Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 31-7vs Eastern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 14-40@ Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Hank Knez
Former defensive lineman at Northwestern. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′4″ · 284 lb · Glen Ellyn, IL
Northwestern 2024 — college career complete
The story
Former defensive lineman at Northwestern. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearHank Knez
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Iowa, Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
How it ended
One season at Northwestern — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Northwestern4-8HC: David Braun · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 31–7
1 TOT
Dominant 24-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
With J. Lausch — 227 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.9 · 62 rush yds (7 car) · J. Himon II — 49 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology