Deionte Knight
No. 92     Toronto Argonauts
Knight with the Argonauts in 2022
Born: (1999-04-07) April 7, 1999
Ajax, Ontario
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Defensive lineman
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight290 lb (130 kg)
UniversityWestern
CFL Draft2022 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10
Drafted byToronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2022–presentToronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
Honours
Career stats

Deionte Knight (born April 7, 1999) is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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

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]

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.[8][9]

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. ↑ "Q&A: Western Mustangs lineman Deionte Knight on his parents, football and seizing the day". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. May 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Players, K". cflapedia.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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