Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#45
Josaiah Knight
Redshirt sophomore defensive end on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 238 lb · Tallahassee, FL · Gadsden County HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, at Nevada
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2024.
- Transferred from Mississippi State to Western Kentucky in 2025.
Josaiah Knight
Mississippi State to Western Kentucky — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Nevada — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Gadsden County
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tyson Helton — 9-6 over that span.
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
2025 (r-Fr.) | 4/0: Knight appeared in four games during his first season with the Hilltoppers. He recorded three tackles during the 2025 season – one each at Toeldo on Sept. 6, against Nevada on Sept. 20 and at Delaware on Oct. 3. Before WKU: Knight joined the Hilltoppers after spending his firs...
The defensive line · Western Kentucky
- Mackavelli Malotumau7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Jayden Gray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Rylen Sua-Filo3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Zeiqui Lawton3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #45Josaiah Knight0 tackles for loss · 2025
20 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology