Markeith Knowlton

From the Universityh of North Texas, Markeith Knowlton signed with the BC Lions a sa free agent for 2006. Knowlton played mainly on special teams in his rookie season, but did have one pass interception that he returned 67 yards for a touchdown. Knowlton took a more regular turn on defence at defensive half in his second season with BC in 2007, recording 42 defensive tackles.

Knowlton was traded to Hamilton for the 2008 season and the Tiger-Cats converted him to an outside linebacker where he blossomed into an All-Star. Knowlton won East All-Stars at linebacker in 2008, 2009 and 2010 as well as CFL All-Stars in 2009 and 2010. In 2009 and 2010, Knowlton was also the Hamilton nominee for most outstanding defensive player in the CFL.

 

GP+Tackles+KD+Sacks
Year Team GP T ST Total TFL Yds KD Sacks Yds
2006 BC 15 8 14 22 0 0 3 0
2007 BC 17 42 3 45 0 4 5 2
2008 HAM 18 95 0 95 5 7 3 2
2009 HAM 18 94 1 95 2 6 3 1
2010 HAM 18 71 0 71 3 4 3 3
2011 HAM 18 64 0 64 3 4 4 3
2012 HAM
43 0 43 0 0 1 1

 

Int+FumReturns
Year Team Int Yds Avg TDInt Long FR Yds Avg TD Long FF
2006 BC 1 67 67 1 67 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 BC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 HAM 4 121 30.3 1 48 0 0 0 0 0 4
2009 HAM 4 40 10 1 35 4 4 1 1 4 4
2010 HAM 3 7 2.3 0 5 6 8 1.3 1 4
2011 HAM 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
2012 HAM 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 5

 

Markeith Knowlton

Markeith Knowlton