6′1″ · 195 lb · Miami, FL
Robert Knowles: DB · Miami · #20.
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Robert Knowles
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Miami, two different head coaches: Mark Richt and Manny Diaz. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Louisville — Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-24@ No. 8 Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 25-28@ North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-0vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-12vs Central Michigan | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 17-9vs No. 20 Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 16-12@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-10@ Florida State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-27vs Louisville | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-30@ Florida International | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-27@ Duke | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 0-14vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Week 11 · 2019
W 52-27
vs Louisville
7 tackles · 6 solo tackles
Dominant 25-point win at home against Louisville.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL43 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
52.2%
436 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
64.3
13 games
Team sack rate
10.4%
499 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Miami, 83 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Richt → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
