#24

Qwuantrezz Knight

Senior defensive back on UCLA's 2021 roster.

DB · UCLA · Sr. · #24

6′0″ · 195 lb · Quincy, FL

CFB Index 49 · #262 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceAll-ConferenceUCLA 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1974 nationally · Signed with Maryland

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back on UCLA's roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at UCLA, 216 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20166 games

Signed with Maryland3-star out of Gadsden County

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-Pac-12Second Team

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1974 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2016–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-PAC-12 · 2ND TEAM

All-Pac-12 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2016–2021

2 coaches

2016–2017

Jim Mora

UCLA

2018–2021

Chip Kelly

UCLA

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Chip Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Maryland6-7HC: D.J. Durkin · Run-heavy

2017Maryland4-8HC: D.J. Durkin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2018Maryland5-7HC: Matt Canada · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2019Kent State7-6HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy

2020UCLA3-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-heavy

2021UCLA8-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

49Rotational starter #262 of 509?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (95th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (92nd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#144 / 2743 · 95th pct

Tackles for loss#212 / 2743 · 92nd pct

8.5

Tackles#327 / 2743 · 88th pct

Sacks#443 / 2743 · 82nd pct

2.5

Passes defended#481 / 2743 · 78th pct

QB hurries#530 / 2743 · 75th pct

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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.1	1.0	0.3	0.1
Road5g	5.8	0.3	0.1	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.7	0.8	0.2	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	5.0	0.6	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bob Chesney

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

49 · #262 of 509 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #262 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	UCLA	65	47	8.5	2.5	3	--	--
2020	UCLA	33	23	3.5	1.0	2	--	1
2019	Kent State	74	46	10.5	1.5	2	--	--
2018	Maryland	4	3	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Maryland	13	12	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2016	Maryland	27	17	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		216	148	24.0	5.0	7	--	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 38–27

vs LSU

5 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 TFL

With D. Thompson-Robinson — 260 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.6 · 5 rush yds (13 car) · Z. Charbonnet — 117 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 44-10vs Hawai'i	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 1	W 38-27vs LSU	5	5	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 37-40vs Fresno State	9	6	2.0	1.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 4	W 35-24@ Stanford	7	2	1.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 5	L 23-42vs Arizona State	5	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 34-16@ Arizona	8	7	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 24-17@ Washington	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 31-34vs Oregon	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 24-44@ Utah	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 44-20vs Colorado	6	5	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 62-33@ USC	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 42-14vs California	5	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Total		65	47	8.5	2.5	—	3

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