27  Todd Knight
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Aurora, Colo. High School: Grandview Height / Weight: 6-2 / 210 Position: Linebacker

UW This Season: Todd Knight could see increased playing time in 2011, after enjoying an outstanding spring. He enters the fall listed No. 2 on the depth chart at WILL linebacker behind senior starter Brian Hendricks.

2010: Knight did not appear in any games during the 2010 season.

2009: Redshirted.

High School: Knight was one of the top high school football players in the state of Colorado in 2008. He was named All-Colorado for all classifications by The Denver Post, as well as being named to the First Team All-State Class 5A team by the Post. He was selected All-State Class 5A by the Rocky Mountain News. Class 5A is the largest classification in the state of Colorado. Rivals.com ranked Knight as the No. 12 best recruit in the state of Colorado. That ranking included all players in the state at all positions. Rivals.com also ranked him a three-star recruit and listed him among their Top 100 outside linebackers in the nation at No. 80. As a senior captain, Knight helped lead Grandview High to a 10-1 record in `08 and the No. 1 ranking in Class 5A entering the state playoffs. Grandview advanced to the quarterfinals before losing 20-26 in double overtime to Cherry Creek. In his junior season of 2007, Knight led Grandview to a 12-2 record and the 5A State Championship. His teams were a combined 22-3 (.880) his final two years of high school. He played for head football coach John Schultz at Grandview High School.

Personal: Born March 11, 1991, he is the son of Danielle and Jeff Knight. He was also recruited by Boise State, California, New Mexico, TCU and Utah. He is majoring in communications.