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Knighton, Terrance
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Jersey Number 92
Terrance Knighton
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 291
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Windsor, Conn.
- High School:
- Windsor
Bio
Fourth-year senior ... Temple[apos]s first First Team All-MAC?honoree ... participated in the Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge ... named to the Senior Bowl Watch List ... three-year starter.
Honors: Became Temple[apos]s first First Team All-MAC?honoree in 2008 ... earned the team[apos]s 2008 defensive MVP?honor for the second consecutive season ... Captains[apos] award recipient in 2008 ... named the coaches[apos] defensive player of the game four times in 2008 (Western?Michigan, Ohio, Navy, Kent State) ... named 2007 defensive MVP ... named to Phil Steele Publications[apos] 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[apos]s ... preseason second-team All-MAC choice by Phil Steele[apos]s, Athlon, &?Mac Report Online.
2008: Team captain ... played in all 12games with 11 starts ... also saw playing time with the field goal and PAT?units ... finished the season with 54 tackles, including 35 solos, five break-ups, a team-best three fumble recoveries, a hurry, and blocked kick, and a sack ... had five tackles at Army ... received the starting nod against Connecticut and held the starting spot for the rest of the season ... had three tackles, including one for a loss of two yards ... had four tackles and fumble recovery at Buffalo ... had three tackles at No. 16/15 Penn?State ... had five tackles and a break-up against Western Michigan en route to the coaches[apos] defensive player of the week honor ... had an assist and a fumble recovery in the win at Miami ... at Central Michigan, finished with six tackles, including two for a loss ... in the win over Ohio, recovered a fumble-- his third of the season-- with 4:43 remaining, which led to Temple[apos]s game-winning touchdown just moment[apos]s later ... finished the game with four tackles and two break-ups ... had nine tackles, including seven solos, at Navy ... his blocked extra point in the fourth quarter was his first of the season and fourth blocked kick of his career ... had nine tackles, including seven solos and a TFL at Kent State ... also forced a fumble ... earned the coaches[apos] defensive player of the week honor four times during the season, including three consecutive games (Ohio, Navy, KSU) ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, had three solo tackles and a break-up ... in the final game of his collegiate career-- the win over Akron-- had two solo tackles, including a sack ... lettered.
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[apos] 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[apos] defensive player of the game following the win ... had eight tackles at Ohio ... named the coaches[apos] 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[apos] 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.
006: 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[apos]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[apos]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.
Honors: Became Temple[apos]s first First Team All-MAC?honoree in 2008 ... earned the team[apos]s 2008 defensive MVP?honor for the second consecutive season ... Captains[apos] award recipient in 2008 ... named the coaches[apos] defensive player of the game four times in 2008 (Western?Michigan, Ohio, Navy, Kent State) ... named 2007 defensive MVP ... named to Phil Steele Publications[apos] 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[apos]s ... preseason second-team All-MAC choice by Phil Steele[apos]s, Athlon, &?Mac Report Online.
2008: Team captain ... played in all 12games with 11 starts ... also saw playing time with the field goal and PAT?units ... finished the season with 54 tackles, including 35 solos, five break-ups, a team-best three fumble recoveries, a hurry, and blocked kick, and a sack ... had five tackles at Army ... received the starting nod against Connecticut and held the starting spot for the rest of the season ... had three tackles, including one for a loss of two yards ... had four tackles and fumble recovery at Buffalo ... had three tackles at No. 16/15 Penn?State ... had five tackles and a break-up against Western Michigan en route to the coaches[apos] defensive player of the week honor ... had an assist and a fumble recovery in the win at Miami ... at Central Michigan, finished with six tackles, including two for a loss ... in the win over Ohio, recovered a fumble-- his third of the season-- with 4:43 remaining, which led to Temple[apos]s game-winning touchdown just moment[apos]s later ... finished the game with four tackles and two break-ups ... had nine tackles, including seven solos, at Navy ... his blocked extra point in the fourth quarter was his first of the season and fourth blocked kick of his career ... had nine tackles, including seven solos and a TFL at Kent State ... also forced a fumble ... earned the coaches[apos] defensive player of the week honor four times during the season, including three consecutive games (Ohio, Navy, KSU) ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, had three solo tackles and a break-up ... in the final game of his collegiate career-- the win over Akron-- had two solo tackles, including a sack ... lettered.
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[apos] 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[apos] defensive player of the game following the win ... had eight tackles at Ohio ... named the coaches[apos] 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[apos] 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.
006: 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[apos]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[apos]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.
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