Defensive back, North Carolina (from East Tennessee State), 2021–24
Alijah Huzzie
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Franklin, GA
- Born
- Jan 16, 2001
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Alijah Huzzie played defensive back at East Tennessee State (2021–22) and North Carolina (2023–24).
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Wake Forest, 20242interceptions, career highat Pittsburgh, 2023Team titles: Southern champions, 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | East Tennessee State | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | East Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 42 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 36 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Career | 88 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 2 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East Tennessee State | 9 | 138 | 0 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 7 | 112 | 1 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 13 | 153 | 1 |
| Career | 29 | 403 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | East Tennessee State | 28 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | East Tennessee State | 28 | DB | So. | ||
| 2023 | North Carolina | 28 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | North Carolina | 28 | DB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 North Carolina 12 games, 36 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Minnesota | W 19–17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 45–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. James Madison | L 50–70 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Duke | L 20–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 24–34 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 34–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Virginia | W 41–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Florida State | W 35–11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Wake Forest | W 31–24 | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at Boston College | L 21–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. NC State | L 30–35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. UConn | L 14–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 North Carolina 11 games, 42 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. South Carolina | W 31–17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. App State | W 40–34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Minnesota | W 31–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | atPittsburgh | W 41–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Syracuse | W 40–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Miami | W 41–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Virginia | L 27–31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atGeorgia Tech | L 42–46 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Campbell | W 59–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Duke | W 47–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at Clemson | L 20–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 East Tennessee State 7 games, 3 tackles, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Mars Hill | W 44–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Furman | L 14–27 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at Robert Morris | W 45–3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. Chattanooga | L 16–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 15 | at Mercer | L 33–55 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. Western Carolina | L 17–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 19 | at Mississippi State | L 7–56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 East Tennessee State 1 game, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Vanderbilt | W 23–3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Oct 2 vs. Wofford; Oct 9 vs. The Citadel, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¾″ |
| Weight | 193 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅝″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 72⅝″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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