Amari Kight

Position:
OL
Height:
6-7
Weight:
318
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Alabaster, Ala.
High School:
Thompson

2022

Earned the job as Alabama’s backup left tackle in 2022 … played in 12 games. Utah State: Earned 20 snaps at left tackle in the second half of the 55-0 win over the Aggies … added one knockdown block. Texas: Worked on the Tide’s field goal and PAT units. ULM: Played 20 snaps off the bench with one knockdown block … helped the Tide roll up 273 rushing yards and 509 yards of total offense. Vanderbilt: Played 11 snaps down the stretch of a 55-3 SEC victory … had one knockdown block. Arkansas: Saw time on special teams in Fayetteville. Texas A&M: Continued his role blocking on PAT and field goals. Tennessee: Saw time on special teams against the Vols. Mississippi State: Earned snaps in the Homecoming win. LSU: Played two offensive snaps off the bench against the Tigers ... also continued his role on special teams. Ole Miss: Contributed on special teams. Austin Peay: Played 30 snaps at left tackle against the Governors and had two knockdown blocks. Auburn: Blocked for the Tide’s seven PAT attempts in the Iron Bowl win.

2021

Saw time on the Crimson Tide offensive line in seven games. Miami: Played three snaps as a reserve in Atlanta. Mercer: Earned three snaps as a reserve in the home opener. Southern Miss: Saw his most extensive playing time with 12 snaps. Mississippi State: Played the final series of the 49-9 win in Starkville, earning four snaps. Tennessee: Saw action on four snaps against the Volunteers off the bench. New Mexico State: Saw his most extensive action of the season against the Aggies … play most of the second half, earning 36 snaps at tackle … did not miss an assignment as the Crimson Tide scored 10 second-half points. Cincinnati: Came off the bench to play two snaps in the CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl.

2020

Big-bodied offensive lineman who redshirted in his first season at UA after playing in one game a season ago ... saw his first minutes of the season against Mississippi State and followed that with seven snaps against Kentucky.

2019

Saw his first career action against Western Carolina ... redshirted at season's end.

High School and Personal Data

One of the top-rated offensive linemen in the 2019 recruiting cycle ... tabbed as a consensus four-star offensive tackle and one of the top players in the state of Alabama ... rated as the No. 8 offensive tackle and the No. 30 player on the ESPN300 ... listed as the fourth-ranked player in Alabama by ESPN.com ... the 76th-ranked player nationally, No. 10 offensive tackle and No. 5 player in Alabama on the 247Composite ... 247Sports ranked him as the No. 101 player nationally and the 10th-rated offensive tackle ... the No. 140 player in the country and the No. 19 offensive tackle according to Rivals ... a five-star prep standout and the No. 44 prospect on the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team ... ranked as PrepStar's No. 9 offensive tackle and the fourth-ranked player in Alabama ... selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game ... the anchor of the offensive line at Thompson High School that helped the Warriors finish runner-up in Class 7A in the state of Alabama ... played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game ... earned First Team All-State recognition as a junior in 2017 by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) ... coached by Mark Freeman at Thompson ... chose Alabama over Auburn, LSU, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.