Alijah Huzzie is an American college football defensive back for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He previously played for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers.
 Huzzie with North Carolina in 2024 | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels – No. 28 | |
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| Position | Defensive back |
| Class | Graduate student |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Lagrange, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Heard County (Franklin, Georgia) |
Early life
editHuzzie was born in Lagrange, Georgia and attended high school at Heard County High School. Huzzie would decide to commit to play college football for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers.[1]
College career
editEast Tennessee State
editHuzzie had a breakout 2022 season with East Tennessee State where he notched 59 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions, 22 passes deflections, and a touchdown.[2] For his performance on the season, Huzzie was named a first team FCS All-American.[3][4] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Huzzie would decide to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[5][6]
Huzzie would finish his career at East Tennessee State with 179 tackles, 30 pass deflections, and 12 interceptions, over a span of 34 games.[7]
North Carolina
editHuzzie would decide to transfer to North Carolina Tar Heels to continue his career.[8][9] In week four of the 2023 season, Huzzie had a breakout game, where he notched two interceptions, and he returned two punts for 82 yards and a touchdown, as he helped the Tar Heels beat Pittsburgh.[10] For his performance on the game, Huzzie was named the ACC special teams player of the week.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Alijah Huzzie, East Tennessee State, Cornerback". 247Sports. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Huzzie Named First Team All-American by Associated Press". The Elizabethon Star. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Chip. "UNC football's Alijah Huzzie a 'star' in more ways than one". The News & Obsever. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Huzzie, Miller selected to FCS ADA All-America Team". Southern Conference. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Haren, Jarvis. "ETSU defensive back Alijah Huzzie hits transfer portal". WCYB.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Dugan, Nick. "Reports: ETSU's Alijah Huzzie enters transfer portal". WJHL.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Baxley, Rodd. "UNC football's Alijah Huzzie going from ESPN+ to College GameDay". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Chavanelle, Nikki. "North Carolina lands transfer commitment from East Tennessee State corner Alijah Huzzie". On3.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Kidd, Jarrett. "Analysis: Veteran transfers look to make impact on both sides of the ball for UNC". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Swanson, Shelby. "UNC defensive back Alijah Huzzie displays versatility in 41-24 victory over Pitt". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Spenser. "North Carolina lands 2 players amongst ACC's Players of the Week honorees". Saturday Road. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Week 4 ACC Football Players of the Week". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 12, 2023.