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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Old Dominion
Markus Knight
S • 6'0" • 181 lbs • Tallahassee, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Markus Knight shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Old Dominion
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Markus Knight built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a safety from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 29, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Markus Knight's career was his defensive...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Markus Knight, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion. Markus Knight shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 35
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Markus Knight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Old Dominion · S
- Career Tackles
- 35
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · John Hersey
- High school pipeline
- John Hersey · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · S 224th (top 41%) · Sun Belt 199th (top 32%) · National 1,743rd (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Old Dominion | 7 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 30.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 7 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 9 | 24 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Old Dominion to Western Kentucky | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 7.4 | Apr 15, 2025 |
Markus Knight played S for Old Dominion. Across 3 tracked seasons, Markus Knight recorded 35 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Old Dominion.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Old Dominion paired 4 primary output with 15.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
15.5
Usage
2.5
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 0. East Carolina: 2. Virginia Tech: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Texas State: 1. Georgia Southern: 0. James Madison: 0. Marshall: 1. Arkansas State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 5 by 40.8. Virginia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Coastal Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Texas State: 3 by 22.5. Georgia Southern: 3 by 12.5. James Madison: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Arkansas State | W 40-32 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Marshall | L 35-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs James Madison | L 32-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/24 | vs Georgia Southern | W 47-19 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Texas State | W 24-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 37-45 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Virginia Tech | L 17-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs East CarolinaSplash game | L 14-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ South Carolina | L 19-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Markus Knight story
Markus Knight built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a safety from Tallahassee, FL wearing No. 29, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Markus Knight's career was his defensive production: 35 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 17 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Markus Knight's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Old Dominion
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Old Dominion | 3 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 3 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 4 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs East Carolina
Week 2 · L 14-20
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 10 · L 24-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#3
@ James Madison
Week 9 · L 27-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas State
Week 8 · W 24-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Georgia Southern
Week 12 · W 20-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion
4 primary output · 15.5 efficiency · 2.5 usage
36.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · Old Dominion
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Old Dominion
30.8
3 primary · 11.7 efficiency · 2.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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