Coach Skip Holtz picked up a late recruiting suprise last week with the signing of T.J. Knowles, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound receiver from Las Vegas who played last season at Saddleback College in California. Knowles had also been contacted by Oregon State, Washington and most recently Boise State. Knowles is a raw player, excellent hands and smooth route running abilities, he is able to fight for the ball with his frame and height and runs the 40 yard dash in 4.57 seconds (might be a little slower with pads on). Knowles will have three years of eligibilty left once the season begins and he looks to lock up a starting spot with the recent injury to A.J. Love with an ACL tear in the spring game, the second injury in as many years.
Knowles should be a quick contributor to the Bulls more balanced passing attack and a weapon of his size is a match up nightmare for defensive backs. He is still learning the position and at times on tape looks a little lost out there, he still has much to learn in passing routes, run blocking and the flow of the game but his physical tools make him a prime target for BJ Daniels, especially in the red zone. Many though look at Knowles and think about Amarri Jackson, the much talked about 6'5" receiver the Bulls had back in 2007. Jackson had the size and frame to punish any defense but has lengendary butter fingers (plus a track record of injuries then later that night being spotted in Ybor dancing in the clubs). Knowles appears not to have those catching issues and under Holtz and the new offense he should find himself a good spot in the roster.
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