Amir Dwight brings early disruptive upside to SIU’s defensive front
In the 2024 season, Amir Dwight flashed as a rotational interior defender for Southern Illinois, playing in all 12 games and posting 13 tackles with 1.0 sack after a redshirt year in 2023. His best trait is interior toughness: at 6-1, 272 pounds, he combines size with enough burst to get into the backfield, and his high-school résumé plus prior knee injury suggest a player whose development still has room to climb. For a team, he fits as a physical, ascending DT with upside if his snap volume and consistency continue to grow.
