Player Bio: Terrance Knighton

Terrance Knighton

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Windsor, Conn.

High School:
Windsor

Last College:
Milford Academy (N.Y.)

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 295

Position:
DT

Knighton in Action

Fourth-year senior ... three-year starter.

Honors: Named 2007 defensive MVP ... named to Phil Steele Publications' third-team All-MAC ... earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors (Oct. 8, 2007) ... selected as a mid-season third-team All-MAC honoree by Phil Steele's ... preseason second-team All-MAC choice by Phil Steele's.

2007: Played in all 12 games with 11 starts ... finished the season with 8.5 TFL and a team-best three fumble recoveries ... the recoveries ranked fourth among all MAC players ... had a career day at Army ... led the Owls with three blocked kicks on the season ... recovered two fumbles, the first of his career, blocked a 54-yard field goal attempts, swatted a pass at the line of scrimmage, and had a sack against the Black Knights ... named the coaches' defensive player of the game ... scored his first career touchdown in the win over NIU ... returned a fumble recovery 66 yards for the score ... named the coaches' defensive player of the game following the win ... had eight tackles at Ohio ... named the coaches' defensive player of the game in the win over Kent State ... recorded a career-high three tackles for loss against the Golden Flashes ... named both the coaches' defensive and special teams player of the game after game at Western Michigan ... had two blocks in the game ... blocked his first career PAT in the second quarter ... before the quarter ended, added a blocked field attempt ... finished the game with a career-high eight solo tackles ... lettered.

2006: Played in 12 games with 11 starts as a second-year sophomore ... made 57 tackles (32 solo), 6.5 TFLs, three sacks, two FFs, two QBHs and four PBUs ... coaching staff's defensive player of the game at Vanderbilt after making one sack, two TFLs and four total tackles ... had a season-high eight stops (two solo) and a FF versus BGSU ... also posted sacks against Buffalo and Kent State ... lettered.

2005: Played in 10 games as a true freshman and earned a start in the season final at Navy ... made 17 tackles (10 solo), 3.5 TFLs and one forced fumble ... forced a fumble against Toledo ... had a season-best 11 total stops and 2.5 TFLs at Navy ... one of 11 true freshmen to see action and one of five to earn starts ... lettered.

Prep School: Attended Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y., playing both TE and DL under head coach Bill Chaplick ... made 70 tackles and six sacks in 2004.

High School: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Windsor (Conn.) HS, playing TE and DE under head coach Mark Welch ... earned All-State honors from the coaches association and Hartford Courant All-Area accolades in 2003 ... made 30 catches for 400 yards and four TDs as a junior ... elected to the Governor's Cup Rhode Island-Connecticut All-Star Game ... also an All-CCC West League basketball player.

Personal: Born July 4, 1986 ... mother is Rochelle Knighton ... criminal justice major.

KNIGHTON'S CAREER STATS

Year	GP-S	S	A	TT	TFL	Sack	FF	FR	INT	QBH	PBU	Blk
2005	10-1	10	7	17	3.5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006	12-11	32	25	57	6.5	3.0	2	0	0	2	4	0
2007	12-11	28	28	56	8.5	2.0	0	3	0	0	3	3
Totals	34	70	60	130	18.5	5.0	3	3	0	2	7	3
Knighton's Career Highs
Tackles	11 (at Navy, 2005)
Solo	8 (at Western Michigan, 2007)
Asst.	7 (at Ohio, 2007)
Sacks	1.0 (5X, last at Army, 2007)
TFL	3.0 (Kent State, 2007)
FF	1 (three times)
FR	2 (at Army, 2007)
PBU	2 (at W. Michigan, 2006)
Blocks	2 (at Western Michigan, 2007)