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DeVonta Smith Transferring to Program Currently in College Football Playoff

The former Alabama defensive back entered the transfer portal over the weekend, as it took less than 48 hours for him to choose his next school.

Hunter De Siver

Oct 5, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back DeVonta Smith (8) celebrates a tackle against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
Oct 5, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back DeVonta Smith (8) celebrates a tackle against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images / Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
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Former Alabama defensive back DeVonta Smith has signed with Notre Dame, per On3's Pete Nakos.

Smith entered the transfer portal just this past Saturday, as it took less than 48 hours for him to choose his next school.

Smith, who was the starting HUSKY (also known as the nickel defensive back), finished this season with 30 tackles, was third on the Crimson Tide in pass breakups with five and also forced and recovered a fumble.

Smith was Alabama's 13th player to enter the transfer portal, following quarterback Dylan Lonergan, running back Justice Haynes, defensive linemen Jeheim Oatis and Hunter Osborne, edge rusher Keanu Koht, cornerback Jahlil Hurley, wide receivers Kobe Prentice, Caleb Odom and Kendrick Law, offensive linemen Miles McVay and Naquil Betrand. Tight end Danny Lewis Jr. also entered the portal on Dec. 9, but withdrew his name from it on Monday.

While Smith made his presence known against opposing pass-catchers this season, he spent most of 2023 rehabbing an injury and primarily worked with the special teams unit the season before.

The 6-foot, 205-pounder out of La Salle in Cincinnati, Ohio, was ranked as the consensus No. 13 cornerback in the class of 2021, the No. 7 prospect in the state of Ohio and the No. 179 recruit in the nation at the time of his commitment to the Crimson Tide on June 29, 2020.

The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, Dec. 9 and will close on Thursday, Dec. 28. The spring portal window still exists and opens on Wednesday, April 16 and closes on Friday, April 25.

Read More: 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Offseason Tracker: Coming and Going

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Hunter De Siver
HUNTER DE SIVER

Hunter De Siver is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media. During his time in Tuscaloosa, Hunter distributed articles covering Alabama football, basketball, and baseball for WVUA 23 TV and discussed these topics on Tide 100.9 FM. Hunter also generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral. Since graduation, he's been contributing a plethora of NFL and NBA stories for FanNation and is a staff writer at MizzouCentral, Cowbell Corner and is back at BamaCentral.

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