Brandon Knight (American football)


Brandon Knight is an American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He played college football at Indiana.

Early years

Knight attended Noblesville High School in Noblesville, Indiana. He was a two-time All-conference selection. As a senior, he received Associated Press Class 6A All-state honors. He originally committed to Purdue University to play college football, but changed his commitment to Indiana University.

College career

As a freshman, he appeared in 11 games, playing as an offensive tackle or tight end. He had his lone reception, a 22-yard touchdown, in the 54–36 win against Purdue University, that sealed a bowl berth. He was named honorable-mention BTN.com All-Freshman.
As a sophomore, he appeared in the first 8 games, starting six at right tackle after fifth-year senior Dimitric Camiel had back surgery. He suffered a season-ending left leg injury against the University of Maryland.
As a junior, an unspecified injury kept him out of the early season games, but was able to return to play in the final 10 contests with 8 starts at right tackle.
As a senior, he started all 12 games at right tackle, allowing three sacks in 904 snaps. He received honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors at the end of the season. He finished with 41 career and 26 starts at right tackle.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Knight was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2019 NFL Draft on May 25.
Knight signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft. He appeared in 7 games. He started at right tackle against the New York Jets, as an injury replacement for La'el Collins.
On March 18, 2020, it was announced in the media that Cameron Fleming would be leaving the Cowboys to sign with the New York Giants, opening the door for Knight to compete for the swing tackle position.