Bio

Randan Knight is back for his second season as a coach at the same place he started his collegiate playing career. He will again be the tight end/fullback coach at Gulf Coast, where he played in 2015-16. 

Knight also assists with the offensive linemen, and seven of last year’s unit signed to play at the Next Level, including Carson Williams at Mississippi State, Peyton McKinion at Southern Mississippi, Hayden Shook at Tulane and the tandem of Quincy McGee and Keshawn Moore at UAB.

Knight started all 11 games during his freshman season in 2015 that saw the Bulldogs reach the state championship game. Gulf Coast piled up nearly 380 yards per game in total offense, and more than 200 on the ground.

His sophomore season saw him start 10 games as the offense gained 194.1 yards on the ground per game and 368.0 total yards. Knight started all 21 games during his Bulldog career.

It was the same story at Mississippi College, where Knight started all 10 games each season. The MC offense ran for nearly 200 yards per game and 19 touchdowns during his junior year and 223.4 yards and 25 touchdowns during 2019.

Knight, who is a descendant of Newton Knight who helped found the Free State of Jones, played high school football at Oak Grove. He was a first-team Class 6A All-State selection as a senior and played in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game. The Warriors won the 2013 Class 6A state champion during his junior season.