Safety, Samford (from Florida Atlantic, Murray State), 2021–25
Amari Wansley
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 183 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Buford, GA
Amari Wansley played safety at Florida Atlantic (2021–23), Murray State (2024) and Samford (2025).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. UTSA, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024* | Murray State | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Samford | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 84 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 17 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 17 | S | So. | ||
| 2024 | Murray State | 17 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Samford | 17 | S | Sr. | 6′0″ | 183 |
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
2025 Samford 2 games, 13 tackles
2024 Murray State 2 games, 19 tackles
2023 Florida Atlantic 9 games, 29 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Monmouth | W 42–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Ohio | L 10–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Clemson | L 14–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Tulsa | W 20–17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at South Florida | W 56–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UTSA | L 10–36 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. East Carolina | L 7–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Tulane | L 8–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Rice | L 21–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Florida Atlantic 9 games, 23 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 42–9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UCF | L 14–40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Purdue | L 26–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at North Texas | L 28–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at UTEP | L 21–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. UAB | W 24–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Florida International | W 52–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Middle Tennessee | L 21–49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 31–32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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