The receiver revealed to receivers that he will be officially weighed for NFL teams, but will not exercise on the field during Alabama’s pro day.
Despite being awarded the Trofeo Heisman 2020, the wide receiver of Alabama, DeVonta Smith, he has been confronted with a central question throughout his entire draft process: his weight. After several questions from reporters this Monday, Smith revealed that he weighs 170 pounds.
Smith gave that he plans to officially weigh in for the teams on the pro day of Alabama this Tuesday, but he will not participate in field exercises or other tests. He prefers to let his gaming video do the talking for him.
One of the most coveted prospects in the 2021 draft, he is expected to Smith be a first-round recruit. The question you need to answer is how your slim build will affect your ability to get picked in the top five or 10 turns of the order.
“I feel like it will be no different than at the collegiate level. I’ve played in the SEC. I feel like it’s the toughest conference out there,” he replied. Smith. “I know a lot of people are older than me and have had more problems than me, so I don’t worry at all.”
Smith he would be the second lightest wide receiver taken in the first round since 1999; the Baltimore Ravens they selected Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, who weighed 166 pounds, ranked 25th overall in the 2019 draft. But, there is some precedent: Smith has been compared to the wide receiver of the Hall of Fame of the Indianapolis Colts, Marvin Harrison, by various draft analysts, including Mel Kiper Jr. and Mike Tannenbaum of ESPN. Harrison he weighed 181 pounds during the combine in his year, and played at a weight in the 170s.
Other successful wide receivers who weighed less than 175 pounds also include DeSean Jackson (169 pounds) e Isaac Bruce (173 pounds). Chad Johnson He also said via Twitter that he played at 170 pounds, noting that Smith he was better than him as a university student.
In his most recent first-round draft drill, Todd McShay of ESPN has to Smith being selected N ° 8 global by the Miami Dolphins.
To the head coach of the Dolphins, Brian Flores, was asked about the weight of Smith during the Senior Bowl, where the recipient spent the week attending practice sessions and Miami. Flores He said: “This guy is a very, very good player. You can criticize all you want the size of a boy, but good players are good players are good players. We can all see that.
“This guy is a very good player. He made a lot of plays at the collegiate level. He made a lot of plays in the biggest games of the year. He can criticize all day with some people. He’s a very good player, and it’s good to let him know. It’s a good boy, too. “
Despite some examples of successful small receivers, Smith could be seen as an exception for teams of the NFL They lower their draft rating because of their height. But Smith said not to worry about his size at all because he has “that mentality that he won’t be slowed down.”
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