Auburn 5-star QB commit Deuce Knight puts up staggering stat line

George County (Miss.) improved to 6-3 on the season Friday night with a 68-49 win over West Harrison behind an impressive performance from Auburn five-star quarterback commit Deuce Knight.

Knight threw for 538 yards, ran for 113 yards and accounted for nine touchdowns, per the Sun Herald. Sixty-eight points were the most George County has scored in a century.

The 6-foot-4.5, 208-pound Knight is the nation’s No. 32 overall prospect in the 2025 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 6 quarterback and No. 2 recruit from Mississippi in the class.

He flipped his commitment from Notre Dame to Auburn on Oct. 2. Knight had previously been pledged to the Irish since September 2023.

“Coach Freeze, he thinks we can both do some special things with the offense,” Knight told Auburn Live. “We are both Mississippi boys. He says to come over to Alabama and take over college football.”

“Auburn is a great place, great fans, it is going to be packed out every Saturday.”

Deuce Knight Scouting Summary

On3 writes this of Knight as a prospect:

“Big left-handed signal caller who is the top athlete at the position in the 2025 cycle. Measured in at 6-foot-4.5, 208 pounds with a 9.75-inch hand at the On3 Elite Series prior to his senior season. Registers as a truly elite athlete at quarterback and one of the best athletes in the 2025 cycle, regardless of position. Consistently runs in the 4.5 second range at camps and has posted multiple 40+ inch vertical leaps. Shows flashes of that athleticism on Friday nights. Capable of tucking the ball and taking it to the house from anywhere on the field. Easily eliminates the angles of pursuit defenders as a scrambler and on designed runs. Tough to bring down in the backfield with his size and reactive quickness. Touts a strong downfield arm. Flashes the ability to stick throws into tight windows over the middle of the field. Showed marked progress as a passer during the off-season prior to his senior year, after a few months of working with a private coach. Still developing, but has tons of upside to continue improving with continued coaching and in-game reps.

…Has one of the highest upsides regardless of position in the 2025 cycle, but is still considered a developmental prospect. Has the potential to see the field early in his college career in a specifically tailored offense. With continued development, has the potential to be a program-changing type of quarterback with significant NFL upside.”