Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Southern Miss
Tylan Knight
S • 5'7" • 175 lbs • Pearl, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tylan Knight shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ole Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ole Miss • Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Tylan Knight built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a safety from Pearl, MS wearing No. 3, spending time with Ole Miss and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Tylan Knight's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ole Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Tylan Knight, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ole Miss. Tylan Knight shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 103
- TFL
- 8
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Tylan Knight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · S
- Career Tackles
- 103
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Ole Miss
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Pearl · Ole Miss
- High school pipeline
- Pearl · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · S 213th (top 41%) · Sun Belt 174th (top 28%) · National 1,616th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 19.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 8 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ole Miss | 8 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 36 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.1 |
Related Context
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Tylan Knight played S for Ole Miss and Southern Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tylan Knight recorded 162 rushing yards, 42 receiving yards, and 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Ole Miss paired 5 primary output with 16.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ole Miss, Southern Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Coastal Carolina
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
12.4
Usage
2.1
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Tulane: 0. Troy: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Texas State: 1. Louisiana: 0. Georgia State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 1. South Alabama: 0. UL Monroe: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 3 by 12.5. Tulane: 4 by 16.7. Troy: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas State: 3 by 12.5. Texas State: 0 by 10. Louisiana: 4 by 16.7. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 22.5. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Coastal Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ UL Monroe | W 20-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs South Alabama | L 20-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 23-26 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Georgia State | L 14-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | vs Louisiana | W 39-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Texas State | W 20-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Arkansas State | W 20-19 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Troy | L 10-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Tulane | W 27-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Miami | L 7-30 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tylan Knight story
Tylan Knight built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a safety from Pearl, MS wearing No. 3, spending time with Ole Miss and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Tylan Knight's career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, and 4 passes defended across 50 career games in the available record. His career also includes 162 rushing yards, 42 receiving yards, and 121 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tylan Knight's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Ole Miss
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Southern Miss
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 2.5 | 8.3 | 1.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | -2.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ole Miss | 5 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 5 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Ole Miss | 4.5 | 15.3 | 3 | -0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 4.5 | 15.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 2 | 12.4 | 2.1 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Carolina
Week 11 · W 59-42 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Austin Peay
Week 2 · W 54-17
1.5
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Coastal Carolina
Week 11 · L 23-26 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#4
vs UL Monroe
Week 6 · W 70-21
1.5
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Arkansas
Week 6 · W 52-51 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Ole Miss
5 primary output · 16.7 efficiency · 3.3 usage
46.8
#2
2020 Regular Season · Ole Miss
46.8
5 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 3.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Ole Miss
35.3
0 primary · 2.6 efficiency · 0.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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