Alijah Huzzie
| North Carolina Tar Heels – No. 28 | |
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| Position | Defensive back |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Lagrange, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Heard County (Franklin, Georgia) |
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Alijah Huzzie is an American football defensive back for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He previously played for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers.
Early life and high school[edit]
Huzzie 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[edit]
East Tennessee State[edit]
Huzzie 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[edit]
Huzzie 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 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Huzzie Named First Team All-American by Associated Press". The Elizabethon Star. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Chip. "UNC football's Alijah Huzzie a 'star' in more ways than one". The News & Obsever. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Huzzie, Miller selected to FCS ADA All-America Team". Southern Conference. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Haren, Jarvis. "ETSU defensive back Alijah Huzzie hits transfer portal". WCYB.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Dugan, Nick. "Reports: ETSU's Alijah Huzzie enters transfer portal". WJHL.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Baxley, Rodd. "UNC football's Alijah Huzzie going from ESPN+ to College GameDay". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Chavanelle, Nikki. "North Carolina lands transfer commitment from East Tennessee State corner Alijah Huzzie". On3.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Kidd, Jarrett. "Analysis: Veteran transfers look to make impact on both sides of the ball for UNC". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Swanson, Shelby. "UNC defensive back Alijah Huzzie displays versatility in 41-24 victory over Pitt". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Davis, Spenser. "North Carolina lands 2 players amongst ACC's Players of the Week honorees". Saturday Road. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Week 4 ACC Football Players of the Week". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 October 2023.