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Demetrius Knight

South Carolina · Linebacker · 2024

TKL
82
TFL
8
SACKS
2

Career totals · 1 season with stats

Scouting Report

In 2024, Knight recorded 82 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and 1 interception.

Knight was the No. 49 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 8th-highest linebacker rating at South Carolina since 1990 and No. 107 among all linebackers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • No. 49 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Demetrius Knight season-by-season statistics at South Carolina
SeasonTklTFLSacksPDInt
2024828211

Seasons with tracked stats at South Carolina. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

South Carolina Teammates

  1. 88Kyle Kennard2024EDGE
  2. 83Xavier Legette2019-23WR
  3. 80Jaylan Foster2017-21S
  4. 80Nick Emmanwori2022-24S
  5. 77Jaycee Horn2018-20CB
  6. 75Marcellas Dial2021-23CB
  7. 74Cam Smith2019-22CB
  8. 74LaNorris Sellers2023-26QB
  9. 72Kingsley Enagbare2018-21EDGE
  10. 72Jalon Kilgore2023-25S

Full South Carolina all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Jay HigginsIowa · 2020-24LB
  2. 91Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech · 2022-25LB
  3. 90Payton WilsonNC State · 2019-23LB
  4. 90Jack CampbellIowa · 2019-22LB
  5. 90Nakobe DeanGeorgia · 2019-21LB
  6. 90Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahNotre Dame · 2019-20LB
  7. 90Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati · 2022LB
  8. 88Nathaniel WatsonMississippi State · 2018-23LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Demetrius Knight) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.