I posted this in Fairchild thread as well. ZT's comment after the draft.
Was the thought process that Demetrius Knight Jr. wasn't going to be available if you had waited until the third round?
"Yes."
You felt like you had to go get him, and you felt good that Dylan Fairchild was going to be there in the third round? Did you feel confident that was going to happen?
"I didn't feel good Dylan was going to be there, but yes, that's how it worked out."
(04-26-2025, 04:30 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: [ -> ]
For a guy who's 25 years old playing against guys as young as 18, I would have expected him to be much, much more dominant. His stats and testing numbers are rather pedestrian. In fact his testing numbers are very similar, but slightly lower than Germaine Pratt. His scouting report reads pretty much the same as Pratt's, will be decent versus the run but could be a liability in coverage...
I just feel like they could have found the same guy, with a different face in the 4th or 5th, but as Bengal fans we've come to expect at least one "WTF?" pick in every draft.
I think this is a huge stretch. Most teams OL players are loaded with juniors and seniors. It takes a special athlete to start on the OL at a division 1 school and the SEC as well. A bunch of SEC RB's and TE's just got drafted as well. It is not like Knight was playing for Marshall in the MAC.
You see Pratt, I see a guy who knows how to tackle and Pratt forgot.
(04-26-2025, 11:10 AM)pally Wrote: [ -> ]
This was awesome!! Definitely teared up a little.
(10 hours ago)Mickeypoo Wrote: [ -> ]This was awesome!! Definitely teared up a little.
Yeah, tell me this dude isn't going to give it his all. He's just what we needed.
Yeah I wasn’t sure about a rookie who is Chase’s age but he seems like a good dude.
He’s for sure going to give maximum effort and this is a good example of how the portal/NIL can be a very positive thing.
(6 hours ago)Clark W Griswold Wrote: [ -> ]Yeah I wasn’t sure about a rookie who is Chase’s age but he seems like a good dude.
He’s for sure going to give maximum effort and this is a good example of how the portal/NIL can be a very positive thing.
I found this interesting. He was a very good high school QB. He has only played LB for 6 years. Also, been honor student every year in college. He is married and has 2 children. He is actually 24, turns 25 in July. Demetrius T. Knight Jr. was born July 21, 2000
https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/roster/player/demetrius-knight-ii/
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year starter at quarterback and two-time team captain at Strong Rock Christian School in Locust Grove, Ga… two-time first-team all-region and all-area honoree… threw for 1,025 yards and ran for 682 yards as a junior in 2017 and eclipsed the 1,000-yard marks in both passing and rushing as a senior in 2018… holds the school record with a 99-yard touchdown run… also played wide receiver and running back during his prep career for the Patriots… was named MVP of the USA Football Invitational when playing for the U.S. national team versus Canada at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas… tabbed as the No. 30-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the nation by 247Sports… became the first NCAA Division I football student-athlete to ever come from Strong Rock Christian… coached by Tommy Webb… versatile athlete was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and baseball as well as football… once broke a rim during a slam dunk in a basketball game.
(6 hours ago)Luvnit2 Wrote: [ -> ]I found this interesting. He was a very good high school QB. He has only played LB for 6 years. Also, been honor student every year in college. He is married and has 2 children. He is actually 24, turns 25 in July. Demetrius T. Knight Jr. was born July 21, 2000
https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/football/roster/player/demetrius-knight-ii/
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year starter at quarterback and two-time team captain at Strong Rock Christian School in Locust Grove, Ga… two-time first-team all-region and all-area honoree… threw for 1,025 yards and ran for 682 yards as a junior in 2017 and eclipsed the 1,000-yard marks in both passing and rushing as a senior in 2018… holds the school record with a 99-yard touchdown run… also played wide receiver and running back during his prep career for the Patriots… was named MVP of the USA Football Invitational when playing for the U.S. national team versus Canada at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas… tabbed as the No. 30-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the nation by 247Sports… became the first NCAA Division I football student-athlete to ever come from Strong Rock Christian… coached by Tommy Webb… versatile athlete was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and baseball as well as football… once broke a rim during a slam dunk in a basketball game.
I've always said the best people are born in July and not just because I and my wife and my brother and my youngest daughter were all born in July.
(04-26-2025, 11:10 AM)pally Wrote: [ -> ]
This is why I love the Draft.
I think we got a good one here in Demetrius.
