DeVonta Smith became the first Heisman Trophy winner to record a touchdown catch in the Super Bowl Sunday and helped the Eagles win Super Bowl LIX, 40-22. Photo credit: Philadelphia Eagles/Hunter Martin
DeVonta Smith Makes Heisman History With Eagles Super Bowl Win
DeVonta Smith became the 12th Heisman Trophy winner to win a Super Bowl on Sunday (Feb. 9) when the fourth-year NFL star helped the Philadelphia Eagles defeat Kansas City, 40-22, in Super Bowl LIX in Atlanta.
Smith, the 2020 Heisman winner from Alabama, had a team-high 69 receiving yards on four receptions against the Chiefs, including a 46-yard touchdown reception late in the third quarter that gave the Eagles a 34-0 lead.
Smith, who helped lead Alabama to an undefeated season in 2020, becomes just the fifth Heisman winner to pair a national championship in college with a Super Bowl title. He joins Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen, Charles Woodson and Reggie Bush in the exclusive club.
Smith is also just the sixth Heisman winner to play in two or more Super Bowls and the first to record a touchdown catch in the big game.
In fact, his 46-yard scoring grab was one yard better than his old Heisman-record for longest Super Bowl reception set in 2023.
Smith now has 11 receptions for 169 yards in his two Super Bowl appearances. He finished this postseason with 16 receptions for 190 yards and now has a franchise record 595 career postseason receiving yards.
The other five Heisman winners to appear in two or more Super Bowls are Roger Staubach, Mike Garrett, Dorsett, Jim Plunkett and Woodson. Only Staubach has appeared in more than two, playing in five for the Dallas Cowboys.
There has now been a Heisman winner in 23 of 59 Super Bowls with 21 different players on Super Bowl rosters making a combined 30 appearances. A combined 12 Heisman winners have won a total of 14 Super Bowls (Staubach and Plunkett being the only repeat winners).