Josaiah Knight
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
52
Depth

Josaiah Knight

Western Kentucky HilltoppersRebuilding
LDEDefenseDepth
3rd String

Is Josaiah Knight starting?

Josaiah Knight is listed 3rd string at LDE for Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

Redshirt sophomore · #45 · 6'3", 238 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

  1. 11774Zsacari MinnisStarter
  2. 21360LaTrevion Thompson
  3. 34552Josaiah KnightYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Gadsden County, ranked #601 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 3 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 52 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #601 NatlTeam Share0%
Tallahassee, FL
Jersey
#45
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
238 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025300

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8833
National Rank
#601
High School
Gadsden County
Hometown
Tallahassee, FL

Why this rating?

On a 72-rated defense; 23th-percentile production (×0.79 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 52.

Team defense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 23% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 15WSHSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 16-3

Oct 2LNMSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 26WMERCTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-7

Sep 19LIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-0

Sep 12LUGATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 70-20

Sep 6LNEVTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-14

Josaiah Knight's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

3 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.