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2020 Football Roster

Gerard McKnight

Gerard McKnight

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Position:
    LB
  • Hometown:
    Cypress, Texas
  • High School:
    Cypress Ranch
2019 (Freshman): Played in 8 games ... Recorded 47 tackles ... Tallied a season-high fourteen tackles against McNeese (Oct. 26) ... Recorded a sack against Lamar (Sept. 28) ... Forced three quarterback hurries in the season. 

Prior to SFA: Two-year letter winner at Cypress Ranch High School in Cypress, Texas, where he played outside and middle linebacker for head coach Gene Johnson … Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports … Originally committed to UTSA and offered by New Mexico … Named All-Houston Area as a senior in 2018 … Claimed unanimous 14-6A All-District First Team accolades … Totaled 209 career tackles, 52 tackles for loss and 10 sacks in his prep career … Also forced five fumbles, collected three fumble recoveries and made an interception … Posted 17 tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks and had an interception in a single game … Son of Jill Renee and Charles Gerard McKnight Sr. … Plans to major in business management.