Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
![]() Knight with the Toronto Argonauts in 2022 | |
Born: | Ajax, Ontario | April 7, 1999
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Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
University | Western |
CFL draft | 2022, Round: 2, Pick: 10 |
Drafted by | Toronto Argonauts |
Career history | |
As player | |
2022– 2024 | Toronto Argonauts |
2024–present | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Honours | |
Career stats | |
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Deionte Knight (born April 7, 1999) is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Knight played for the Western Mustangs of U Sports football from 2018 to 2021. [1] [2] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 season, but managed to record 96 tackles and 13.5 sacks in three seasons. [3] In his final year, in 2021, he recorded 52 tackles, including 13 for a loss, ten sacks, and two forced fumbles as he won the J. P. Metras Trophy that year. [3] To end the year, Knight won a Vanier Cup championship after the Mustangs defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies in the 56th Vanier Cup where Knight recorded three tackles and one sack. [4]
Knight was drafted in the second round, 10th overall, in the 2022 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 20, 2022. [5] He began the 2022 season on the injured list but made his professional debut on August 20, 2022, against the Calgary Stampeders. [6] He returned to the injured list shortly after, but returned near the end of the season, including making his first career start on October 29, 2022, against the Montreal Alouettes. [6] In total, Knight played in four regular season games where he recorded two defensive tackles. [2] He was on the injured list during the post-season, including when the Argonauts won the 109th Grey Cup championship. [6]
Knight made the team's active roster following training camp in 2023 and had three defensive tackles as a back-up in the season-opening game. [7] He played in 17 regular season games where he had 17 defensive tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble. [8]
To begin the 2024 season, Knight was a healthy scratch on the one-game injured list, but dressed for the team's next two games without recording a statistic. [9] He was then moved to the practice roster on July 1, 2024. [10]
On July 3, 2024, Knight was claimed off of the Argonauts' practice roster by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [11]
Knight's father, DeWayne Knight, played in parts of four seasons as a linebacker for the Ottawa Rough Riders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and BC Lions. [12] [13]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
![]() Knight with the Toronto Argonauts in 2022 | |
Born: | Ajax, Ontario | April 7, 1999
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Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
University | Western |
CFL draft | 2022, Round: 2, Pick: 10 |
Drafted by | Toronto Argonauts |
Career history | |
As player | |
2022– 2024 | Toronto Argonauts |
2024–present | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Honours | |
Career stats | |
|
Deionte Knight (born April 7, 1999) is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Knight played for the Western Mustangs of U Sports football from 2018 to 2021. [1] [2] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 season, but managed to record 96 tackles and 13.5 sacks in three seasons. [3] In his final year, in 2021, he recorded 52 tackles, including 13 for a loss, ten sacks, and two forced fumbles as he won the J. P. Metras Trophy that year. [3] To end the year, Knight won a Vanier Cup championship after the Mustangs defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies in the 56th Vanier Cup where Knight recorded three tackles and one sack. [4]
Knight was drafted in the second round, 10th overall, in the 2022 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 20, 2022. [5] He began the 2022 season on the injured list but made his professional debut on August 20, 2022, against the Calgary Stampeders. [6] He returned to the injured list shortly after, but returned near the end of the season, including making his first career start on October 29, 2022, against the Montreal Alouettes. [6] In total, Knight played in four regular season games where he recorded two defensive tackles. [2] He was on the injured list during the post-season, including when the Argonauts won the 109th Grey Cup championship. [6]
Knight made the team's active roster following training camp in 2023 and had three defensive tackles as a back-up in the season-opening game. [7] He played in 17 regular season games where he had 17 defensive tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble. [8]
To begin the 2024 season, Knight was a healthy scratch on the one-game injured list, but dressed for the team's next two games without recording a statistic. [9] He was then moved to the practice roster on July 1, 2024. [10]
On July 3, 2024, Knight was claimed off of the Argonauts' practice roster by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [11]
Knight's father, DeWayne Knight, played in parts of four seasons as a linebacker for the Ottawa Rough Riders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and BC Lions. [12] [13]