{{Short description|American football player (born 2006)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox college football player |name=Deuce Knight |image= |caption= |school=Ole Miss Rebels |currentnumber=2 |currentposition=Quarterback |class={{Redshirt}} Freshman |major= |bowlgames= |highschool=George County {{nowrap|(Lucedale, Mississippi)}} |birth_date={{birth date and age|2006|12|2}}<ref name=birthday>{{cite tweet|user=DeuceKnight|number=1730839124532134036|title=17 blessed to see another year!!🙏🏾|access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref> |birth_place= |heightft=6 |heightin=5 |weight=225 |highlights= |pastschools= *Auburn (2025) *Ole Miss (2026–present) |espn=5141506 }}
'''Deuce Knight''' (born December 2, 2006)<ref name=birthday /> is an American college football quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the Auburn Tigers.
==Early life== Knight attended both George County High School and Lipscomb Academy, transferring from the former to the latter in 2023 before returning to George County after three games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chavez |first1=Michael |title=George County five-star quarterback Deuce Knight flips from Notre Dame to Auburn football |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/10/02/deuce-knight-flips-auburn-football-notre-dame-2025-recruiting-class-five-star-quarterback/74819518007/ |website=The Clarion-Ledger |date=2 October 2024 |access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref> As a sophomore, he passed for 1,929 yards, 11 touchdowns, and four interceptions, and ran for 488 yards and 12 touchdowns.<ref name="MA">{{cite web |last1=Cole |first1=Adam |title=What five-star quarterback Deuce Knight's signing means for Auburn football |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2024/12/04/deuce-knight-signing-day-auburn-football/76659360007/ |website=Montgomery Advisor |date=4 December 2024 |access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref> As a junior, Knight completed 53.2% of his passes for 2,047 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 494 yards and 11 touchdowns.<ref name=MA/> As a senior he threw for 2,082 yards and 24 touchdowns with five interceptions and ran for 450 yards and nine touchdowns, despite missing four games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stephenson |first1=Creg |title=5-star quarterback Deuce Knight sticks with Auburn commitment |url=https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/12/5-star-quarterback-deuce-knight-sticks-with-auburn-commitment.html |website=AL.com |access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref>
===Recruiting=== Coming out of high school, Knight was rated as a five-star recruit, the 6th overall quarterback, and the 26th overall player in the class of 2025 by On3.com.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shelton |first1=Hunter |title=Auburn QB signee Deuce Knight named No. 26 prospect in final 2025 On300 |url=https://www.on3.com/news/deuce-knight-auburn-qb-signee-named-5-star-prospect-in-final-2025-on300/ |website=On3.com |access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref> He received offers from schools such as Auburn, Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Miami, Washington, Oregon, TCU, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Colorado, Vanderbilt, and Indiana.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Driskell |first1=Bryan |title=Notre Dame 2025 Commit Profile: Quarterback Deuce Knight |url=https://www.si.com/college/notredame/recruiting/notre-dame-2025-commit-profile-quarterback-deuce-knight |work=Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI |publisher=SI.com |access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref> Knight initially committed to play college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before flipping his commitment to play for the Auburn Tigers.<ref name=MA/> After getting a late push from Ole Miss, he officially signed with the Tigers on December 4, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hutchens |first1=Sam |title=What Ole Miss football missing out on 5-star Deuce Knight means for Lane Kiffin, 2025 class |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2024/12/04/ole-miss-football-deuce-knight-signing-day-auburn-lane-kiffin/76681828007/ |website=The Clarion-Ledger |date=4 December 2024 |access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref>
==College career== ===Auburn=== Knight enrolled early at Auburn University, arriving on campus when the spring semester began in January 2025.<ref name="AL">{{cite web |last1=Rauterkus |first1=Peter |date=January 29, 2025 |title=Hugh Freeze shares thoughts on new quarterbacks Deuce Knight and Ashton Daniels |url=https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2025/01/hugh-freeze-shares-thoughts-on-new-quarterbacks-deuce-knight-and-ashton-daniels.html |access-date=January 31, 2025 |website=AL.com}}</ref>
'''2025 season'''
Knight competed for the starting job but lost to Jackson Arnold. Knight appeared in his first college football game on September 6, 2025, against the Ball State Cardinals. Knight was 2/5 for 20 passing yards, and also rushed for 16 yards in a 42-3 win. Knight started in his first college football game against the Mercer Bears. On the first play of the game, he ran for a 75-yard touchdown. Knight finished the game 15/20 for 239 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 162 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns and won 62-17.
On December 30, 2025, Knight announced he would enter the NCAA transfer portal with four years of eligibility.
===Ole Miss=== On January 11, 2026, Knight committed to the Ole Miss Rebels in his home state of Mississippi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlabach |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Schlabach |date=2026-01-11 |title=Sources: Ex-Auburn QB Knight joining Ole Miss |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47581648/sources-former-auburn-qb-deuce-knight-signs-ole-miss |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing |- ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Record|Record as a starter}} !! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Avg|Average yards per rush}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |- ! 2025 !! Auburn | 2 || 1 || 1–0 || 17 || 25 || 68.0 || 259 || 10.4 || 2 || 0 || 181.4 || 13 || 178 || 13.7 || 4 |- ! colspan="2"| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/hank-brown-1.html Career] !! 2 !! 1 !! 1−0 !! 17 !! 25 !! 68.0 !! 259 !! 10.4 !! 2 !! 0 !! 181.4 !! 13 !! 178 !! 13.7 !! 4 |}
==Personal life== Knight, is the brother of former NFL wide receiver Ty Fryfogle.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crowell |first1=Evan |title=Why Deuce Knight's Skillset Entices Major Programs |url=https://www.si.com/college/tennessee/recruiting/tennessee-recruiting-deuce-knight |work=Tennessee Volunteers on SI |publisher=SI.com |date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/player/deuce-knight Auburn Tigers bio] *[https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/roster/deuce-knight/6591 Ole Miss Rebels bio]
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