In his weekly press conference Monday, Matt Luke announced that freshman running back Tylan Knight has moved to safety after a rash of injuries depleted the defensive secondary. (Armani Linton, who moved from defense to running back during the offseason, has also gone back to his original position).
It’s definitely a good thing to try promising athletes who are buried at deep positions elsewhere. Whether Knight works out at safety is certainly anyone’s guess. Given his 5’6, 170-pound frame, it’s easy to assume he’ll be too small to be effective on defense, but I’ll wait to see his production on the field.