#10

Tyrice Knight

Former linebacker at UTEP. 2023: 113 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

LB · UTEP · Sr. · #10

6′2″ · 235 lb · Lakeland, FL

CFB Index 85 · #35 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamSeattle — drafted 2024, Rd 4, Pick 18, #118 overall

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 232 nationally · Joined UTEP

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at UTEP. 2023: 113 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTEP in 2020.
Drafted round 4 by the Seattle in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at UTEP, 353 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #118 overall by Seattle.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20208 games

Signed with UTEP3-star out of Independence C.C.

202111 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

202212 games

All-Conference USAsecond

202310 games

All-Conference USAfirst

2024

Drafted by Seattleround 4, pick 118

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#232 national

CFB

College

UTEP

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #118

Seattle · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

6 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM

All-Conference USA 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Dana Dimel

UTEP

Played his entire career under Dana Dimel.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

SeattleEntering 3rd NFL season

#118Rd 4 · Pick 18

SeattleEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Dana Dimel, all run-leaning offenses — 18-27 over that span.

2020UTEP3-5HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

2021UTEP7-6HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

2022UTEP5-7HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

2023UTEP3-9HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

85All-Conference level #35 of 577?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles (99th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#19 / 2842 · 99th pct

Tackles#22 / 2842 · 99th pct

113

Tackles for loss#49 / 2842 · 98th pct

13.0

Passes defended#158 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Sacks#247 / 2842 · 90th pct

3.5

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

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

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Scotty Walden

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

85 · #35 of 577 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #35 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	UTEP	113	63	13.0	3.5	6	--	--
2022	UTEP	97	50	4.5	1.0	5	1	--
2021	UTEP	89	49	9.0	2.0	3	1	--
2020	UTEP	54	26	2.5	1.0	--	--	--
Career		353	188	29.0	7.5	14	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 28–14

vs Incarnate Word

2 TFL · 1 SACKS · 10 SOLO

With D. Hankins — 174 rush yds (24 car) · J. Sloan — 47 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 57 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week