Demetrius Knight
| South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 17 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Sixth-Year |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Strong Rock Christian School |
Demetrius Knight is an American football linebacker for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He previously played for the Charlotte 49ers and for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Early life and high school
[edit]Knight attended high school at Strong Rock Christian School located in Locust Grove, Georgia.[1] Coming out of high school, Knight was unranked, where he decided to commit to play college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Georgia Tech
[edit]During Knight's four-year career at Georgia Tech from 2019 through 2022, he appeared in 36 games where he notched 51 tackles with three being for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery, while also completing one pass for four yards.[4][5][6][7][8] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Knight decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[9][10]
Charlotte
[edit]Knight decided to transfer to play for the Charlotte 49ers.[11][12] During the 2023 season, Knight notched 96 tackles with six being for a loss, three interceptions, and a touchdown for the 49ers.[13] After just one year with Charlotte, at the end of the 2023 season, Knight once again decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[14][15]
South Carolina
[edit]Knight decided to transfer to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.[16][17] In week ten of the 2024 season, Knight notched seven tackles in a 28-7 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores.[18] In the 2024 regular-season finale, Knight intercepted quarterback Cade Klubnik with 12 seconds remaining to help the Gamecocks seal a rivalry win over the Clemson Tigers.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ McElhaney, Tori. "After a nudge, Demetrius Knight thriving in his transition to linebacker". The Athletic. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Suguria, Ken. "QB Demetrius Knight is Georgia Tech's eighth commitment". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Suguira, Ken. "No stars, no problem for Tech commit Demetrius Knight". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Demetrius Knight II". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Sugiura, Ken. "Georgia Tech's Demetrius Knight takes familiar ride back to quarterback". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Suguira, Ken. "After QB experiment, Georgia Tech's Demetrius Knight moves back to defense". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Suguira, Ken. "What algebra reveals about Georgia Tech's Demetrius Knight". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Suguira, Ken. "Georgia Tech freshman Demetrius Knight running 'insanely fast'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Quinlan, Kelly. "Knight enters the portal as the first post-Collins exit". Rivals.com. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Seguira, Ken. "Georgia Tech's Demetrius Knight in transfer portal". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Graham, Andrew. "Georgia Tech transfer LB Demetrius Knight commits to Charlotte". On3.com. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Bailey, Hunter. "Charlotte 49ers football: Transfer linebacker Demetrius Knight leading by example". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Brewer, Fisher. "Charlotte linebacker Demetrius Knight has committed to playing for the Gamecocks in 2024". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Grubbs, Grant. "Charlotte transfer LB Demetrius Knight II commits to South Carolina". On3.com. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Kaye, Jordan. "South Carolina adds productive transfer linebacker via Charlotte 49ers". The State. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Kesin, Lulu. "From Shane Beamer to Dylan Stewart, why South Carolina football listens to transfer Demetrius Knight". Greenville Online. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Clonninger, David. "Ring-bearers: Gamecocks' football roster includes 2 married men". Post and Courier. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Veltri, Jack. "Demetrius Knight Jr. 'wowed the guys' with motivational words before South Carolina's win in Nashville". On3.com. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Gray, Treyvan. "'Don't flinch': South Carolina's defense needed a hero. Demetrius Knight delivered". The State. Retrieved 7 December 2024.