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Sammy Knight

USC · Safety · 1993-96

COV
70
TAK
66
RNG
63

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Knight was a first-team all-conference pick in 1996.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 8th-highest safety rating at USC since 1990 and No. 25 among all safeties of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1995
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 1996
    • First-team all-conference

USC Teammates

  1. 90Chris Claiborne1996-98LB
  2. 90Keyshawn Johnson1994-95WR
  3. 72Brian Kelly1996-97CB
  4. 72David Gibson1996-99S
  5. 72Daylon McCutcheon1996-98CB
  6. 71John Allred1993-96TE
  7. 71R. Jay Soward1996-99WR
  8. 70Israel Ifeanyi1995EDGE
  9. 70Johnny McWilliams1992-95TE
  10. 69Chad Morton1996-99RB

Full USC all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 91Tyrone CarterMinnesota · 1996-99S
  2. 90Dré BlyNorth Carolina · 1996-98S
  3. 90Kevin JacksonAlabama · 1995-96S
  4. 90Lawyer MilloyWashington · 1994-95S
  5. 88Anthony PoindexterVirginia · 1996-98S
  6. 86Deon GrantTennessee · 1997-99S
  7. 83Donovin DariusSyracuse · 1994-97S
  8. 80Adrian RobinsonBaylor · 1993-95S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Sammy 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.