Evan Smith

2024 Redshirt Sophomore: Played in 12 games and made four starts, logging 28 tackles, three pass breakups, two tackles for loss, and an interception … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Registered four tackles and his first-career interception in a victory over Miami (Ohio) (8/31) … Notched four tackles and a tackle for loss against Duke (9/6) … Had four tackles in back-to-back weeks vs. Eastern Illinois (9/14) and Washington, where he also added a tackle for loss (9/21) … Registered a career-high five tackles, while also adding a tackle for loss and pass breakup against Indiana (10/5) … Tallied four tackles in a win at Maryland (10/11). 2023 Redshirt First-Year: Played in all 13 games, totaling eight tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss … Named Academic All-Big Ten … Made his collegiate debut at Rutgers (9/3) … Recorded first career tackle and 0.5 tackle for loss against UTEP (9/9) … Recorded two solo tackles against Howard (10/7) … Made two tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl against Utah (12/23). 2022 First-Year: Did not appear in a game this season and redshirted. High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, and ranked as the No. 41 player in the state of Alabama and the No. 71 athlete in the nation … Attended Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham, Ala. … First Team All-State and Shelby County Player of the Year in 2021 … 1,000+ passing yards and rushing yards per season as the four-year starter at Oak Mountain … Second Team All-State, First Team All-County … Unanimous OTM Player of the Year … All-South Metro Player of the Year … Was named the Shelby County Male Athlete of the Year for 2021-22 … Verbally committed to Northwestern on July 3, 2021 … Chose Northwestern over Duke, Costal Carolina, Army, and Navy.