A small controversy has developed around former Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith at the Senior Bowl. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Heisman winner DeVonta Smith declines height, weight measurements at Senior Bowl

Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver and 2020 Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith declined to have his weight or height recorded at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday morning. 

As Chase Goodbread noted for the NFL's official website, Smith will instead be weighed and measured at Alabama's springtime pro day workout. The Crimson Tide list Smith at 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, and this delay will give the first-round prospect some time to bulk up as he sees fit. 

"DeVonta Smith was here only to do interviews with NFL teams," Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy explained. "He always planned to do his measurements at Alabama's pro day." 

Smith suffered a finger injury in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game held on Jan. 11 and won't be participating in Senior Bowl practices or the contest. That, along with questions about his height and size, haven't yet hurt his standing in mock drafts. 

In his first official mock draft released earlier in the day, ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. predicted that the New York Jets will use the No. 2 pick to acquire Smith. Walter Football has Smith going to the Miami Dolphins via the third-overall selection, while a trio of CBS Sports analysts believe Smith will fall slightly lower in the first round. 

Last Friday, NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah projected the Philadelphia Eagles will take Smith No. 6 overall. "I believe the Eagles will stick with their current quarterback situation and give the offense a boost with the most polished receiver in the draft class," Jeremiah wrote. 

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