Tyrice Knight
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tyrice Knight
| image =
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| current_team = Seattle Seahawks
| number = 48
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|20}}
| birth_place = Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 233
| high_school = Lake Gibson
(Lakeland, Florida)
| college = Independence CC (2018–2019)
UTEP (2020–2023)
| draftyear = 2024
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 118
| pastteams =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 88
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 1.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
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| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 2
| statlabel6 = Interceptions
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| statlabel7 = Interception yards
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| statlabel8 = Defensive touchdowns
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| pfr = K/KnigTy00
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Tyrice Knight (born December 20, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Independence Community College and UTEP and was selected by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Early life
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.{{Cite web |last=Kemp |first=Bill |date=August 13, 2017 |title=Knight walks softly and carries a vicious stick |url=https://www.theledger.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2017/08/13/lake-gibsons-tyrice-knight-walks-softly-and-carries-vicious-stick/19741191007/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=The Ledger}} Coming out of high school, Knight would decide to commit to play college football at Independence Community College.{{cite web |last1=Londergan |first1=Joe |title=CUSA Top 5 Linebackers 2023: #2 Tyrice Knight |url=https://athlonsports.com/college-football/utep-football-conference-usa-cusa-top-5-linebackers-2023-2-tyrice-knight |website=Athlon Sports |date=2 August 2023 |access-date=13 January 2024}}{{cite web | title=Tyrice Knight, 2020 Inside Linebacker, UTEP | website=Rivals.com | date=December 11, 2019 | url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/tyrice-knight-262057?view=pv | access-date=July 9, 2024}}
College career
= Independence CC =
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.{{Cite web |title=Tyrice Knight #10 LB |url=https://www.indypirates.com/sports/fball/2019-20/players/tyriceknightpqc4?view=career&pos=d |access-date=13 January 2024 |website= Independence Community College Pirates}}
= UTEP =
After spending two years at Independence CC, Knight decided to commit to play Division I football for the UTEP Miners.{{Cite web |last=Craven |first=Mike |date=August 21, 2023 |title=Texas 50: UTEP LB Tyrice Knight leads Miners defense into 2023 |url=https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2023/08/22/texas-50-utep-lb-tyrice-knight-leads-miners-defense-into-2023?ref=article_preview_img |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=Dave Campbell's Texas Football}}{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2023 |title=Tyrice Knight taking star turn in fourth season at UTEP |url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/college/utep/2023/09/14/tyrice-knight-taking-star-turn-in-fourth-season-at-utep/70845425007/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=El Paso Times}} 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.{{cite web | title=Tyrice Knight 2020 Game Log| website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com | date=September 5, 2020 | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tyrice-knight-1/gamelog/2020/ | access-date=July 9, 2024}} Knight finished the 2021 season with 102 tackles, where he was named Third-Team All Conference-USA.{{cite web | last=Bloomquist | first=Bret | title=Underrecruited linebacker Tyrice Knight leads UTEP defense | website=El Paso Times | date=October 22, 2022 | url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/college/utep/2022/10/22/underrecruited-linebacker-tyrice-knight-leads-utep-defense/69579025007/ | access-date=July 9, 2024}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Tyrice Knight 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tyrice-knight-1/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}} Heading into the 2023 season, Knight was named to the Butkus and Bednarik award watch lists.{{cite web |title=UTEP linebacker Tyrice Knight named to Butkus Award watch list |url=https://www.ktsm.com/sports/college-sports/utep/utep-linebacker-tyrice-knight-named-to-butkus-award-watch-list/ |website=KTSM 9 News |date=11 August 2023 |access-date=13 January 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Rachel |date=15 August 2023 |title=UTEP LB Tyrice Knight Named to Bednarik Award Watch List |url=https://kvia.com/sports/utep/2023/08/14/utep-lb-tyrice-knight-named-to-bednarik-award-watch-list/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=KVIA.com}} In week three of the 2023 season, Knight was named the Conference USA defensive player of the week after posting 14 tackles against Northwestern.{{Cite web |last=Magobet |first=Robert |date=September 14, 2023 |title=Former Lake Gibson standout Tyrice Knight earns major Conference USA honor |url=https://www.theledger.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/09/14/lake-gibson-uteps-tyrice-knight-wins-cusa-defensive-player-of-week/70799834007/ |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=The Ledger}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Tyrice Knight 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tyrice-knight-1/gamelog/2023 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} Knight would accept an invite to play in the 2024 Senior Bowl.{{cite web |last1=Deaver |first1=Colin |title=UTEP's Tyrice Knight to play in Reese's Senior Bowl |url=https://www.ktsm.com/sports/college-sports/utep/uteps-tyrice-knight-to-play-in-reeses-senior-bowl/ |website=KTSM 9 News |date=9 January 2024 |access-date=13 January 2024}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 1/2
| weight = 233
| dash = 4.63
| ten split = 1.54
| twenty split = 2.68
| shuttle = 4.40
| cone drill = 7.25
| vertical = 34.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 11
| bench = 21
| arm span = 32 1/2
| hand span = 9 1/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/tyrice-knight/32004b4e-4975-6662-8893-60383370e77f |title=Tyrice Knight Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 23, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1051874&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Tyrice Knight College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 23, 2024}}
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Knight was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 4th round (118th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Brady |date=2024-05-11 |title=How Tyrice Knight (and maybe Jamal Adams) fit into Seahawks' new LB corps |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40120306/how-rookie-tyrice-knight-jamal-adams-fits-seahawks-new-lb-corps |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.seahawks.com/team/players-roster/tyrice-knight/ Seattle Seahawks bio]
- [https://www.indypirates.com/sports/fball/2019-20/bios/knight_tyrice_hlmr Independence CC Pirates bio]
- [https://utepminers.com/sports/football/roster/tyrice-knight/10577 UTEP Miners bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Lakeland, Florida
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Independence Pirates football players