Biography
CAREER
Games/Starts: 29/11
Bison debut: vs. Southwestern Okla. (9/30/23)
First career start: at Northwestern Okla. (9/4/25)
Stats: 39 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 3 PBU, 1 FF, 1 FR, 5.0 sacks; 1 kickoff return, 4 yards
Redshirt: 2023
AWARDS
2024 GAC Academic Honor Roll
2025 GAC Academic Honor Roll
2025
Games/Starts: 15/11
Position: DL
Stats: 25 tackles, 7.0 TFL, 4.0 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 QBH, 3 PBU
Best Games: 4 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 QBH vs. Ark.-Monticello (10/25) ... 4 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack vs. Ouachita Baptist (9/27) ... 2 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 FF, 1 FR at Henderson St. (10/18)
2024
Games/Starts: 13/0
Position: DL
Stats: 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, 1 FR; 1 kickoff return, 4 yards
Best Games: 1 tackle, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack at Ark.-Monticello (9/19) ... 1 FR at Southwestern Okla. (10/5) ... 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL vs. Northwestern Okla. (10/12) ... 4 tackles, 1 QBH vs. Southeastern Okla. (10/31)
2023
Games/Starts: 1/0
Position: DL
Stats: 3 tackles
Best Game: 3 tackles vs. Southwestern Okla. (9/30)
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
A 2023 graduate of Bridgeland High School in Cypress, Texas
Position: DL
Honors: First Team All-District 16-6A ... Academic All-District ... honorable mention Academic All-State
Stats: 43 tackles, 12.0 TFL, 5.5 sacks, 1 FF, 1 blocked kick as a senior
Coach: David Raffield
PERSONAL
Born: Cypress, Texas
Major: Accounting
Parents: Brent and Michelle Knapton ... has three brothers (Michael, Erik, Luke)
Enjoys playing Madden ... youngest of four sons ... has visited Trinidad on a mission trip
CAREER HIGHS
Longest kickoff return: 4, at Ferris St., Dec 07, 2024
Tackles: 4, Southeastern Okla., Oct 31, 2024 ; Ouachita Baptist, Sep 27, 2025 ; Ark.-Monticello, Oct 25, 2025
Sacks: 1.5, Ark.-Monticello, Oct 25, 2025
Tackles for loss: 3.0, Ark.-Monticello, Oct 25, 2025
