Deshawn McKnight
Deshawn McKnight
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 23–17
vs Kansas State
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Arizona
Returning around him
- 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #42
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josh Fuga’s 2024 season.
Matches Josh on
Differs from Josh on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Fuga's graduate season at Virginia Tech (2024).
Matches Josh on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #4963
Peaked at #4963 this season.