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Jersey Number 37
Amari Wansley
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Buford, Ga.
- High School:
- Buford
- Major:
- Public Managment
- Birthday:
- 9/10/2002
Bio
At FAU
Redshirt Sophomore (2023)
Redshirt Freshman (2022)
Redshirt Sophomore (2023)
- Recorded two solo tackles in the Owls' season opening victory over Monmouth
- Added a tackle assist in the Ohio contest
- Recorded a solo tackle at Clemson
- Drew the start and recorded five tackles, including four solo, in the Owls win over Tulsa
- Received extended play at USF and made good on the time with five tackles and a pass breakup
- Led the game with double-digit tackles (5-7=12), his first career, in the Owls' loss to UTSA
- Made good on his Charlotte start with six tackles
- Saw action in the Owls UAB contest
- Contributed a solo tackle versus ECU
- Concluded the Tulane game with a solo tackle
- Closed out his season with two tackles at Rice
Redshirt Freshman (2022)
- Recorded his first college game action at Ohio
- Collected four tackles in th Owls 42-9 win over Southeastern Louisiana
- Earned two solo tackles versus UCF
- Contributed a solo tackle at Purdue
- Credited with a solo tackle at UNT
- Worked with the special teams unit in the Owls 17-14 win over Rice
- Continued to contribute more and more with UTEP being his best game to date with seven tackles, including seven solo
- Tallied two tackle assists in the Owls' 24-17 win over UAB
- Drew a start and recorded three tackles, including two solo and one for a loss of one yard, in the Owls' 52-7 win over FIU in Shula Bowl XXI
- Ended his night's work at Middle Tennessee with two tackle assists
- Recorded two solo tackles in the WKU contest
- Did not see action
- Led his powerhouse Buford squad to another tremendous campaign – and trophy – in 2020
- The Wolves – Class AAAAA champions in 2019 – moved up a class, and still took home a state title, the ’20 Class AAAAAA championship
- They outscored their opponents 570-137 (an average win of 40.7 to 9.8) and finished the year on a 13-game winning streak, while being ranked No. 2 in Georgia by MaxPreps
- For the ’19 state champs, he had 45 total tackles, 3.0 for loss, recovered a fumble and had four pass breakups
- He also plays wide receiver for the Wolves, and is a member of the school’s track team
- Plans to major in finance
- Chose FAU over Arizona State, Syracuse, UCF, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Louisville and Georgia State
- Three-star recruit, No. 99 safety nationally and No. 95 state of Georgia recruit by 247Sports; three stars, No. 106 safety and No. 143 recruit in Georgia by ESPN
- Also rated three stars by Rivals
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