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Sacramento State

2024 Football Roster

56 Brandon Knott

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 278
  • Year Senior
  • Position DL
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif.
  • High School Inderkum HS
  • Experience 3V

Biography

2024 Season

  • Started all six games he appeared in at defensive tackle.
  • Recorded 29 total tackles, including seven solos.
  • Had four tackles-for-loss with a pair of sacks.
  • Recovered a fumble at East Texas A&M.
  • Posted a pair of TFLs, including a sack, against Nicholls.
  • Also had a sack at Northern Arizona.
  • Concluded his career with 100 total tackles.

2023 Season

  • Played in the first 12 games of the year on the defensive line.
  • Finished the season with 19 total tackles, including 1.5 for loss and a sack.
  • Set his season high with four tackles against Montana State.
  • Credited with at least one tackle in 10 games.
  • Posted a 16-yard sack and also had a QB hurry at Nicholls in the season opener.
  • Added a half-TFL against Montana State.

2022 Season

  • Played in all 13 games as a defensive tackle.
  • Finished the season with 32 total tackles, including a sack.
  • Posted at least one tackle in each game and had multiple stops in nine games.
  • Had a strong showing in the FCS Playoffs, recording a season-high four tackles against both Richmond and Incarnate Word.
  • Also had four tackles, including an 11-yard sack, at Colorado State.
  • Had three quarterback hurries during the season.

2021 Season

  • Played in all 12 games as a defensive tackle.
  • Tallied 20 total tackles during the season, including seven solos and one sack.
  • Had four tackles against Cal Poly and three against UNI, Idaho State, Northern Colorado and South Dakota State.
  • Credited with an 8-yard sack against Cal Poly for his first career sack.
  • Had a PBU against Northern Arizona.

2020 Season

  • Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019 Season

  • Redshirted during the season.
  • Was named the co-Defensive Scout Team MVP.

High School

  • A 2019 graduate of Inderkum HS in Sacramento, Calif.
  • Was a three-star recruit by 247sports.
  • Was named first team all-metro by the Sacramento Bee, first team all-Sac-Joaquin Section by MaxPreps and third team all-state medium schools by Cal-Hi Sports.
  • Voted the Capital Valley Conference MVP as a senior.
  • Played nearly every snap for Inderkum as a starter at right tackle on offense and at defensive tackle on defense.
  • Recorded 48 tackles with 27 for loss as a senior.
  • Had at least two tackles in each of the team’s 12 games.
  • Was credited with a season high eight against Central Catholic HS during the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. II playoffs.
  • Had 8.5 sacks during the year with 2.5 against River Valley HS and 2.0 against Roseville HS.
  • Also had two pass breakups and forced a pair of fumbles.
  • Paved the way for an offense which averaged 388.8 rushing yards, 569.1 total yards and 51.3 points per game.
  • Was a captain for a Tiger team which went 10-0 during the regular season and won the CVC title.
  • The team’s lone loss came in a 31-30 setback against Central Catholic in the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. II semifinals.
  • Was also part of Inderkum’s varsity team as a sophomore and junior.
  • Team posted a combined record of 33-5 in his three years and won the league title each season.
  • Was a high school teammate of fellow Hornet Davion Ross.

Personal

  • Graduated with a degree in kinesiology and is pursuing a second bachelor's in recreation administration.
  • Parents are John Knott and Kim Prindle.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 58

    2019Freshman

    DL
    6'2" 245 lbs
    58
  • 56

    2020Freshman

    DL
    6'3" 260 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2021Freshman

    DL
    6'3" 260 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 270 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2023Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 275 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2024Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 278 lbs
    56

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