2018 Football Roster
Kenny Knight Jr.
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- East St. Louis, Ill.
- Prev School:
- East St. Louis HS
- High School:
- East St. Louis
- Major:
- Business Administration
2018 (R-Jr.): Made an appearance in just one game, the season opener against Central Connecticut … chipped in with one tackle versus CCSU.
2017 (R-So.): Sat out the season with an injury suffered in the preseason.
2016 (R-Fr.): Made his collegiate debut in the win over Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 17 … recorded a tackle in the fourth quarter against EKU … did not play in any other games.
2015 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Darren Suncket at East St. Louis High … helped team to a 7-4 record as a senior … team reached the state quarterfinals as a senior and the semifinals as a junior … team captain as a senior … all-conference as a senior … managed 90 tackles, four sacks, three forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries as a junior … a member of the Forensic Science Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Son of Kenneth and Shell Knight … two brothers … born Oct. 24, 1996, in East St. Louis, Illinois … full name is Kenneth Edward Knight Jr.
