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Demetrius Knight Jr.

Linebacker, Cincinnati Bengals · #44.

Player facts

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Linebacker
Number: 44
Born: Jul 21, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Locust Grove, GA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 240 lbs
College: South Carolina
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	42	19	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	4.5	7
Last 5 Games	42	19	23	0	0	1	27	0	0	0.0	0	0	4.5	0
Career	148	77	71	3	1	1	0	2	39	19.5	39	7	10	10

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ MIA	W 31-24	8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs JAX	L 22-17	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ PIT	L 30-27	9	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ HOU	W 20-6	12	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs TB	W 33-27	7	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Demetrius T. Knight Jr. (born July 21, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks, Charlotte 49ers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Knight was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Demetrius Knight, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Knight attended Strong Rock Christian School in Locust Grove, Georgia. Coming out of high school, Knight was unranked, where he committed to play college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Georgia Tech

During Knight's four-year career at Georgia Tech from 2019 through 2022, he appeared in 36 games where he notched 51 tackles with three being for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery, while also completing one pass for four yards. After the 2022 season, Knight entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Charlotte

Knight transferred to play for the Charlotte 49ers. In 2023, he notched 96 tackles with six being for a loss, three interceptions, and a touchdown for the 49ers. After one year with Charlotte, Knight once again entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

South Carolina

Knight transferred to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks. In week 10 of the 2024 season, he notched seven tackles in a 28-7 win over Vanderbilt. In the 2024 regular-season finale, Knight intercepted quarterback Cade Klubnik with 12 seconds remaining to help the Gamecocks seal a rivalry win over Clemson.

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