2007: Illinois' long snapper ... Recorded a solo tackle against Missouri.
2006: Snapped for a perfect 24 extra point attempts and 15-of-19 field goals ... Played in all 108 long snapping opportunities of the season ... Recorded a solo tackle at Michigan State ... Recorded special teams tackle against Iowa.
2005: Played in all 11 games, snapping 112 plays ... Aided kicker Jason Reda in his perfect 20-for-20 PAT performance in 2005 ... Also helped punter Steve Weatherford average 42.6 per kick ... Recorded six special teams tackles ... Was the snapper for 13 made field goals.
2004: Played in every game as a true-freshman ... Was the snapper for all eight made field goals and for the 26 made extra points ... Totaled six tackles for the season, including a pair of two-tackle games at Wisconsin and at Northwestern.
High School: Earned All-Conference honors as a senior ... Also made Joliet and Morris All-Area teams as both a safety and tight end ... Recorded 58 tackles, one sack, three interceptions, recovered four fumbles and forced three in 2003 ... Played outside linebacker as a junior and had 42 tackles, two sacks, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two interceptions ... Lettered in both football and basketball ... High school coach was Mike Briscoe.
Personal: Full name is Kyle Robert Knezetic ... Born Nov. 5, 1985 ... Son of Kenneth and Teena Knezetic ... Majoring in sport management ... Favorite Fighting Illini hero was Dick Butkus ... Biggest thrill in sports was beating Providence High School in the 2003 state quarterfinals, 14-7.
Career Highs:
Tackles: 3 vs. Penn State, 10/22/05
Knezetic's Game-By-Game Statistics:
2007 | | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Ret | Punt Ret | all |
Date | Opponent | no. | yds | td | lg | no. | yds | td | lg | c-a-i | yds | td | lg | no. | yds | td | lg | no. | yds | td | lg | purp |
Sep 01, 2007 | vs Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 08, 2007 | WESTERN ILLINOIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 15, 2007 | at Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 22, 2007 | at Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 29, 2007 | PENN STATE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 06, 2007 | WISCONSIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct. 13,2007 | at Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 20, 2007 | MICHIGAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 27, 2007 | BALL STATE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 03, 2007 | at Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 10, 2007 | at Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 17, 2007 | NORTHWESTERN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 1, 2008 | vs USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Int | | pass | blkd | PAT | PAT | | |
Date | Opponent | solo | ast | total | tfl | yds | no. | yds | ff | fr | yds | no. | yds | qbh | brup | kick | kicks | rush | rcv | saf | pts |
Sep 01, 2007 | vs Missouri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 08, 2007 | WESTERN ILLINOIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 15, 2007 | at Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 22, 2007 | at Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 29, 2007 | PENN STATE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 06, 2007 | WISCONSIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct. 13,2007 | at Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 20, 2007 | MICHIGAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 27, 2007 | BALL STATE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 03, 2007 | at Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 10, 2007 | at Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 17, 2007 | NORTHWESTERN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 1, 2008 | vs USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Ret | Punt Ret | all |
Date | Opponent | no. | yds | td | lg | no. | yds | td | lg | c-a-i | yds | td | lg | no. | yds | td | lg | no. | yds | td | lg | purp |
Sep 02, 2006 | EASTERN ILLINOIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 09, 2006 | at RUTGERS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 16, 2006 | SYRACUSE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 23, 2006 | IOWA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 30, 2006 | at Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 07, 2006 | INDIANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 14, 2006 | OHIO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 21, 2006 | at Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 28, 2006 | at Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 04, 2006 | OHIO STATE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 11, 2006 | PURDUE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 18 2006 | at Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | | Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Int | | pass | blkd | PAT | PAT | | |
Date | Opponent | solo | ast | total | tfl | yds | no. | yds | ff | fr | yds | no. | yds | qbh | brup | kick | kicks | rush | rcv | saf | pts |
Sep 02, 2006 | EASTERN ILLINOIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 09, 2006 | at RUTGERS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 16, 2006 | SYRACUSE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 23, 2006 | IOWA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 30, 2006 | at Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 07, 2006 | INDIANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 14, 2006 | OHIO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 21, 2006 | at Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 28, 2006 | at Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 04, 2006 | OHIO STATE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 11, 2006 | PURDUE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 18 2006 | at Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |