Trevor Knight
{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Trevor Knight
| image = Trevor Knight.JPG
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Knight with the Cardinals in the 2017 preseason
| number = 8, 9, 1, 10
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|3}}
| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 215
| high_school = Reagan (San Antonio)
| college = Oklahoma (2012–2015)
Texas A&M (2016)
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Arizona Hotshots ({{AAF Year|2019}})
| highlights =
- 2014 Sugar Bowl MVP
- Wuerffel Trophy (2016)
| pfr = KnigTr00
}}
Trevor A. Knight (born October 3, 1993){{Cite web |last=Perroni |first=Brian |date=October 5, 2016 |title=No Huddle: Getting to know QB Trevor Knight – Birthday edition |url=https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/Article/No-Huddle-Getting-to-know-QB-Trevor-Knight-Birthday-edition-48027070/ |access-date=December 29, 2016 |website=247sports.com}} is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback . He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas A&M Aggies. After leading Oklahoma to an 8–5 record in the 2014 season, he lost the starting job in an open quarterback competition to Texas Tech transfer Baker Mayfield prior to the 2015 season. On January 4, 2016, it was announced that Knight would transfer to Texas A&M University.
Following his college career, Knight went undrafted in 2017 and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals. He later spent the 2017 season on the Atlanta Falcons practice squad before joining the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football in 2018, until the league ceased operations in April 2019.
Early years
Knight attended Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas. While at Ronald Reagan High School, he played for the football team. As a senior, he threw for 2,092 yards and 27 touchdowns with 943 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns. He was ranked as the sixth-best dual-threat quarterback recruit by the Rivals.com recruiting network.{{Cite web |title=Trevor Knight |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Trevor-Knight-104915 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103223846/https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Trevor-Knight-104915 |archive-date=January 3, 2014 |access-date=December 30, 2020 |website=Rivals.com}} Trevor has a fraternal twin brother, Connor, who was a longsnapper/fullback for Oklahoma. They played alongside each other for Trevor's entire time with the Sooners; however, Connor elected to stay at OU when Trevor transferred to Texas A&M.{{Cite web |last=Tramel |first=Berry |date=December 28, 2013 |title=Oklahoma football: Twins Trevor Knight, Connor Knight have each other to lean on |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/columns/berry-tramel/2013/12/28/oklahoma-football-twins-trevor-knight-connor-knight-have-each-other-to-lean-on/60855692007/ |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}
College career
=Oklahoma=
On February 1, 2012, Knight committed to the University of Oklahoma under head coach Bob Stoops.{{Cite web |title=Oklahoma 2012 Football Commits |url=https://247sports.com/college/oklahoma/Season/2012-Football/Commits/ |access-date=August 4, 2017 |website=247sports.com}}
Knight was redshirted for the 2012 season.{{Cite web |last=Trotter |first=Jake |author-link=Jake Trotter |date=March 18, 2013 |title=Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Trevor Knight a natural leader |url=http://www.espn.com/colleges/oklahoma/football/story/_/id/8993591/oklahoma-sooners-quarterback-trevor-knight-natural-leader |access-date=August 4, 2017 |website=ESPN.com}}
He was named the Sooners starting quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2013.{{Cite web |last=Chatmon |first=Brandon |date=August 22, 2013 |title=Sooners name Knight starting QB over Bell |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9592858/oklahoma-sooners-name-trevor-knight-starting-qb-blake-bell |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
He was named MVP of the 2014 Sugar Bowl when he helped lead Oklahoma to a 45–31 upset of two-time reigning national champion Alabama. Knight threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns in a record-setting performance.{{Cite web |title=Sugar Bowl - Oklahoma vs Alabama Box Score, January 2, 2014 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2014-01-02-alabama.html |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Sports Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |language=en}}
He began the 2014 season against Louisiana Tech, completing 19 of 34 passes for 253 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. In addition, he had four rushes for 17 yards.{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jenni |date=August 30, 2014 |title=OU report card: Sooners QB Trevor Knight solid, not spectacular in victory |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/columns/jenni-carlson/2014/08/30/ou-report-card-sooners-qb-trevor-knight-solid-not-spectacular-in-victory/60802487007/ |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}
On December 11, 2015, it was announced that Knight had obtained a full release from his scholarship and would explore his options to transfer to another school. Despite his intentions to transfer, Knight indicated he would remain a member of the team at least until the completion of Oklahoma's 2015 season.{{Cite web |last=Houck |first=Mike |date=December 11, 2015 |title=Trevor Knight Granted Full Release |url=http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=210578187 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |website=Soonersports.com}}
=Texas A&M=
