Five-star Mississippi signal caller throws for seven touchdowns and runs for two more as George County scores school-record 68 points.
Knight threw seven touchdown passes and ran for two more. Three of the scoring throws covered 50 yards or more, including an 80-yard strike to senior
Jarrod Banks.
Regarded as the No. 4 quarterback prospect in the country by
247Sports, Knight finished with 538 passing yards and 113 rushing yards on nine carries.
Pictured here playing for Lipscomb Academy in Tennessee last season, Auburn commit Deuce Knight of George County (Miss.) accounted for 659 yards and nine touchdowns in a 68-49 victory on Friday. (File photo: Brad Boland)
Senior
Brenn Moody, who caught nine passes for 220 yards and three TDs, was Knight's go-to receiver for much of the night.
The 6-foot-4, 206-pounder has 26 rushing scores in his career.
Knight's 538 passing yards and seven touchdown tosses are both career highs. The left-hander has passed for 1,602 yards with 21 touchdowns and one interception in six games.
Since returning from an injury on Oct. 11 that kept him out for nearly a month, Knight has passed for 1,086 yards and 14 touchdowns in three games for the 6-3 Rebels.
The future Tiger competed at the prestigious Elite 11 quarterback competition over the summer. He was committed to Notre Dame until he switched his pledge to Auburn on Oct. 2. Four-star Auburn running back commit Alvin Henderson helped flip Knight to the Tigers after speaking with him on the phone everyday since July according to 247Sports.
