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2025 Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini

48 Carter Smith

  • Position OLB
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 245
  • Major Mechanical Engineering
  • Hometown Rolling Meadows, Ill.
  • High School Fremd
  • Instagram carter.smith63
  • Twitter SmithCarter44

Biography

2024 Freshman

  • Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

High School

  • Played for head coach Lou Sponsel at Fremd
  • One-year letterwinner
  • 2022 All-MSL West Conference
  • Compiled 97 tackles, 10 sacks, and three forced fumbles in his career at Fremd High School
  • Two-time Academic All-MSL West Conference
  • Member of the National Honors Society
  • Illinois State Scholar
     

Personal

  • Born Sept. 2, 2005
  • Son of Eric and Lisa Smith
  • One brother, Aidan
  • Chose Illinois because, “it’s a great school; I grew up watching college football and basketball at Illinois. My family and I went to many Illinois vs. Northwestern games. I’ve always loved Illinois.”
  • Majoring in mechanical engineering
     

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2024Freshman

    OLB
    6'3" 215 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2025Redshirt Freshman

    OLB
    6'3" 245 lbs
    48