On January 4, 2016, Knight announced he would be transferring to Texas A&M University. He graduated from Oklahoma in December 2015 and was eligible to play immediately at Texas A&M.{{Cite web |last=Khan Jr. |first=Sam |date=January 4, 2016 |title=Texas A&M lands QB Trevor Knight in transfer from Oklahoma |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14504248/ex-oklahoma-sooners-qb-trevor-knight-transfer-texas-aggies |access-date=January 5, 2016 |website=ESPN}}
Knight made his Texas A&M debut on September 3, 2016, against UCLA,{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2016|agency=Associated Press |title=Knight gets 1st start in almost 2 years against No. 16 UCLA |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2016/09/02/knight-gets-1st-start-in-almost-2-years-against-no-16-ucla/89781516/ |access-date=September 3, 2016 |website=USA Today}} which Texas A&M won in overtime by a score of 31–24.{{Cite web |title=UCLA at Texas A&M Box Score, September 3, 2016 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2016-09-03-texas-am.html |access-date=August 4, 2017 |publisher=Sports Reference}}
Knight was thought to be out for the year with a shoulder injury, but made a return on senior night against LSU. In the 54–39 loss to the Tigers, he was 14-of-30 for 211 yards and three touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=LSU at Texas A&M Box Score, November 24, 2016 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2016-11-24-texas-am.html |access-date=November 15, 2017 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=November 8, 2016 |title=Texas A&M's Trevor Knight out for season |url=http://www.wildpitchsports.com/2016/11/08/trevor-knight-out-for-season/ |access-date=November 8, 2016 |website=Wild Pitch Sports}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} | {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} | {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{abbr|Avg|Yards per rushing attempt}} | {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners}};"| Oklahoma Sooners | |||||||||||
| 2013 || Oklahoma
| 79 || 134 || 59.0 || 819 || 6.1 || 9 || 5 || 125.0 || 67 || 445 || 6.6 || 2 | |||||||||||
| 2014 || Oklahoma
| 179 || 316 || 56.6 || 2,300 || 7.3 || 14 || 12 || 124.8 || 68 || 339 || 5.0 || 5 | |||||||||||
| 2015 || Oklahoma
| 22 || 40 || 55.0 || 305 || 7.6 || 2 || 2 || 125.6 || 16 || 69 || 4.3 || 1 | |||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas A&M Aggies}};"| Texas A&M Aggies | |||||||||||
| 2016 || Texas A&M
| 193 || 362 || 53.3 || 2,432 || 6.7 || 19 || 7 || 123.2 || 102 || 614 || 6.0 || 10 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/trevor-knight-1.html Career] || 473 || 852 || 55.5 || 5,856 || 6.9 || 44 || 26 || 124.2 || 253 || 1,467 || 5.8 || 18 |
Professional career
Knight received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed all the combine drills and positional drills. He finished first among all quarterbacks in the vertical jump, broad jump, and had a 40-yard dash time of 4.54. His time was also faster than some running backs including Tennessee's Alvin Kamara.{{Cite web |last=Crawford |first=Brad |date=March 4, 2017 |title=Texas A&M's Trevor Knight posts blazing 4.54 at NFL Combine |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/texas-a-ms-trevor-knight-posts-blazing-4-54-at-nfl-combine/amp/ |access-date=November 24, 2017 |website=CBSSports.com}} His passing drills were described as mediocre and mildly inconsistent.{{Cite web |last=McFadden |first=William |date=March 4, 2017 |title=Recapping the NFL Combine performances of Josh Dobbs and Trevor Knight |url=https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/tamu-football/how-josh-dobbs-and-trevor-knight-performed-at-the-nfl-combine/ |access-date=November 24, 2017 |website=SaturdayDownSouth.com}} To prepare for the combine, Knight worked out with Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Dak Prescott throughout the offseason, who was able to shed the idea of a limited dual-threat quarterback. After showcasing his physical ability at the combine, multiple teams approached him about the possibilities of converting to wide receiver or safety. He immediately dispelled those notions and claimed he wanted to stick to quarterback.{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Nick |date=March 7, 2017 |title=Former Texas A&M QB Trevor Knight draws eyes of NFL teams… for position change |url=https://www.seccountry.com/texas-am/trevor-knight-nfl-scouts-different-position/ |access-date=November 24, 2017 |website=SECCountry.com}} On March 30, 2017, Knight participated at Texas A&M's pro day, along with Jermaine Eluemunor, Justin Evans, Myles Garrett, Daeshon Hall, Ricky Seals-Jones, Josh Reynolds, and seven others.{{Cite web |last=Brandt |first=Gil |author-link=Gil Brandt |date=March 30, 2017 |title=Pro day results: Texas A&M, Louisville, Boise State |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/pro-day-results-texas-a-m-louisville-boise-state-0ap3000000796548 |access-date=November 24, 2017 |website=NFL.com}} Over 50 team representatives and scouts from the NFL attended as Knight was impressive throughout his passing drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, he was projected to be a seventh round pick or a priority undrafted free agent. He was ranked the 15th best quarterback prospect by NFLDraftScout.com.{{Cite web |title=Trevor Knight, DS #15 QB, Texas A&M |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=123894&draftyear=2017&genpos=QB |access-date=November 24, 2017 |website=nfldraftscout.com}}
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1
| weight = 219
| dash = 4.54
| ten split = 1.60
| twenty split = 2.65
| shuttle = 4.14
| cone drill = 7.04
| vertical = 35.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 5
