Huskies Offer Mississippi HS Quarterback, Who’s a Lefty

Deuce Knight is a promising younger Mississippi quarterback, a left-hander no much less, who apparently is aware of all about Michael Penix Jr. and the College of Washington soccer crew.

On Nov. 27, the George County Excessive sophomore from Lucedale, Mississippi, retweeted a video of Penix standing within the Apple Cup aftermath, surrounded boisterous Husky followers who had been chanting “Heisman,” and he wrote his personal tackle the second: “9 for Heisman.”

Two months earlier, Knight retweeted a publish exhibiting Penix main all Energy 5 quarterbacks with 11 completions for 20-plus yards.

And on Sept. 17, the sophomore signal-caller noticed UW tight finish Devin Culp’s publish calling for Penix to be a Heisman candidate early on and retweeted that one, as nicely.

So it appears no introductions had been needed on Wednesday when Kalen DeBoer’s recruiters made a scholarship provide to the 6-foot-4, 185-pound Knight from the Class of 2025. He simply turned 16 on December 2.

Curiosity degree apart, Knight is huge and quick, and an intriguing prospect to a rising listing of faculties, particularly in SEC nation. He presently holds presents from Auburn, Indiana, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Tulsa, moreover the UW.

Knight was nonetheless extremely efficient whereas enjoying for a 2-8 soccer crew that misplaced 5 video games by one rating.

He accomplished 121 of 196 passes for 1,929 yards and 11 touchdowns, and rushed 58 occasions for 488 yards and one other 12 scores.

In his closing outing of the season, Knight was at his easiest within the Rebels’ 63-20 romp over Lengthy Seaside. He hit on 10 of 11 passes for 255 yards and 4 touchdowns, and ran 3 occasions for 182 yards and three TDs, getting free on an 80-yard run.

His hometown of Lucedale is a small group, inhabitants 2,934, positioned close to the Mississippi-Alabama state line, simply 40 miles from Cellular up U.S. 98. 

Seattle, in fact, is 2,660 miles away, however Knight in all probability already is aware of that.

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