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2017 Football Roster

37 Tyler Knighton

  • Position Kicker
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Hometown Gibbstown, NJ
  • High School Paulsboro

Biography

2017: appeared in every game… was second on the team in scoring with 37 points… was 8-of-10 on field goals with a long of 42 yards… went 13-for-13 on extra point attempts… ranked first in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) in field goal percentage (80.0), tied for first in PAT percentage (100.0), fourth in field goals (0.80) and seventh in kick scoring (3.7 ppg)… booted two field goals versus Widener University (Sept. 2) and at William Paterson University (Sept. 16)… received NJAC All-Conference honorable mention… ended his career with eight school records, including highest PAT percentage with a minimum of 80 attempts (93.2), most consecutive PATs made in a career (33), most points scored by kicking in a game (15), most field goals made in a game (4), season (12) and career (37), most field goal attempts in a career (49) and highest field goal percentage in a season with a minimum of 15 attempts (75.0)... named the Rowan Player of the Year by the Dr. Warren J. McClain Touchdown Club of Southern New Jersey... competed in the D3 Senior Classic

2016: appeared in all 10 contests... went 10-for-13 on field goal attempts with a long of 40... made 21 of 22 point after tries... made at least one field goal in eight games... hit two field goals at Widener University (Sept. 3) and versus Salisbury University (Oct. 8)... kicked four extra points against William Paterson University (Sept. 16) and versus Salisbury... ranked first in the conference in field goal percentage (76.9), third in field goals, fourth in kick scoring (5.1) and PAT kicking percentage (95.5) and 11th in overall scoring... tied for 19th in field goal percentage and tied for 29th in field goals per game in NCAA Division III

2015: played in nine games… converted seven field goals in 10 attempts and made 23-of-25 point after attempts… also ran in a two-point conversion… longest field goal was 41 yards at Widener University (Sept. 5)… he went seven-for-seven on extra point attempts against Southern Virginia University (Oct. 17)… in the NJAC, ranked second in field goals (7) and field goal percentage (70.0) and fourth in point after attempt percentage (92.0) and kick scoring (4.9 ppg) and 15th in scoring (5.1 ppg)… in the NCAA Division III, ranked 34th in field goal percentage and 54th in field goals per game

2014: saw action in 11 games… named to the NJAC All-Conference first team and a USA College Football Freshman All-Star… made 12 field goals in 16 attempts… season-long was 42 yards… converted 25 extra points in 28 tries… set the University record with four field goals (42, 29, 27 and 23 yards) and tied the program mark with 15 points against William Paterson University (Oct. 11)… went 5-for-5 in point after attempts at SUNY Cortland (Oct. 4)... led the conference in field goal percentage (75.0), was second in field goals made (1.09) and fifth in point after attempts percentage (89.3)… earned NJAC and Eastern College Athletic Conference Southeast Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 13) … a Rowan Scholar-Athlete

HS: graduated from Paulsboro High School… earned All-South Jersey second team and All-Conference honors

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Historical Player Information

  • 64

    2014Freshman

    Kicker/Punter
    5'10" 180 lbs
    64
  • 37

    2015Sophomore

    Kicker
    5'10" 185 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2016Junior

    Kicker
    5'11" 182 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2017Senior

    Kicker
    6'0" 190 lbs
    37