Linebacker, UTEP, 2020–23
Tyrice Knight
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lakeland, FL
- Born
- Dec 20, 1999
Tyrice Knight played linebacker at UTEP (2020–23). The Seattle Seahawks took Knight in round 4, No. 118 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. Incarnate Word, 20232sacks, career highat UAB, 2021Defense
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
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
2023 UTEP 10 games, 113 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | at Jacksonville State | L 14–17 | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Incarnate Word | W 28–14 | 16 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Northwestern | L 7–38 | 14 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Arizona | L 10–31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 10–24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Florida International | W 27–14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. New Mexico State | L 7–28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 13–21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | at Middle Tennessee | L 30–34 | 9 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Liberty | L 28–42 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UTEP 12 games, 97 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. North Texas | L 13–31 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at Oklahoma | L 13–45 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.New Mexico State | W 20–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at New Mexico | L 10–27 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Boise State | W 27–10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Charlotte | W 41–35 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atLouisiana Tech | L 31–41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 24–21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Middle Tennessee | L 13–24 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | at Rice | L 30–37 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Florida International | W 40–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at UTSA | L 31–34 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 UTEP 12 games, 89 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | atNew Mexico State | W 30–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 38–28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | atBoise State | L 13–54 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Old Dominion | W 28–21 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Southern Miss | W 26–13 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 19–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 25–28 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.UTSA | L 23–44 | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atNorth Texas | L 17–20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Rice | W 38–28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at UAB | L 25–42 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Fresno State | L 24–31 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UTEP 8 games, 54 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 24–14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Texas | L 3–59 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 17–13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at UL Monroe | W 31–6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atLouisiana Tech | L 17–21 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atCharlotte | L 28–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atUTSA | L 21–52 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | vs.North Texas | L 43–45 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 7–16).
| Drill | Combine 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 233 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅜″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 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
3 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 81 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 54 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 27 | 136 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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