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Jersey Number 4
Shaleak Knotts
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 194
- Hometown:
- Monroe, NC
- High School:
- Monroe
- Major:
- Sociology
- Shop:
- Shop
As a Senior (2025):
Receptions: 5 (FAU, 8/30/25)
Receiving Yards: 82 (Michigan, 11/22/25)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2 (Wisconsin, (9/20/2025)
- Played in all 12 games with 10 starts.
- Led Maryland and ranked tied for 11th in the Big Ten with six TD receptions.
- Led the team and ranked 13th in the Big Ten with 717 receiving yards.
- Ranked third on the team with 44 receptions.
- Led the team and ranked sixth in the Big Ten with a 16.3 yard per receptions average.
- Scored touchdowns in each of his first four games of the season.
- Caught four passes for a career high 82 yards against Michigan.
- Had 3 grabs for 80 yards and two touchdowns in win at Wisconsin.
- Played in all 12 games, starting one
- Tallied 11 receptions for 161 yards and one touchdown
- Two catches at No. 1 Oregon (11/9), including a 27-yard grab
- Caught first-career TD at Minnesota (10/26), finished with two catches for career-high 70 receiving yards
- Made first career start vs. Northwestern (10/11)
- Had career-day at Indiana (9/28), setting bests in receptions (3), receiving yards (41), and long reception (27)
- Caught a 10-yard pass vs. Villanova (9/21)
- Appeared in 12 games
- Totaled seven receptions for 55 yards
- Had two catches for 11 yards at Michigan State (9/23)
- Caught one pass for 16 yards in win over Virginia (9/15)
- Appeared in seven games
- Caught 5 passes for 30 yards
- Caught one pass for 18 yards in Duke's Mayo Bowl vs. NC State (12/30)
- Recorded two receptions for 13 yards at Indiana (10/15)
- Four-star wide receiver
- ESPN300
- 30th-ranked wide receiver in nation
- Fourth-ranked player in North Carolina
- Played both sides of the ball at Monroe HS, wide receiver and free safety
- Totaled 176 receptions for 2,986 yards and 42 touchdowns over four years in high school
- On the defensive end, tallied 174 tackles (158 solo), five tackles for loss, one sack and 14 interceptions
- Set Union County record with four receiving touchdowns in single game, against JM Robinson
- Second all-time in Union County in receiving touchdowns with 42
- 2021 Big 22 Player of the Year nominee
- Also played basketball and runs track at Monroe HS
- Chose Maryland over North Carolina and Tennessee
- Has two siblings: Braxton (23) & Quay (15)
- Sports hero is Michael Jordan
- He enjoys Hip Hop, both new school and old school, and country music
- His favorite shows and movies are Prison Break, Friday, and Taken
- His favorite snacks are Hot Fries, Life Savers, and Snickers
Receptions: 5 (FAU, 8/30/25)
Receiving Yards: 82 (Michigan, 11/22/25)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2 (Wisconsin, (9/20/2025)
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