Illini 2024 Signee: 3-star OLB Josaiah Knight

The body, arm and even finger length of three-star outside linebacker Josaiah Knight is the moldable clay that Illinois assistant coach Charlie Bullen will instantly work with. 

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

December 20, 2023

(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)

Player: Josaiah Knight

Position: Edge

Height: 6-foot-4

Weight: 230

Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla.

High School: Gadsden County

Other offers: Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, Maryland, Missouri, Purdue, and Vanderbilt.

After specifically coaching the position in the National Football League for the New England Patriots and New York Giants, Bret Bielema knows their own aspect of an edge pass . . .

 

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