Alabama’s Smith Wins Heisman

Jan. 5 (UPI) — Alabama Crimson Tide star wide receiver DeVonta Smith was awarded the 2020 Heisman Memorial Trophy during a virtual ceremony Tuesday night.

Smith beat out Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Florida quarterback Kyle Trask for college football‘s most prestigious award.

Smith received 447 first-place votes (1,856 points), while Lawrence ended with 222 first-place votes (1,187 points) to finish second. Jones finished third (138, 1,130) and Trask fourth (61, 737).

The 22-year-old Smith becomes the third player from Alabama to claim the trophy, joining running backs Mark Ingram (2009) and Derrick Henry (2015). He also is the first receiver to win the Heisman since Michigan’s Desmond Howard in 1991.