Ben Knox

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-6
Weight:
320
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
DeLand, Fla.
High School:
DeLand HS
Prev School:
Independence C.C.

2018 (RS-Senior): Started all 12 games at right tackle in his second season with the Rams ... chosen to play in the Tropical Bowl on Jan. 13, 2019 and helped lead the American team to a win.

Contributed to an offensive line that helped the Rams rank 14th in FBS in passing offense (304.9).

2017 (Junior): Played in 11 games started seven at right tackle, blocking for an offense that ranked 11th in the country and first in the Mountain West with 492.5 yards per game ... the offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a figure that ranked fifth in the country... behind Knox and the offensive line, quarterback Nick Stevens ranked 13th among all FBS players with 3,799 passing yards, while running back Dalyn Dawkins ranked 19th in the country with 1,399 rushing yards ... the Rams' third-down conversion percentage of 50.3 percent ranked second in the country and their 305 total first downs ranked eighth.

The Rams offense scored 58 points in the season-opener against Oregon State (Aug. 26), the most in school history against a Power 5 opponent.
Blocked for 610 yards of total offense in the win over Hawai'i (Sept. 30) which is the most under Head Coach Mike Bobo.
In a win over Nevada (Oct. 14), the Rams' offense eclipsed the 600-yard mark for the third time this season, going for 608.
- Quarterback Nick Stevens passed for 384 yards while running back Dalyn Dawkins rushed for a career-high 191 yards.
Blocked for 570 yards of total offense and 52 points against a Boise State defense that entered the game ranked 15th in the country in total defense (Nov. 11).
Made way for 305 passing yards and 301 rushing yards en route to the Rams' fourth 600-yard performance of the season in a blowout win over San Jose State (Nov. 18).

2015-16 (Independence Community College):

Played three seasons at Independence Community College in Kansas.
Rated as the nation’s 73rd-best junior college prospect in the Class of 2017.
Played in all nine games for Independence in 2016.

2014 (USF): Played in five games for South Florida, including wins over Syracuse and Florida A&M.

High School:

Is a 2014 graduate of DeLand High School in DeLand, Fla.
Selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl as a senior.
Ranked as the nation’s No. 18 offensive lineman by ESPN out of high school.
Rated as a three-star prospect by Scout, Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN.
Had high school offers from more than two dozen schools, including Auburn, Florida, Iowa, Louisville and Tennessee.