Genesis Smith

Genesis Smith

No. 12 – Arizona Wildcats
Position	Safety
Class	Junior
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Hamilton (Chandler, Arizona)
College	Arizona (2023–present)
Awards and highlights
Third-team All-Big 12 (2025)
Stats at ESPN

Genesis Smith is an American college football safety for the Arizona Wildcats.

Early life

Smith attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. During his high school career he had 103 tackles and 16 interceptions. He committed to the University of Arizona to play college football. ^{[1] [2]}

College career

Smitha appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman at Arizona in 2023 and had 24 tackles and one interception. ^[3] As a sophomore in 2024, he played in all 12 and recorded 63 tackles and three interceptions. ^{[4] [5]} After the season, he entered the transfer portal but returned to Arizona for the 2025 season. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Spears, Justin (August 27, 2022). "Three-star safety Genesis Smith commits to Arizona, becomes first in-state commit for Wildcats' '23 class". Arizona Daily Star.
2. Scott, Dana. "Hamilton has six players commit to Division 1 college football programs". The Arizona Republic.
3. Spears, Justin (November 18, 2024). "Genesis Smith 'continues to accelerate his growth and development' in Arizona's secondary". Arizona Daily Star.
4. Spears, Justin (July 12, 2025). "Arizona's Genesis Smith motivated to rewrite 'inexcusable' rating in College Football 26". Arizona Daily Star.
5. "Why Genesis Smith is Key to Wildcats' Defense". Arizona Wildcats On SI. July 27, 2025.
6. Spears, Justin (December 19, 2024). "Arizona defensive back Genesis Smith to return to Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star.
7. Spears, Justin (September 14, 2025). "'Straight-up baller' Genesis Smith is the 'CEO' of Arizona football". Arizona Daily Star.

External links

• Arizona Wildcats bio