Demetrius Knight
25-Year-Old
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Signed a four-year contract with the Bengals in July of 2025.
Agrees to terms on rookie deal
Knight agreed to terms Saturday on his four-year rookie contract with the Bengals, NFL reporter Jordan Schultz reports.
ANALYSIS
Knight, whom Cincinnati selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 49th overall, gets roughly 80 percent of his rookie deal guaranteed at signing just in time to join the rest of the team's rookies and report for training camp Saturday. After drafting Knight, the Bengals saw fit to release Germaine Pratt (now with the Raiders), which paves a clear path for the 6-foot-2, 235-pound rookie linebacker to compete for an immediate starting role alongside Logan Wilson.
Knight, whom Cincinnati selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 49th overall, gets roughly 80 percent of his rookie deal guaranteed at signing just in time to join the rest of the team's rookies and report for training camp Saturday. After drafting Knight, the Bengals saw fit to release Germaine Pratt (now with the Raiders), which paves a clear path for the 6-foot-2, 235-pound rookie linebacker to compete for an immediate starting role alongside Logan Wilson.
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Height
6' 2"Weight
245 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.58 secShuttle Time
4.25 secCone Drill
7.12 secVertical Jump
31.5 inBroad Jump
118 inHand Length
10.00 inArm Length
32.63 in
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Snagged by Bengals in second round
The Bengals selected Knight in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 49th overall.
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Inks rookie deal Saturday
Knight, whom the Bengals selected out of South Carolina in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, signed his rookie deal Saturday and reported to training camp on time, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Knight's signing was noteworthy within the context of the team he'll be suiting up for, as prior to Saturday, he'd joined Shemar Stewart, the Bengals' first-round pick, as Cincinnati's last two rookie holdouts. NFL reporter Jordan Schultz separately reports Knight is receiving nearly 80 percent of his deal guaranteed at signing, making it the first time in NFL history that someone drafted as late as the 49th overall pick in the draft will have guaranteed money allocated in the fourth and final season of his rookie pact.
Knight's signing was noteworthy within the context of the team he'll be suiting up for, as prior to Saturday, he'd joined Shemar Stewart, the Bengals' first-round pick, as Cincinnati's last two rookie holdouts. NFL reporter Jordan Schultz separately reports Knight is receiving nearly 80 percent of his deal guaranteed at signing, making it the first time in NFL history that someone drafted as late as the 49th overall pick in the draft will have guaranteed money allocated in the fourth and final season of his rookie pact.