Tyrice Knight: LB · UTEP · #10.
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Tyrice Knight
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at UTEP. Named All-Conference USA three seasons running, most recently in 2023. A game that shows it: 16 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Incarnate Word — Week 1, 2023.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
113 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 13 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-17@ Jacksonville State | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 1 | W 28-14vs Incarnate Word | 16 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | L 7-38@ Northwestern | 14 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31@ Arizona | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-24vs Louisiana Tech | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-14@ Florida International | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-28vs New Mexico State | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-21vs Western Kentucky | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-34@ Middle Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | L 28-42vs No. 22 Liberty | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 113 | 63 | 13.0 | 3.5 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
113tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%13 TFLSack rate
3%4 sacksPD rate
5%6 pass breakups113 tackles · 13 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Dana Dimel, all run-leaning offenses — 18-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 12.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 11.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
42.6%
330 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
64.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
350 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #35 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UTEP, 353 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #118 overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dana Dimel.
Next stop · NFL
Seattle SeahawksEntering 3rd NFL season
Seattle SeahawksEntering 3rd NFL season
