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Amari Latimer
Freshman · West Virginia Mountaineers
Height5' 10"
Weight230 lbs
HometownFairburn, GA
Unitoffense
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ClassFreshman
High schoolSandy Creek
Previous schoolWVU / not listed
Official hometownFairburn, Ga.
High School
- Played running back and linebacker for coach Darius Smiley at Sandy Creek High
- USA Today All-USA Southeast Football Team Second-Team Offense (2025)
- Five-time state champion between football (2022, 2025) and basketball (2023, 2024, 2025)
- All-time leading rusher for Sandy Creek with 5,595 yards and 78 touchdowns
- Holds Sandy Creek single-game records for rushing touchdowns (7) and rushing yards (287)
- Candidate for 2025 Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year
- Helped the Patriots to become 2022, 2024 and 2025 Regional 3A champions
- 2025 Region 2-3A Player of the Year
- 2024 3A North Regions All-State honoree
- 2024 Region 2-3A Offensive Player of the Year
- 2024 3A Georgia All-State Honorable Mention
- 2023 Region 5-3A Offensive Player of the Year
- During his senior season, helped lead his team to a 15-0 record and 3A state championship
- As a senior, totaled 2,409 yards and 44 touchdowns on 250 carries, while eclipsing 100 yards in 14 of the team's 15 games and more than 200 yards in three games
- Finished with a season-high 287 rushing yards and seven touchdowns against Whitewater
- Had 228 rushing yards and five touchdowns against Troup County
- Registered 212 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Lagrange
- Had two or more touchdowns in 14 games
- As a junior, went 10-2 and rushed for 1,113 yards and 19 touchdowns on 136 carries
- Added 27 catches for 363 yards and four touchdowns
- As a sophomore, finished with a 7-4 record and rushed for 1,425 yards and 18 touchdowns on 181 carries
- His freshman season, had 112 rushes for 648 yards and seven touchdowns
- Also played basketball
- Captured four regional championships
- 2025 GHSA Most Valuable Player
Personal
- Son of Geimere and Kwanza Latimer
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Brother Geimere Latimer signed with WVU as a cornerback transfer in January 2025
- Majoring in supply chain management
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