Freshman Knighton moved to end (8-8-03)

Career Overview/Notes

A strong, physical player ... Blossoming following a redshirt season into a bona fide contender for significant playing time on the Jayhawks' defensive line ... Has shown good progress ... Spent one day at linebacker before moving to the defensive end during fall camp ... Has put on 15 pounds since enrolling at KU ... Born on Feb. 14, 1983 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Major: Undecided.

as a freshman (2002)

One of six true freshmen to see action ... Made appearances in the first three games before suffering an injury that prevented him from playing the remainder of the season ... Tallied three total tackles ... All three stops came in the season opener at Iowa State on Aug. 31.

High School

Set a new Missouri state record for single season tackles (222) as a senior Š Also established a new state career mark for total tackles with 547 Š Set a Show-Me Bowl state title single-game record with 22 tackles Š Had two interceptions as a senior Š Also had 29 receptions for 486 yards and five touchdowns as a tight end Š Named first-team all-state and all-metro his senior seasonŠ A three-time all-conference and all-district selection Š Named by the St. Joseph Press as defensive player of the year Š The top rated defensive end in the KC area by Mo Kan Football ... Helped guide West Platte to a district and state championship his senior season ŠWon a combined 11 letters in four sports during his prep career Š A four-year letterwinner in football for head coach Danny Brown.
 
Kyle Knighton's Career Stats

Defense

Year	G-GS	UT	AT	TT	Sacks	TFL	FF	FR	Int./G	PB	Blk
2002	3-0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

— Courtesy of kuathletics.com.