#29

Markus Knight

Former safety at Old Dominion. 2024: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 24 tackles.

S · Old Dominion · Jr. · #29

6′0″ · 181 lb · Tallahassee, FL

CFB Index 34 · #406 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceOld Dominion 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former safety at Old Dominion. 2024: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 24 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Lincoln in 2020.
Transferred from Old Dominion to Western Kentucky in 2025.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ATH recruit

No. 3023 nationally · Signed with Lincoln

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Old Dominion, 35 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2020

Recruited2-star out of Lincoln

2022

Signed with Old Dominionout of Independence C.C.

2025

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3023 national

CFB

College

Old Dominion

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

1 coach

2022–2024

Ricky Rahne

Old Dominion

Played his entire career under Ricky Rahne.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 14-23 over that span.

2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

2023Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning

2024Old Dominion5-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

34Below cohort / limited sample #406 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#755 / 2892 · 67th pct

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Tackles#1695 / 2892 · 40th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Solo tackles#1999 / 2892 · 28th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

Tackles for loss#2477 / 2892 · 7th pct

0.0

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

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road3g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ricky Rahne

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

34 · #406 of 537 safeties

Two-star recruit. Now #406 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Old Dominion	24	10	2	1	--
2023	Old Dominion	10	5	1	2	1
2022	Old Dominion	1	--	--	--	--
Career		35	15	3	3	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024

W 24–14

vs Texas State

3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 INT

With C. Joseph — 130 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.7 · 111 rush yds (16 car) · 3 TD · S. Hall — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 45 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 19-23@ South Carolina	1	1	—	0
Wk 2	L 14-20vs East Carolina	5	3	—	1	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 3	L 17-37vs Virginia Tech	2	1	—	0
Wk 6	L 37-45@ Coastal Carolina	5	2	—	0
Wk 8	W 24-14vs Texas State	3	1	1	0
Wk 9	W 47-19vs Georgia Southern	3	0	—	0
Wk 12	L 32-35vs James Madison	1	0	—	0
Wk 13	L 35-42vs Marshall	2	1	—	1
Wk 14	W 40-32@ Arkansas State	2	1	—	0
Total		24	10	1	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology