2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 48
Carter Smith
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Hometown:
- Rolling Meadows, Ill.
- High School:
- Fremd
2025 Redshirt Freshman
- Did not play in a game
- Academic All-Big Ten
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
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