Here are the reasons why .
During his 2024 rookie NFL season, he played 9 games, recording 88 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 2 pass breakups. He had a total of 6 missed tackles, 20 stops and 10 pressures. He played 550 total snaps; 238 of those were on run defense, 37 of those on pass rush snaps and 275 on coverage snaps in only 9 games he started [per PFF].
He posted a 65.4 overall PFF grade, which ranked him the 84th-best LB out of 189. He had a coverage PFF grade of 63.4 and was ranked 54th out of 189 LBS. He had a tackling PFF grade of 79.6, a PFF grade of 73.3 pass-rushing grade, which ranked him 22nd out of 189 LBs. He averaged a 70.0 PFF overall mark in 6 of his 12 games he played, 9 of those he started.
SMALL BUT PRODUCTIVE SAMPLE SIZE
Tyrice Knight only started 9 games, and he was not the starter at the beginning of the season. Imagine if he played all 17 games. Knight has strong instincts for the ball and tracking skills due to his patience and discipline. As we saw during the NFL season, he was a great tackler, only missing 6 tackles, which he only missed a 6.7% missed tackles out of his total 88. He can diagnose run plays and is consistently around the ball, making him effective in the box with good pad level. He is good at locating threats in zone coverage, helping him get pass breakups. This upcoming season we will see him more during summer OTAs. He is projected to be a starter and that means he will play a full 17-game season. Nothing but going up for Tyrice Knight!
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