By John Lock siusalukis.com
Southern Illinois football defensive end was named a first-team FCS Freshman All-American by HERO Sports, the organization announced Monday morning. Knighton, a redshirt freshman, was the runner-up for MVFC Freshman of the Year and finished 11th in the Jerry Rice Award (National Freshman of the Year) voting.
Anthony Knighton (95) siualukis.com
Knighton, a Pierce, Fla., native, set SIU freshman records and led all MVFC freshmen in sacks (6.5) and tackles for loss (11.0) this season. He became the first SIU player to be a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, and he finished 11th in that voting with two first-place votes. He led SIU in sacks, tackles for loss, tackles for loss yardage and QB hurries. He had 39 tackles (27 solo) and two forced fumbles while starting all 11 games at defensive end.
Knighton is the third SIU player to earn Freshman All-America honors from HERO Sports. Last year, safety Jeremy Chinn was a first-teaam selection and running back D.J. Davis was an honorable mention choice.
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