Upcoming Event: Football versus Blue & White Game on April 18, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Football
vs Blue & White Game
2026 Football Roster
Evan Smith
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Post Baccalaureate
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- Prev School:
- Northwestern
2026: Graduate transfer from Northwestern ... two time Academic All-Big Ten honoree … in 32 career games (four starts), has registered 42 tackles, 2.5 TFL, one INT and four PBUs … registered 3+ tackles on seven occasions, 4+ tackles six times and a career-high five versus Indiana in 2024 ... carded a career-best 1.0 TFL against Duke and Indiana in 2024 ... credited with a PBU versus Miami (Ohio), Washington and Indiana in 2024 as well as Nebraska in 2025 ... registered first career INT against Miami (Ohio) in 2024 ... helped the Wildcats to a 19-19 overall record and trips to the 2023 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl and 2025 GameAbove Sports Bowl in the last three seasons.
PRIOR TO DUKE: A four-year member (2022-23-24-25) for the football program at Northwestern … two time Academic All-Big Ten honoree … in 32 career games (four starts), has registered 42 tackles, 2.5 TFL, one INT and four PBUs … registered 3+ tackles on seven occasions, 4+ tackles six times and a career-high five versus Indiana in 2024 ... carded a career-best 1.0 TFL against Duke and Indiana in 2024 ... credited with a PBU versus Miami (Ohio), Washington and Indiana in 2024 as well as Nebraska in 2025 ... registered first career INT against Miami (Ohio) in 2024 ... helped the Wildcats to a 19-19 overall record and trips to the 2023 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl and 2025 GameAbove Sports Bowl in the last three seasons … played for head coach Jeff Harris at Oak Mountain … rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com … charted as the No. 41 player in the state of Alabama and the No. 71 athlete in the nation … earned first team all-state and Shelby County Player of the Year accolades in 2021 … threw for more than 1,000 passing yards and added more than 1,000 rushing yards each season as the four-year starter at Oak Mountain … unanimous OTM Player of the Year … the All-South Metro Player of the Year … the Shelby County Male Athlete of the Year for 2021-22.
PERSONAL: Son of Jill and Kenneth Smith.
PRIOR TO DUKE: A four-year member (2022-23-24-25) for the football program at Northwestern … two time Academic All-Big Ten honoree … in 32 career games (four starts), has registered 42 tackles, 2.5 TFL, one INT and four PBUs … registered 3+ tackles on seven occasions, 4+ tackles six times and a career-high five versus Indiana in 2024 ... carded a career-best 1.0 TFL against Duke and Indiana in 2024 ... credited with a PBU versus Miami (Ohio), Washington and Indiana in 2024 as well as Nebraska in 2025 ... registered first career INT against Miami (Ohio) in 2024 ... helped the Wildcats to a 19-19 overall record and trips to the 2023 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl and 2025 GameAbove Sports Bowl in the last three seasons … played for head coach Jeff Harris at Oak Mountain … rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com … charted as the No. 41 player in the state of Alabama and the No. 71 athlete in the nation … earned first team all-state and Shelby County Player of the Year accolades in 2021 … threw for more than 1,000 passing yards and added more than 1,000 rushing yards each season as the four-year starter at Oak Mountain … unanimous OTM Player of the Year … the All-South Metro Player of the Year … the Shelby County Male Athlete of the Year for 2021-22.
PERSONAL: Son of Jill and Kenneth Smith.
NFL Combine: Brian Parker II
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