Cincinnati Bengals · LB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · South Carolina (2025 Round 2, Pick 49)

Demetrius Knight Jr.

73.8
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #34 of 156 qualified LBs
Combined tackles
5425 solo · 29 ast
Sacks & QB hits
01 QB hits
Tackles for loss
40 forced fumbles
Coverage
1 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
39356.1 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
−0.007Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Demetrius Knight Jr. among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Singleton93.8
  2. Cashman93.8
  3. Jones92.4
  4. Dean89.5
  5. Warner89.2
  6. Trotter87.8
  7. Smith86.4
  8. Wilson84.6
  9. Edmunds84.5
  10. Knight Jr.#3473.8
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.91 → Shrunk 41.27
73thpercentile
Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.13 → Shrunk 7.02
86thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.14 → Shrunk 7.89
75thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 12.5% → Shrunk 11.4%
85thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 5.8% → Shrunk 5.1%
81thpercentile
Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.4% → Shrunk 0.6%
18thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.7% → Shrunk 0.5%
65thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.007 → Shrunk 0.000
54thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Demetrius Knight Jr.. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026vs TBW 33-27750000051
Week 2Sep 20, 2026@ HOUW 20-61240010072
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ PITL 27-30920000056
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs JAXL 17-22630100045
Week 5Oct 11, 2026@ MIAW 31-24850200055
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ BALW 35-13820001149
Week 8Nov 1, 2026vs TENW 43-36440100065

College to the NFL: South Carolina to Cincinnati Bengals

Verified identity bridge linking Demetrius Knight Jr.'s college regular-season tackles at South Carolina to official NFL game lines.

South Carolina (College tackles)

182019
152020
62021
92022
892023
752024
4949th pick
2025 Draft

CIN (NFL tackles)

1032025
542026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 2 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2025CIN171035548345721798
2026 (so far)CIN7542529041110393

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