FIU Athletics

2004 (Junior): Good football instincts...long snapper on punts and special teams player who got more playing time on defense as the year progressed...saw action in all 10 games played...recorded 15 tackles (12 unassisted), seven of those in the last two games of the year...tied his career-high four tackles (three solo) in the season finale at Florida Atlantic (12/4) with an assisted tackle for loss...also had four stops versus McNeese State (10/23)...recorded three unassisted tackles against Florida A&M (11/27) and two solo stops at Louisiana-Monroe (10/16)...spent the spring learning the middle linebacker position where he could see action in passing situations...also competed with the Golden Panthers baseball team last spring.

2003 (Sophomore): A special teams mainstay who was also long snapper on punts, played on special teams and worked as free safety on the scout team...made five tackles over 10 games, two of those coming in the season opener at Indiana State (9/6)...Honor Roll Student for spring 2004.

2002 (Freshman): Made two tackles on the year (both solo) coming against national champion Western Kentucky (10/12) and Albany (11/9)...recovered a fumble against WKU with a six-yard pickup that set up FIU’s only score of that game...also played as an outfielder on the FIU baseball team last spring.

Westminster Academy: Played a season of football and baseball making 85 tackles while hitting .302 with two home runs...all-county, all-conference and an honorable mention all-state football player for head coach Bill Long...member of Lions’ 2000 baseball state championship squad...spent his first three years of high school at Hollywood Christian where he played football, baseball and basketball...participated with Youth Ministries.

Personal: Born May 10, 1982...chose FIU over interest shown by the University of Buffalo and Holy Cross...son of James and Nixia Knapp...Sports Management major.