2024 Graduate Student:
Played in five games and notched two tackles ... Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Recorded his first tackle as a Wildcat in a win over Eastern Illinois (9/14)
2023 Redshirt Junior (at Dartmouth):
Appeared in all ten games on the defensive line ... Opened the season with seven total tackles against New Hampshire (9/16) ... Amassed three tackles for a loss of one yard against Lehigh (9/23) ... Collected three tackles against Yale (10/7) ... Made three tackles (all solo) against Columbia (10/21) ... Collected five tackles at Harvard (10/28) ... Closed out the season with four tackles (three solo) against Brown (11/18)
2022 Redshirt Sophomore (at Dartmouth):
Saw action in each of the first eight games as a reserve on the defensive line ... Came up with a career-best five tackles, four solo, at Sacred Heart (9/24) ... One of his two stops at Yale (10/8) was behind the line of scrimmage, denying a Bulldog on a 4th-and-1 play to put the ball back in the hands of the Big Green offense ... Had another tackle for a loss the following week against New Hampshire (10/15), just missing out on a safety at the UNH one yard line ... Registered a sack at Columbia (10/22) on third down in the fourth quarter, leading to a punt that set up a key Dartmouth field goal in the 27-24 road win ... Added four stops to the defensive effort against Harvard (10/29), including an assist on a TFL
2021 Redshirt First-Year (at Dartmouth):
Appeared in all 10 games on the defensive line ... Made his biggest splash in the 41-3 win over Sacred Heart (9/25), collecting the first three tackles of his career, including a six-yard sack ... Also had a stop against Columbia (10/22)
2020 (at Dartmouth):
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 First-Year (at Dartmouth):
Spent the season developing skills with the junior varsity
High School:
Captained Glenbard West to an 8-3 overall record and a 5-1 mark in West Suburban Silver conference ... Chosen to the all-conference team as a senior ... Lined up at tight end and caught a touchdown pass as a sophomore ... Also played lacrosse
Personal:
Full name is Henry Stephen Knez ... born on Oct. 20, 2000 in Winfield, Illinois … son of Steve and Melisa has one brother ... Father played basketball at Eastern Arizona CC before graduating from SIU-Carbondale … cousins Matt Knez and Frank Knez played football at Ashland and Wabash, respectively … uncle Rob Knez played baseball at Bradley ... Davidson and Northern Michigan among his five offers … enjoys hunting and fishing … set a record at age 6 as the youngest person to finish a 22-ounce Big Ugly at Bob’s Burger in Indianapolis