| bench =
| arm span = 30¾
| hand span = 9¾
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |title=NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/trevor-knight?id=2558267 |website=NFL.com}}
}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On April 29, 2017, the Arizona Cardinals signed Knight to a three-year, $1.66 million contract after he went undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Urban, Darren |date=May 2, 2017 |title=Cardinals Collect 17 Undrafted Rookies |url=http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Collect-17-Undrafted-Rookies/9fadb257-fe8e-4b8b-a8b2-79cb269e0da0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502233732/https://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Collect-17-Undrafted-Rookies/9fadb257-fe8e-4b8b-a8b2-79cb269e0da0 |archive-date=May 2, 2017 |website=AZCardinals.com}}{{Cite web |title=Spotrac.com: Trevor Knight contract |url=http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/trevor-knight-21996/ |access-date=November 24, 2017 |website=spotrac.com}} Throughout training camp, he competed with veteran Blaine Gabbert for the job as the third-string quarterback behind Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton.{{Cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Arizona Cardinals depth chart: 07/01/2017 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/197/ARZ |access-date=November 24, 2017 |website=Ourlads.com}} He was waived by the team on September 2, 2017, as a part of final roster cuts.{{Cite web |last=Urban, Darren |date=September 2, 2017 |title=Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster |url=http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Make-Moves-To-Reach-53-Man-Roster/c2904f51-70b9-4e22-b995-854e40074123 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903022302/https://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Make-Moves-To-Reach-53-Man-Roster/c2904f51-70b9-4e22-b995-854e40074123 |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |website=AZCardinals.com}}
= Atlanta Falcons =
On September 7, 2017, Knight was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.{{Cite web |last=McFadden, Will |date=September 6, 2017 |title=Falcons sign quarterback Trevor Knight to practice squad, release DL Taniela Tupou |url=http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-sign-quarterback-Trevor-Knight-to-practice-squad-release-DL-Taniela-Tupou/0d9c5548-a205-4853-98cd-638b7a17d723 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908181354/https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-sign-quarterback-Trevor-Knight-to-practice-squad-release-DL-Taniela-Tupou/0d9c5548-a205-4853-98cd-638b7a17d723 |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |website=AtlantaFalcons.com}} Knight later underwent back surgery.{{Cite news |last=Somers |first=Kent |date=November 28, 2018 |title=AAF draft: Arizona Hotshots think they found their man in quarterback Trevor Knight |language=en |work=AZ Central |publisher=USA Today Network |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/football/2018/11/28/rick-neuheisel-arizona-hotshots-first-aaf-draft-trevor-knight/2140545002/ |access-date=November 29, 2018}}
=Arizona Hotshots=
In November 2018, Knight was selected by the Arizona Hotshots with the sixth-overall pick of the 2019 AAF QB Draft.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Ryan |date=November 27, 2018 |title=Alliance of American Football QB Draft: Aaron Murray, Christian Hackenberg highlight QBs taken |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/alliance-of-american-football-qb-draft-aaron-murray-christian-hackenberg-highlight-qbs-taken/ |access-date=November 27, 2018 |publisher=CBSSports.com}}
Knight began the 2019 AAF season as the Hotshots' backup to John Wolford. In addition to his relief duties, Knight served as a jammer on special teams, lining up for the punt return unit.{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Jose |date=February 20, 2019 |title=Selfless Hotshots QB Knight excelling on special teams |url=https://aaf.com/hotshots--trevor-knight-special-teams-quarterback |access-date=February 21, 2019 |publisher=Alliance of American Football}} Due to the AAF ceasing operations 8 weeks into the inaugural season, Knight became a free agent.{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2019 |title=AAF declares for bankruptcy, officially folds eight games into inaugural season |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/redskins/aaf-declares-bankruptcy-ceases-all-business-operations-and-will-not-finish-inaugural-season |access-date=June 17, 2019 |website=NBC Sports Washington}}
=Career statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| League ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} | {{abbr|GS|Games started}} | {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} | {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} | {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{abbr|Avg|Yards per rushing attempt}} | {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |
| 2019 || ARI || AAF
| 2 || 0 || 8 || 18 || 44.4 || 95 || 5.3 || 0 || 0 || 61.1 || 4 || 10 || 2.5 || 1 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="3"| Career{{Cite web |title=Arizona Hotshots Player Stats |url=https://aaf.com/arizona-hotshots/stats |access-date=March 27, 2019 |website=aaf.com |publisher=Alliance of American Football}} || 2 || 0 || 8 || 18 || 44.4 || 95 || 5.3 || 0 || 0 || 61.1 || 4 || 10 || 2.5 || 1 |
References
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- [http://www.12thman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3976 Texas A&M Aggies bio]
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