Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight is an American football linebacker for the UTEP Miners.
| UTEP Miners – No. 10 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
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| Major | Multidisciplinary Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Lakeland, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Lake Gibson (Lakeland, Florida) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school edit
Knight was born in Lakeland, Florida where he attended high school at Lake Gibson. In his junior season, Knight racked up 128 tackles with 61 being solo tackles.[1] Coming out of high school, Knight would decide to commit to play college football at Independence Community College.[2][3]
College career edit
Independence CC edit
In Knight's career at Independence CC, Knight notched 58 tackles with four being for a loss, two fumble recoveries, four pass deflections, and five interceptions.[4]
UTEP edit
After spending two years at Independence CC, Knight decided to commit to play Division I football for the UTEP Miners.[5][6] In Knight's first season with UTEP in 2020, he totaled 54 tackles with two and a half going for a loss, and a sack.[7] Knight finished the 2021 season with 102 tackles, where he was named Third-Team All Conference-USA.[8] In the 2022 season, Knight totaled 95 tackles with six and a half going for a loss, one sack, an interception, five pass deflections, a fumble recovery, two forced fumbles, and a touchdown.[9] Heading into the 2023 season, Knight was named to the Butkus and Bednarik award watch lists.[10][11] In week three of the 2023 season, Knight was named the Conference USA defensive player of the week after posting 14 tackles against Northwestern.[12] Knight finished the 2023 season with 140 tackles with 15.5 going for a loss, four and half sacks, seven pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.[13] Knight would accept an invite to play in the 2024 Senior Bowl.[14]
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.63 s | 1.54 s | 2.68 s | 4.40 s | 7.25 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 21 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[15][16] | ||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Kemp, Bill. "Knight walks softly and carries a vicious stick". The Ledger. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Londergan, Joe (2 August 2023). "CUSA Top 5 Linebackers 2023: #2 Tyrice Knight". Athlon Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "TYRICE KNIGHT". Rivals.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Tyrice Knight #10 LB Independence Community College". indypirates.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Craven, Mike. "Texas 50: UTEP LB Tyrice Knight leads Miners defense into 2023". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Tyrice Knight taking star turn in fourth season at UTEP". El Paso Times. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Tyrcie Knight 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Bloomquist, Bret. "'He never flinches': Underrecruited Tyrice Knight leads UTEP defense". El Paso Times. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Tyrice Knight 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "UTEP linebacker Tyrice Knight named to Butkus Award watch list". KTSM 9 News. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "UTEP LB Tyrice Knight Named to Bednarik Award Watch List". KVIA.com. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Magobet, Robert. "Former Lake Gibson standout Tyrice Knight earns major Conference USA honor". The Ledger. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Tyrice Knight 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Deaver, Colin (9 January 2024). "UTEP's Tyrice Knight to play in Reese's Senior Bowl". KTSM 9 News. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Tyrice Knight Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Tyrice Knight College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
External links edit
- Independence CC Pirates bio
- UTEP Miners bio