The winner of the Heisman Trophy for the year 2020 is DeVonta Smith. He is the 3rd player from Alabama to take the award home. Mark Ingram was the first winner in the year 2009. He was followed by the second winner from the place, Derrick Henry, in the year 2015. Henry was also the first-ever wide receiver to win the award. Before him, was Desmond Howard who took the trophy in the year 1991.
DeVonta Smith impressively beat over his competitors. They included Mac Jones, Trevor Lawrence who is also a quarterback from Cleveland, and Kyle Trask, the quarterback hailing from Florida. It can be said that the win was a well-earned one. There was a total of 20 touchdowns along with more than 1,640 yards.
DeVonta Smith’s Victory Celebration
The winner, DeVonta Smith does not plan to stop here. Both he and Jones are aiming for a bigger plan. Together, they are going for the preparation of the game of College Football Playoff National Championship. It is to be held on Monday in the state of Ohio.
In the championship that took place in the year 2018, he won over Georgia. He was just a freshman then. He is now planning to take over the title of a two-time winner. If he manages to do this, he will be bagging great career opportunities.
Many famous people reacted to the great win of DeVonta Smith. John Zenor’s tweet said that this was the best season of the two individuals. Those are Cam Newton from the year 2010 and the current winner, Smith. Cory McCartney also tweeted congratulating the new winner. The series of tweets were followed by Boris Zilberman who wrote that he enjoyed watching DeVonta Smith play.
