTide pic.twitter.com/Bkxrmh1lDH
Former Alabama greats Mack Wilson and Jedrick Wills were quick to offer praise to Smith on his accomplishment.
https://twitter.com/JWills73/status/1330269244303478786
https://twitter.com/5mackwilson1/status/1330269122987438080
Not to be outdone, Waddle, who may have an outside chance of returning for the College Fooball Playoff, gave props to his teammate.
!!!!! https://t.co/1SuJyEngdq
— JW (@D1__JW) November 21, 2020
In a time when passing offenses have exploded across the country, in particular, the SEC, Alabama has been at the forefront of recruiting and developing some of the top receivers (and tight ends) in the nation. Smith is the latest to roll off the assembly line and he’s had a chance to shine after the injury to Waddle in the Tennessee game.
Smith projects to be one of the first receivers taken in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft but before he gets there, he’ll be trying to add to his all-time SEC record and bump that number closer to 40 so it’s tougher for the next person to try and break.
Who wants to bet it’ll be another Alabama receiver?
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