Texas State Athletics

2014
Sat out the season as a redshirt.

High School
Named Tight End of the Year by the National Underclassmen All-Star Association ... chosen on the organization’s All-America team after catching 33 passes for 463 yards and a touchdown as a senior ... had 57 catches for 914 yards and 11 touchdowns throughout his high school career ... played in the National Underclassmen All-Star game that features 100 top NCAA Division I prospects from across the nation ... was a three-time All-District 2-3A First-Team selection for coach Kyle Maxfield ... rated as one of the top seven tight end recruits by Dave Campbell’s Football Magazine and one of the top eight tight ends recruits in Texas by the Dallas Morning News ... rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... listed on the Top O’ Texas Super Team ... chosen First-Team Academic All-State and received Wendy’s High School Heisman award which is based on athletic and academic performance as well as community leadership ... helped lead Shallowater to the quarterfinals of the Texas UIL 3A Division II playoffs in both 2011 and 2013 ... also helped lead the Mustangs to undefeated district championships as a two way starter as a junior and senior ... Shallowater finished the 2013 campaign ranked 12th in the state with a 13-1 record ... member of basketball team for three years and track two years ... member of the “A” Honor Roll from 2010-2014 ... member of the National Honor Society ... ranked second in his graduation class of 93 and is among the top 10 percent of his class with a 4.0 core GPA ... will transfer six college hours to Texas State.
 
Personal
Born August 8, 1995 in Lubbock, Texas ... son of Tadd and Scotta Knight ... major is agriculture business.