20 Amari Smith
Amari Smith
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Hillcrest
  • Position:
    LB
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    40.0
  • sac
    1.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    1

Bio

Sophomore (2019): Appeared in all 10 games as a starting linebacker ... Made a total of 25 tackles, two sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception … Recorded a season-high eight tackles and recorded a tackle for loss at Albian University on Sept. 21 … Contributed six tackles in the Red Devils' 42-28 season-opening victory over Knox ... Smith also recorded one of the most memorable defensive plays of the year with an interception for a touchdown against Rockford University on Nov. 16.

Freshman (2018): Appeared in all 11 games as a linebacker… Made 22 total tackles including 2.5 for loss and also had a pass breakup… Had four total tackles against Finlandia on Sept. 15… Had four total tackles including two for a loss of a combined 25 yards against Wisconsin Lutheran on Oct. 6… Made 3 total tackles including a 0.5 tackle for loss and a pass breakup on Oct. 20 against Benedictine Ill.

Hillcrest High School: A three-year varsity letterwinner for the Hawks ... Twice named to the All-South Suburban Conference Team.

Personal: The son of Hersey and Felicia, Amari was born Nov. 29, 1997 in Chicago, Ill. ... Has three siblings, Jasmine, Malik and JaQuan ... Majoring in communication.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 25 18
Assists 15 11
Tackles 40.0 29.0
Tackles per game 4.0 3.6
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 10 10
Interceptions 0 -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 2 2
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 1 1 1.0 1 0 - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 1 - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 1 - - - - 0
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 1 - - - 1 1

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 69-20 3 0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 11 Olivet L, 42-23 4 4 8.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 18 at Rockford W, 58-57 6 2 8.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - 1 -
Sep 25 at Benedictine (Ill.) L, 49-29 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Concordia Chicago W, 38-13 4 1 5.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 Concordia Wisconsin L, 41-32 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Aurora L, 49-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 at Wis. Lutheran L, 68-41 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Lakeland L, 45-16 2 1 3.0 1.0 10 1.0 10 1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 St. Norbert L, 70-21 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 36 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 36 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
Total 36 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 36 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 36 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 1 1 1.0 0 1 - - - - -
Total 1 1 1.0 0 1 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 11 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 5 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - 1 1 .1
Total 36 - - - 1 1 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 6 0.6 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - 0 - 1 - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 11 12 10 22.0 2.0 - - 2.5 28 - - - - - 1 -
2019-20 10 25 10 35.0 3.5 2.0 10 5.5 19 - 2 0 1 44 6 -
2020-21 5 12 11 23.0 4.6 1.0 7 6.0 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021-22 10 25 15 40.0 4.0 1.0 10 3.0 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
Total 36 74 46 120.0 3.3 4.0 27 17.0 79 1 4 0 1 44 9 1

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total 1 1 1.0 0 1 - - - - -
Conference 1 1 1.0 0 1 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 1 1 1.0 0 1 - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 1 1.0 0 1 - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November 1 1 1.0 0 1 - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 - - - 1 1 .1
Conference 8 - - - 1 1 .1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - 1 1 .2
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 8 - - - 1 1 .1
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - 1 1 1.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 25 15 40.0 4.0 1.0 10 3.0 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
Conference 8 18 11 29.0 3.6 1.0 10 2.0 12 1 2 0 - - - 1
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 13 10 23.0 4.6 1.0 10 3.0 14 1 1 0 - - 1 -
Away 5 12 5 17.0 3.4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 10 3 13.0 6.5 - - 1.0 2 - 1 0 - - - 1
Losses 8 15 12 27.0 3.4 1.0 10 2.0 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Month September 4 14 8 22.0 5.5 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
October 5 9 5 14.0 2.8 1.0 10 2.0 12 1 1 0 - - - -
November 1 2 2 4.0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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