The ASWA

After dominating college football last fall, DeVonta Smith has won a final award from his national-championship season at Alabama.

The former Crimson Tide standout is the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Amateur Athlete of Year.

Smith won the 2020 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award as college football’s most outstanding player, and the Biletnikoff Award as the game’s best receiver.

Selected as the Associated Press Player of the Year, he was the first wide receiver to win the award.

Smith was also a unanimous All-American selection, named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year, and was Alabama’s first recipient of the Paul Hornung Award, as the nation’s most versatile player.

He’s the only receiver in SEC history with multiple career games totaling four or more receiving touchdowns, and holds both the SEC and Alabama career record for receiving touchdowns with 46, topping the previous mark of 31 held by Amari Cooper (2012-14) and Chris Doering of Florida (1992-95).

Smith’s also the Alabama and SEC all-time receiving yards leader with 3,965. I

During the shortened 2020 season due to the coronavirus, he led the nation in receptions (117), receiving touchdowns (23) and receiving yards (1,856), while playing an SEC-only schedule.

He’s the fifth Heisman Trophy winner from the state to be named the amateur athlete of the since 2009. Previous to that there had only been one.

The 49th annual ASWA awards banquet will be held Sunday in Birmingham, Ala.

ASWA Amateur Athlete of the Year
2020 DeVonta Smith
2019 Derrick Brown
2018 Casey Mize
2017 Minkah Fitzpatrick
2016 Jonathan Allen
2015 Derrick Henry
2014 Amari Cooper
2013 Jameis Winston
2012 Brooke Pancake
2011 Trent Richardson
2010 Cam Newton
2009 Mark Ingram II
2008 DeWanna Bonner
2007 Pat White
2006 JaMarcus Russell
2005 DeMeco Ryans
2004 Jason Campbell
2003 Philip Rivers
2002 Andree Pickens
2001 Gabe Cross
2000 Gabe Cross
1999 Chris Samuels
1998 Tee Martin
1997 Tim Hudson
1996 Meredith Willard
1995 Ronald McKinnon
1994 Jay Barker
1993 Niesa Johnson
1992 Dee Foster
1991 Tim VanEgmond
1990 Phillip Doyle
1989 Gary Hollingsworth
1988 Derrick Thomas
1987 Mike Turk
1986 Cornelius Bennett
1985 Bo Jackson
1984 Rowdy Gaines
1983 David Magadan
1982 Randy Campbell
1981 Ed Lett
1980 Rowdy Gaines
1979 Joe Cribbs
1978 Reginald King
1977 Ozzie Newsome
1976 Harvey Glance
1975 Leon Douglas
1974 Jerry Pate