Awards and Honors:
2023 Second Team All-UAC (DL)
Dean's List (S21)
Athletics Director's Honor Roll (F20, S22, F22)
2024: Played in all 12 games and made 11 starts on the Governors’ defensive line… Made three tackles and broke up a pass in the home opener against Southern Illinois (Sept. 7)… Recorded his first tackle for loss of the season in a four-tackle outing at Central Arkansas (Sept. 14)… Had his first of 2.5 sacks on the season against Alabama A&M (Sept. 21)… Had five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, and a quarterback hurry at Utah Tech (Oct. 19)… Had five tackles, a sack, and a quarterback hurry against Tarleton State (Oct. 26)… Assisted on a tackle for loss in each of the final three games of the season, with a pass breakup against Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 16)… Finished the season with 36 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three pass breakups, and two quarterback hurries... Ranked fourth on the team in tackles for loss and second in sacks.
2023: A Second Team All-UAC selection, he played in all 12 games and made 10 starts on the defensive line… Tallied nine tackles and had a pass breakup in the season opener at Southern Illinois (Sept. 2)… Picked up a tackle for loss at Tennessee (Sept. 9)… Had four tackles and two sacks with a forced fumble at Lindenwood (Sept. 30)… Added six tackles and a sack against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 14)… Posted a career-high 12 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss, including a sack, in addition to a quarterback hurry and two pass breakups at Southern Utah (Oct. 21)… Had four tackles and a pass breakup against North Alabama (Oct. 28)… Totaled three tackles and a half tackle for loss against Utah Tech (Nov. 11)… Recorded five tackles and a half tackle for loss in the FCS Playoffs First Round against Chattanooga (Nov. 25)… Finished the season with 52 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, a forced fumble, seven quarterback hurries, and five pass breakups… Led the Govs and ranked ninth in the UAC in sacks… Ranked second on the team and 15th in the UAC in tackles for loss… Led all Austin Peay defensive linemen in total tackles.
2022: Played in 10 games and made a pair of starts on defense… Made three tackles, with a pair of solo stops, against Presbyterian (Sept. 3)… Posted two tackles in back-to-back games against Mississippi Valley State (Sept. 10) and Alabama A&M (Sept. 17)… Had a tackle and half a tackle for loss against Central Arkansas (Oct. 1)… Notched three tackles against Murray State (Oct. 15)… Picked up a tackle for loss against North Alabama (Nov. 5)… Tallied a career-best eight tackles – with six solo stops – and his first-career sack in the season finale against Alabama (Nov. 19)… Finished the season with 25 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, and a quarterback hurry.
2021: Appeared in six games… Recorded his first career tackle at Morehead State (Sept. 18)… Had a career-best three tackles, with two solo stops, at Murray State (Oct. 23)… Made his first career tackle for loss and forced a fumble at Tennessee State (Nov. 23)… Finished the season with six tackles.
2020-2021:Â Saw action against Central Arkansas (Aug. 29) in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff game.
High School: A defensive end and linebacker for head coach Gary Wheeler, helped Butler Traditional High School reach Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s Class 6A state tournament… Named to 2019 Louisville Courier-Journal Metro Louisville All-Area Football Teams… Selected to 2019 Kentucky East-West All-Star Game and was named West Defensive MVP… A three-star rated athlete by 247Sports.com.
Personal: Hosea Maurice Knifeley is the son of Shaconda Daniel and Hosea Knifeley Sr.… Birthday is Nov. 19… Has five siblings: Dainesh, Antionio, Dairon, Latavia, and Connor… Graduated from Austin Peay in August 2024 with a bachelor’s in health and human performance.
