Linebacker, South Carolina (from Georgia Tech, Charlotte), 2019–24
Demetrius Knight Jr.
Lettered 2024 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Locust Grove, GA
- Born
- Jul 21, 2000
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Demetrius Knight Jr. played linebacker at Georgia Tech (2019–22), Charlotte (2023) and South Carolina (2024). The Cincinnati Bengals took Knight in round 2, No. 49 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat South Florida, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 89 | 42 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 82 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 219 | 127 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 17 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 17 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 17 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 17 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Charlotte | 17 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | South Carolina | 17 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 245 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 South Carolina 13 games, 82 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Old Dominion | W 23–19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Kentucky | W 31–6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. LSU | L 33–36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Akron | W 50–7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Ole Miss | L 3–27 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Alabama | L 25–27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Oklahoma | W 35–9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Texas A&M | W 44–20 | 11 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Vanderbilt | W 28–7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Missouri | W 34–30 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Wofford | W 56–12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Clemson | W 17–14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Illinois | L 17–21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Charlotte 11 games, 89 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. South Carolina State | W 24–3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Maryland | L 20–38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Georgia State | L 25–41 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Florida | L 7–22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at SMU | L 16–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Navy | L 0–14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at East Carolina | W 10–7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | at Tulsa | W 33–26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Memphis | L 38–44 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Rice | L 7–28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at South Florida | L 14–48 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2022 Georgia Tech 3 games, 9 tackles
2021 Georgia Tech 6 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs. North Carolina | W 45–22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Virginia | L 40–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 17–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Miami | L 30–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Boston College | L 30–41 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. Georgia | L 0–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Georgia Tech 6 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Florida State | W 16–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. UCF | L 21–49 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Syracuse | L 20–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Clemson | L 7–73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Notre Dame | L 13–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | at NC State | L 13–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Georgia Tech 9 games, 18 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | atClemson | L 14–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.South Florida | W 14–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.North Carolina | L 22–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at Duke | L 23–41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | atMiami | W 28–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 10–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atVirginia | L 28–33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 0–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Georgia | L 7–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 80½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.25 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 103 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 22 | 145 | 3 | 2 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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