One of my favorite athletes that I came across during the 2023 season was Will Knock when I covered a Monona Grove game live. At the time, Will was a 190 lbs DE, but that didn’t stop him from being a menace in the backfield. Will continued that impact through the season and ended up leading the conference in sacks. Will is continuing to fill out that long frame and is now up to 200 lbs. It will be very intriguing to see how the added size helps his game. On tape Will is a long, twitchy, agile, flexible edge rusher. He gets out of his stance with a solid first step, but really puts the pressure on OTs when he uses those short area athletic strengths. Will is able to bend and play at body angles that make it hard to land punches on. Knoeck is also a nightmare for an OT to try and mirror when he uses that lateral movement. Will put together strong tape vs a couple FBS OT commits in 2023, so don’t sleep on this kid. He can be an impact at the next level.

Will was another Monona Grove prospect that cracked our list in this 2025 class of defensive linemen from Sunday and showed out early how strong this young man was with his finish in early testing. He also showed off a very rangy first step off the snap with his dexterity in 1v1s. Coming off the edge, Will showed plenty of finesse in his 1v1 reps, as his agility paid off dividends showing off the motor this young man has as his downhill burst off the snap certainly showed off quickly. I also was impressed with Will’s vision on Sunday in Oak Creek, as it points out to his tape as this young man can read the angles pre-snap his defenders are giving off with his sound football IQ. At 6’3 190 pounds, this young man has a high ceiling and was 1st Team All-Conference as a junior for the Silver Eagles and one that I believe college coaches will certainly learn about his upside coming into camps this summer for the next handful of years.

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