Kevin Knowles II: DB · Florida State · #3.
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Kevin Knowles II
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons in the Florida State secondary to date. On tape: 6 tackles against Clemson, Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida State | 31 | 22 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 28 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 23 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Florida State | 26 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 108 | 65 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-20vs Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-9vs California | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 13-29vs No. 15 Clemson | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-23@ Duke | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-36@ No. 6 Miami | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 11-35vs North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-52@ No. 10 Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 11-31vs Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 22 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL31 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Mike Norvell — 30-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
48.8%
354 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
60.5
12 games
Team sack rate
12.0%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #210 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida State, 108 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Norvell.
