2018 Football Roster
Hunter Knighton
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Pottstown, Pa.
- High School:
- Miami (Fla.)
2017: Played in 10 games for the Green Wave and starting one…Started against Memphis…Named to Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for spring 2017…Helped the Tulane rushing attack to a fourth-place finish in The American with 231.5 yards per game…Member of the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…Member of the Tulane 3.0 Club.
Prior to Tulane: A graduate transfer from Miami (Fla.)…Played in four games during the 2016 season…As a redshirt sophomore in 2015, made a miraculous return to field and served on special teams units, seeing action in 12 games…Was selected as the 2015 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award and the ACC Brian Piccolo Award winner…Missed the 2014 season after suffering heat stroke during spring practice…Took a redshirt in 2013…As a high school senior, rated as 3-star OT by ESPN, 247sports.com, Rivals and Scout…Ranked No. 53 at position by Scout.com and No. 57 by 247sports.com…Was an outstanding two-way lineman at The Hun School in Princeton, N.J.
Personal: Pursuing a Master’s degree in Business Administration…Married to his wife Emily this past offseason.
