Brandon Knight (American football)
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Noblesville, Indiana, U.S.
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born | April 1, 1997 Noblesville, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Noblesville | ||||||
| College | Indiana | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||
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Brandon Knight (born April 1, 1997) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers.
Knight attended Noblesville High School in Noblesville, Indiana. He was a two-time All-conference selection. As a senior, he received Associated Press Class 6A All-state honors. He originally committed to Purdue University to play college football, but changed his commitment to Indiana University.
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Brandon Knight OT |
Noblesville, Indiana | Noblesville High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Jun 22, 2014 | |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 54 (OT) 247Sports: 71 (OT) ESPN: 82 (OT) | ||||||
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College career
As a freshman, he appeared in 11 games, playing as an offensive tackle or tight end. He had his lone reception, a 22-yard touchdown, in the 54–36 win against Purdue University, which sealed a bowl berth. He was named honorable-mention BTN.com All-Freshman.[1]
As a sophomore, he appeared in the first 8 games, starting six at right tackle after fifth-year senior Dimitric Camiel had back surgery. He suffered a season-ending left leg injury against the University of Maryland.[1]
As a junior, an unspecified injury kept him out of the early season games, but was able to return to play in the final 10 contests with 8 starts at right tackle.[1]
As a senior, he started all 12 games at right tackle, allowing three sacks in 904 snaps. He received honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors at the end of the season. He finished with 41 career and 26 starts at right tackle.