Defensive line, Arizona (from App State, UT Martin), 2021–25
Deshawn McKnight
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 299 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Sumter, SC
- Born
- Aug 7, 2003
Deshawn McKnight played defensive line at App State (2021–23), UT Martin (2024) and Arizona (2025).
Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | App State | 0 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | App State | 0 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | App State | 0 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | UT Martin | 0 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Arizona | 0 | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 299 |
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
2025 Arizona 10 games, 26 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Hawai’i | W 40–6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Weber State | W 48–3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Kansas State | W 23–17 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Iowa State | L 14–39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 41–13 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. BYU | L 27–33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Houston | L 28–31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Kansas | W 24–20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Cincinnati | W 30–24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Baylor | W 41–17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 UT Martin 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | at Kennesaw State | W 24–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 App State 1 game
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs. Marshall | W 31–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 App State 10 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Troy | W 32–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. James Madison | L 28–32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. The Citadel | W 49–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Texas State | L 24–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Georgia State | W 42–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Robert Morris | W 42–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | at Coastal Carolina | L 28–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atMarshall | L 21–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Old Dominion | W 27–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Georgia Southern | L 48–51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 App State 8 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. East Carolina | W 33–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Elon | W 44–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atGeorgia State | W 45–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Louisiana | L 13–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. UL Monroe | W 59–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. South Alabama | W 31–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atTroy | W 45–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Georgia Southern | W 27–3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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