2026 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 7
Amorion Smith
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- River Rouge
- Prev School:
- Cincinnati/Michigan State
2023-25 (at Michigan State)
35 tackles, one interception and two pass breakups in 2025... Starter in seven games...Named a semifinalist for the 2025 National Comeback Player of the Year...Appeared in seven games in 2024, making four tackles...Nominated for the 2024 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award...Two tackles in four games in 2023 before suffering a season-ending injury.
2021-22 (at Cincinnati)
20 tackles and one interception in 12 games in 2022...Sat out the year as a redshirt in 2021 and retained freshman eligibility.
High School
First-team all-state selection as a senior in 2020 by the Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, The Associated Press and MLive...Dream Team selection by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association...48 tackles, three interceptions and three forced fumbles his senior season...Helped River Rouge to the 2019 Division 3 state title, the first in school history, and a runner-up finish in 2020...Led River Rouge with nine tackles and one TFL in the 2020 state title game...Ranked among the top players in the state of Michigan in the class of 2021 by Rivals (No. 26), 247Sports (No. 29) and ESPN.com (No. 29)...Listed among the top safeties in the nation in the class of 2021 by 247Sports (No. 72) and ESPN.com (No. 83) . . . ...Head coach was Corey Parker.
Personal
Son of the late Gala Gilliam.
35 tackles, one interception and two pass breakups in 2025... Starter in seven games...Named a semifinalist for the 2025 National Comeback Player of the Year...Appeared in seven games in 2024, making four tackles...Nominated for the 2024 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award...Two tackles in four games in 2023 before suffering a season-ending injury.
2021-22 (at Cincinnati)
20 tackles and one interception in 12 games in 2022...Sat out the year as a redshirt in 2021 and retained freshman eligibility.
High School
First-team all-state selection as a senior in 2020 by the Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, The Associated Press and MLive...Dream Team selection by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association...48 tackles, three interceptions and three forced fumbles his senior season...Helped River Rouge to the 2019 Division 3 state title, the first in school history, and a runner-up finish in 2020...Led River Rouge with nine tackles and one TFL in the 2020 state title game...Ranked among the top players in the state of Michigan in the class of 2021 by Rivals (No. 26), 247Sports (No. 29) and ESPN.com (No. 29)...Listed among the top safeties in the nation in the class of 2021 by 247Sports (No. 72) and ESPN.com (No. 83) . . . ...Head coach was Corey Parker.
Personal
Son of the late Gala Gilliam.
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