2023 Football Roster

November 16, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Ohio State at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 16, 2024. (Photo by Abigail Dean/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Abigail Dean/Northwestern Athlet
November 30, 2024, Chicago, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Illinois at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Griffin Quinn/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics
September 6, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and Duke at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium in Evanston, IL on Friday, September 6, 2024. (Photo by Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern
September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
September 21, 2024, Seattle, WA: A game between Northwestern Football and Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA on Saturday, September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
September 9, 2023, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Football and UTEP at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL on Saturday, September 9, 2023. (Photo by Stephen Carrera/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Stephen Carrera/Northwestern Athletics
July 25, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Football internal media day at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Photo by Stephen Carrera/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 22

Evan Smith

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Birmingham, Ala.
  • High School:
    Oak Mountain

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.

Football - Western Illinois at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Football - 'Cats Roll Western Illinois, 42-7 in Home Opener (9/5/25)
Saturday, September 06
Football - Week 2 Monday Press Conference (9/1/25)
Monday, September 01
Football - Northwestern at Tulane Postgame Press Conference (8/30/25)
Saturday, August 30