Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Ricky Knight III
Sophomore defensive back on Florida State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 184 lb · West Palm Beach, FL · Cardinal Newman
Returning to Florida State for 2026
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 363 nationally · Signed with Florida State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Florida State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida State in 2024.
Ricky Knight III
This is his second year in the same secondary at Florida State. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against New Mexico State, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Florida State4-star out of Cardinal Newman
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Florida State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Norvell — 6-8 over that span.
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Florida State1-1HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy
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
Mike Norvell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–17
1 TOT
With A. Daniels — 202 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.0 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · S. Singleton — 42 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Florida State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Florida State
Returning around him
- 1 Florida State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -22 net (22 in / 44 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida State · Last season: 5-7 (AP #25) · Talent rank #21 · 2026 recruiting class #16
Background
ACCOLADES: 2025: ACC Academic Honor Roll 2025 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in seven games...East Texas A&M: first career tackle in 77-3 FSU win...also played against Alabama, Kent State, Virginia, Pitt, Stanford and Wake Forest. 2024 (Freshman): Made Florida State debut against Charleston Southe...
The secondary · Florida State
- #7Ashlynd Barker48 tackles · 2025
- #6Ja'Bril Rawls40 tackles · 2025
- #14Ma'Khi Jones34 tackles · 2025
- #24K.J. Kirkland31 tackles · 2025
- #26Ricky Knight III1 tackle · 2025
15 more on the roster · Florida State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology