Senior defensive lineman for Ohio. 2019: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
6′2″ · 265 lb · Cleveland Heights, OH
The story
4 defensive lineman for Ohio. 2019: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearSam McKnight
Fourth year in the Ohio defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Marshall, Week 3, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Frank Solich.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Frank Solich — 33-20 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (85th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (5th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Hauser
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 31-33@ Marshall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 21-20@ Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-37vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 66-24@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-3@ Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |