| No. 79 – Seattle Seahawks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Roster status | Practice squad |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 21, 2000 |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 299 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Thompson (Alabaster, Alabama) |
| College | Alabama (2019–2022) UCF (2023–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Amari Kight (born December 21, 2000) is an American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and the UCF Knights.
Kight attended Thompson High School and played football under coach Mark Freeman. Kight was a two-time All-State First Team selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as an offensive tackle, helping lead the Warriors to a semifinal appearance in 2017 and a runner-up finish in Class 7A as a senior in 2018. He was selected an Alabama All-Star and was ranked the fourth-best player in Alabama in the Class of 2019 according to ESPN. Rated a four-star recruit, Kight committed to play at Alabama. [1]
Kight redshirted his first season at Alabama. He saw little action in 2020 before playing in seven games in 2021. As a redshirt junior in 2022, Kight appeared in 12 games as a backup to Tyler Steen. Following the season, Kight entered the transfer portal and ultimately committed to UCF. [2] He appeared in all 13 games in 2023 and started 10 games at right tackle. In his final season, Kight helped UCF transfer to the Big 12 Conference and started the majority of games. [1]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 299 lb (136 kg) | 33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.26 s | 1.86 s | 3.09 s | 5.01 s | 8.19 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 17 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [3] [4] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2025 NFL draft, Kight signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on May 2. [5] On August 26, 2025, he was released during final roster cuts, but re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day. [6] [7] On Septemeber 2, 2025, Kight was released from the Seahawks practice squad, but re-signed with the team the following day. [8] [9] Heading into the team's week four matchup, Kight was elevated from the practice squad, where he later made his NFL debut in a win over the Arizona Cardinals. [10] [11]