CIN · 2025–presentACT
DemetriusKnightJr.#44LB
Age
26
Jul 21, 2000
Height
6'2"
74"
Weight
240
lb
College
South Carolina; Charlotte
2023-2024
Drafted
2025
Rd 2, Pk 49
Exp
1
seasons
Contract
$9M
4y · $2.3M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
106
2025
TFL
4
regular season
Sacks
3.0
regular season
QB Hits
5
regular season
FF
1
regular season
Snap %
73%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2023 — Present · Includes honors
2025
Cincinnati Bengals · Linebacker
LB · 17 active weeks
NFL
2024
South Carolina · LB
NCAA
2023
Charlotte · LB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2025 Draft
Selection
Round 2, Pick 49
#49 overall by Cincinnati Bengals
TeamCIN
Overall#49

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — NFL officialA local silhouette placeholder is shown in the hero. Official artwork is not embedded for licensing reasons; the `View headshot` button links to the source on NFL.com.
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.