NC State football duo of Zonovan Knight, Trenton Gill turn pro
The 2022 NC State football roster continues to take shape with two players announcing they were forgoing remaining eligibility and turning pro.
Sophomore running back Zonovan Knight and redshirt junior punter Trenton Gill have both chosen to move on and enter the NFL Draft.
Knight was a first-team All-ACC selection as a specialist. He returned kickoffs for touchdowns for NC State against both Wake Forest and Syracuse and finished the year with an average of 34.4 yards on his 16 returns. That is the best mark of any Power Five returner.
Knight’s career kickoff return average of 35.2 yards is also a new school record.
Knight was also honorable mention All-ACC as a running back after carrying 140 times for 753 yards and three scores and making 21 receptions for 156 yards.
He finished his career with 419 rushes for 2,286, averaging a NC State football record of 5.45 yards per rush, edging out the mark held by Roland Hooks since 1974.
Knight’s 3,546 career all-purpose yards is 10th most at NC State.
He joins junior running back Ricky Person Jr. in the Wolfpack backfield in turning pro early.
Gill, who will receive his master’s in the spring, was also first-team All-ACC after pinning 30 punts inside the 20, nine more than any other kicker in the ACC. The former walk-on averaged 44.4 yards on his 65 punts during the season.
Gill’s career average of 45.8 yards per punt is a NC State football record, breaking Johnny Evans’ mark of 44.0 yards that has stood since 1977.
Earlier Wednesday, redshirt freshmen reserves defensive end Terrell Dawkins and safety Khalid Martin announced their intentions to transfer.
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