Former Georgia Bulldog Kamari Lassiter Makes Gift Back To UGAAA
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ATHENS, Ga. --- Former All-Southeastern Conference Georgia Bulldog defensive back and current Houston Texan Kamari Lassiter has made a gift to the UGA Athletic Association’s Scholarship Endowment Fund following his first year in the NFL.
Lassiter, a native of Savannah, Ga., who the Texans drafted in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft, has contributed $4,000 back to the UGAAA, signifying his No. 4 Texans jersey. His donation is earmarked to help cover costs associated with tuition, fees, room and board and other necessary items.
“This gift is me trying to give back to the University, a place, the people who poured so much into me,” said Lassiter. “Throughout my time at Georgia, I learned so much and met so many people who laid their hands on my life and I can never fully repay the University of Georgia and the Athletic Association back for that. This is something small that I can do for the people who come after me because I want to leave the place better than how I found it. I feel like this is a small token for all of the lessons, the memories and for everything I learned while in Athens. This is a place I can always come back to, it’s home. Georgia gave me the opportunity to chase my dreams, get an education and make my people proud, and now I am in the NFL. It’s my duty to give back.”
“We are grateful for Kamari giving back to the program,” Georgia’s head coach Kirby Smart said. “His mother, Kammie, and his family instilled values and a work ethic in him, and he’s developing into a man we can all be proud of. Kamari was a special player for us during the 2021 and 2022 championship runs, and he is proving what sort of competitor he will now be in the NFL.”
Lassiter started 29 games in his career for the Bulldogs during Georgia’s run to back-to-back 2021 and 2022 national championships. The squad compiled a 42-2 record during the 2021-23 seasons that Lassiter suited up in the red and black. He finished with 86 tackles, including a sack and 8.5 tackles for loss, and had an interception.
Most recently, Lassiter was one of the NFL’s top rookie defenders for the Texans. He tallied 63 stops, had a safety and collected four interceptions during his team’s run to the AFC Divisional Playoffs. Lassiter’s pick in the Wild Card game versus Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers marked only the second interception for a Texan in playoff history (J.J. Watt, 2012).