Deionte Knight

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Deionte Knight
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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Knight with the Toronto Argonauts in 2022
Born: (1999-04-07) April 7, 1999 (age 25)
Ajax, Ontario
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Defensive lineman
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight290 lb (130 kg)
University Western
CFL draft 2022, Round: 2, Pick: 10
Drafted by Toronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2022–2024 Toronto Argonauts
2024–present Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards
Honours
Career stats

Deionte Knight (born April 7, 1999) is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Contents

University career

Knight played for the Western Mustangs of U Sports football from 2018 to 2021. [1] [2] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 season, but managed to record 96 tackles and 13.5 sacks in three seasons. [3] In his final year, in 2021, he recorded 52 tackles, including 13 for a loss, ten sacks, and two forced fumbles as he won the J. P. Metras Trophy that year. [3] To end the year, Knight won a Vanier Cup championship after the Mustangs defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies in the 56th Vanier Cup where Knight recorded three tackles and one sack. [4]

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts

Knight was drafted in the second round, 10th overall, in the 2022 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 20, 2022. [5] He began the 2022 season on the injured list but made his professional debut on August 20, 2022, against the Calgary Stampeders. [6] He returned to the injured list shortly after, but returned near the end of the season, including making his first career start on October 29, 2022, against the Montreal Alouettes. [6] In total, Knight played in four regular season games where he recorded two defensive tackles. [2] He was on the injured list during the post-season, including when the Argonauts won the 109th Grey Cup championship. [6]

Knight made the team's active roster following training camp in 2023 and had three defensive tackles as a back-up in the season-opening game. [7] He played in 17 regular season games where he had 17 defensive tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble. [8]

To begin the 2024 season, Knight was a healthy scratch on the one-game injured list, but dressed for the team's next two games without recording a statistic. [9] He was then moved to the practice roster on July 1, 2024. [10]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On July 3, 2024, Knight was claimed off of the Argonauts' practice roster by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [11]

Personal life

Knight's father, DeWayne Knight, played in parts of four seasons as a linebacker for the Ottawa Rough Riders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and BC Lions. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Deionte Knight". Western Mustangs . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Deionte Knight". Toronto Argonauts . Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Western standout Deionte Knight one of nine Canadians added to Argos roster in 2022 CFL Draft". 3DownNation. May 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Saskatchewan at Western". U Sports. December 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Argos sign 2022 second-round pick Deionte Knight, add Canadian cornerback Arjen Colquhoun to retired list". 3DownNation. May 20, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  7. ↑ "CFL Game Details" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2024 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats nab DL Deointe Knight from Toronto Argonauts". 3DownNation. July 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ticats transactions". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. July 3, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Q&A: Western Mustangs lineman Deionte Knight on his parents, football and seizing the day". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. May 17, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Players, K". cflapedia.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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