Brandon Knight

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

Weight:
307
Height:
6-5
Position:
OL
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Noblesville, Ind.
High School:
Noblesville

Knight started 26 games and played in 41 overall at right tackle. He graduated with a liberal studies degree in May 2019. Knight signed a free agent deal with the Dallas Cowboys following the 2019 NFL Draft.

2018 Honors: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media) ... earned the team’s Chris Dal Sasso Award (Outstanding Lineman).

2018 (Senior): Started all 12 games at right tackle ... allowed just three sacks in 904 snaps ... Indiana ranked second in the Big Ten and shared 24th nationally in first downs per game (23.5) ... the Hoosiers finished third in the conference (36th nationally) in passing offense (257.8) and tied for sixth in passing touchdowns (20) ... IU offensive player of the week (Virginia).

2017 (Junior): Appeared in the final 10 games with eight starts at right tackle ... Indiana finished third in the Big Ten (35th nationally) in passing offense (265.7), and sixth in scoring offense (26.8) and total offense (395.8) ... IU offensive player of the week (Rutgers).

2016 (Sophomore): Played in the first eight games and started six at right tackle before he suffered a season-ending injury ... Indiana ranked second in the Big Ten in passing offense (273.8) and third in total offense (426.0) ... Devine Redding became the fourth Hoosier to record back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons and the first since Vaughn Dunbar (1990-91) ... on IU’s single-season list, Richard Lagow’s passing yardage (3,362) ranks second, attempts (438) third, and completions (253) and total offense (3,174) fourth.

2015 Honors: Honorable mention BTN.com All-Freshman.

2015 (Freshman): Played in 11 games at tackle and tight end ... named IU’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year ... caught his lone pass, a 22-yard touchdown, in the win at Purdue ... Indiana finished first in the Big Ten in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense, while placing second in rushing offense ... the Hoosiers became the fourth college football team to have a 3,500-yard passer, a pair of 1,000-yard running backs and a 1,000-yard receiver in the same year ... IU was one of only two Power 5 conference teams with two 1,000-yard running backs (Baylor) ... the offensive line allowed 13 sacks, tied for the seventh-fewest nationally ... Indiana set single-season school records with 475 total points, 6,556 total yards, 3,820 passing yards, 337 first downs and 168 passing first downs.

Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Lance Scheib at Noblesville High School ... Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 and all-state selection as a junior and senior ... Indiana Associated Press Class 6A All-State as a senior ... member of the 2014 Indianapolis Star Super Team and a finalist for the Indianapolis Star Position Award (offensive line) ... graded out at 88 percent and did not allow a sack ... two-time all-conference selection ... rated the No. 7 prospect in Indiana by Rivals and the No. 51 offensive tackle nationally by Scout ... three-year football letterwinner ... parents are Angie Ginder and Chad Knight ... born on April 1, 1997.