Alijah Huzzie

Alijah Huzzie (born January 16, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers and North Carolina Tar Heels.

Early life Huzzie attended Heard County High School in Franklin, Georgia. He committed to play college football for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers.

College career East Tennessee State Huzzie had a breakout 2022 season with East Tennessee State, notching 59 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions, 22 passes deflections, and a touchdown. For his performance, he was named a first-team FCS All-American. After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Huzzie entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Huzzie finished his career at East Tennessee State with 179 tackles, 30 pass deflections, and 12 interceptions, over a span of 34 games.

North Carolina Huzzie transferred to North Carolina Tar Heels to continue his career. In week four of the 2023 season, Huzzie had a breakout game, where he notched two interceptions, and he returned two punts for 82 yards and a touchdown, as he helped the Tar Heels beat Pittsburgh. For his performance on the game, Huzzie was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) special teams player of the week.

Professional career

Huzzie was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2025. After starting the season on the reserve/non-football injury list, he was activated on November 5, but released the next day and re-signed to the practice squad. On December 6, 2025, Huzzie was activated to the active roster for standard elevation. Huzzie was activated to the active roster for standard elevation again on December 20, 2025. Huzzie made his NFL debut on December 21, 2025. On January 4, 2026, Huzzie got his first interception on a deflection pass against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 18.

He was waived on August 30 as part of final roster cuts. He was re-signed to the practice squad on the next day.