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Brayden Knox

DL · North Texas · R-Fr. · #42

Returning to North Texas for 2026
R-Fr. · Oklahoma City, OK → Putnam City HS
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Brayden Knox

DL · North Texas · Fr · #42

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1732 national
CFB
College
North Texas
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025North Texas12-2HC: Eric Morris · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025North Texas19152.01.0------
Career19152.01.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025

W 54–20

at Charlotte

1 TOT

Dominant 34-point win on the road against Charlotte.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

North Texas

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · North Texas

Returning around him

  • 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +11 net (49 in / 38 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

North Texas · Last season: 12-2 (AP #23) · Talent rank #96 · 2026 recruiting class #132

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nuer Gatkuoth’s 2023 season.

Colorado State · 2023

#2

LaJoshua Jackson

Akron · 2023

80%
#3

Hansky Paillant

App State · 2022

79%
#4

Dominic Lolesio

Arizona · 2024

78%
#5

Derrick Ray

Texas State · 2020

76%

Matches Nuer on

Weight
Class year
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Latarie Kinsler's freshman season at Florida International (2022).

Florida International · 2022

#2

Jadyn Walker

USC · 2025

85%
#3

Mathis Haygood

Southern Miss · 2025

79%
#4
77%
#5

Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa

Notre Dame · 2024

77%

Matches Latarie on

Height
Hurry rate
Sack rate

Differs from Latarie on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10800

Final rank
#10800
Avg #11360.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10800 this season.

Background

2025: Appeared in 10 games … recorded 19 tackles, including 15 solo stops … tallied two TFLs and one sack … collected career high five tackles versus UTSA … posted two TFLs including first career sack at Rice. Prior to UNT: Prepped at Putnam City HS in Oklahoma City … finished the regular season...

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