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Jersey Number 46
Noah Knigga
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceburg, Ind.
- High School:
- Lawrenceburg
EMU: Pronounced: kuh-NAY-guh...2025: Did not see game action…HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lawrenceburg High School and played under his dad, Head Coach Ryan Knigga, as a Tiger...Considered a three-star prospect by multiple major recruiting services, including 247Sports and ESPN...Set the school record for most career tackles-for-loss (TFLs) with 67, as he finished with 318 career tackles...Was a four-time all-conference honoree while also winning two conference championships, two sectional titles, and was the 2022 state runner-up...In his final season, posted 111 tackles, 25 tackles-for-loss, seven sacks, and two interceptions...Selected to the Indiana Football Digest Prime Time 25 list, as one of the best players in the state in 2024...Was a Class 3A Junior All-State selection in 2023...In his first three seasons of high school football, posted 207 total tackles, 109 assisted tackles, 98 solo tackles, and 14 sacks...In 2023, after dealing with an early-season hamstring injury, totaled 51 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, two sacks, and two caused fumbles in only six games...As a sophomore, had a career-high 87 total tackles, 51 assisted tackles, 36 solo tackles, and seven sacks...Also a member of the basketball and baseball teams...PERSONAL: Full name: Noah Ryan Knigga...Son of Ryan and Staci Knigga...Has a sister, Natalie...Parents from both attended Indiana State, where they played football and volleyball, respectively, for the Sycamores...Sister will play volleyball for Saint Mary of the Woods College...Finance major.
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