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Anthonie Knapp

IOL · Notre Dame · 2027 NFL Draft class

Public Draft Board rank #91·13 contributing sources·Board as of August 31, 2026
Draftanomics scouting
September edition · September 11, 20263 min readReport role: IOL · Notre Dame

Master scouting report

Knapp projects as a potential starting guard with substantial college tackle experience, useful run-game angles and a willingness to finish. Moving inside suits his build and decision-making. He still needs to keep his feet and hands connected through contact; quick changes of direction can disrupt the block before he re-establishes control.

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01Experience and production

Knapp started 15 games as a freshman in 2024 and 12 at left tackle in 2025. Notre Dame's current record also documents a start at left guard against Wisconsin in September 2026. He has begun the guard transition that was still prospective during the summer. There is now evidence that the move has begun, but one listed start does not establish a complete season of interior proficiency. His current roster dimensions are 6-foot-5 and 305 pounds.

02Run blocking

Knapp brings leg drive, forceful hands and experience in both zone and gap concepts. He finds useful run angles and continues working through contact. Those traits support the guard projection, with his finish most effective when it follows a sound initial position.

03Pass protection

Knapp's feet can stop at the set point once he engages, leaving the next rush move harder to answer. He can adjust and reset his anchor, but strike accuracy remains inconsistent. Active feet after contact and a more precise first punch are needed to keep the inside lane secure.

04Functional strength

Knapp generates force with punch timing, leg drive and finishing torque. His power is less dependable when the lower body disconnects from contact. Exceptional hand and core strength are not established, so his starting projection relies on position and timing rather than overpowering every matchup.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • Two substantial seasons at tackle provide experience that can support an interior transition.

  • Run-game angles, effort and finishing ability give the guard projection a clear foundation.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • Stopping his feet at contact can leave the next pass-rush move unanswered.

  • Guard is now a documented assignment, but consistent success there still needs a larger record.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

Develop Knapp primarily at guard, using his familiarity with multiple run concepts and prior edge-protection responsibility. Tackle experience adds an emergency option, but the development plan should settle his best starting role rather than keep moving him indefinitely. Focus on active feet, accurate hand placement and an anchor that can reset without losing the inside lane. Those details would make the transition valuable because they improve the block, not simply because the position label has changed.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Knapp projects as a starting guard candidate with substantial tackle experience. Run angles, effort and finishing ability give the move a clear foundation. Stopped feet after engagement and inconsistent strikes remain protection concerns. The documented guard start begins the transition; a larger interior sample is needed to establish sustained success there.

Sources & edition

The Draftanomics assessment, synthesized from attributed reporting. Role and development language expresses scouting opinion.

The editorial role is guard/IOL. Notre Dame confirms the September 2026 left-guard start; technical assessments remain sourced to prior summer evaluations rather than a claimed new game review.

New Draftanomics synthesis reviewed September 11, 2026. This edition adds coverage; it does not replace an earlier master report.

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Sources for overview
  1. House assessment

    Knapp projects as a potential starting guard with substantial college tackle experience, useful run-game angles and a willingness to finish. Moving inside suits his build and decision-making. He still needs to keep his feet and hands connected through contact; quick changes of direction can disrupt the block before he re-establishes control.

Sources for experience and production
  1. Reported fact

    Knapp started 15 games as a freshman in 2024 and 12 at left tackle in 2025.

  2. Reported fact

    Notre Dame's current record also documents a start at left guard against Wisconsin in September 2026.

  3. House assessment

    He has begun the guard transition that was still prospective during the summer.

  4. House assessment

    There is now evidence that the move has begun, but one listed start does not establish a complete season of interior proficiency.

  5. House assessment

    His current roster dimensions are 6-foot-5 and 305 pounds.

Sources for run blocking
  1. House assessment

    Knapp brings leg drive, forceful hands and experience in both zone and gap concepts. He finds useful run angles and continues working through contact. Those traits support the guard projection, with his finish most effective when it follows a sound initial position.

Sources for pass protection
  1. House assessment

    Knapp's feet can stop at the set point once he engages, leaving the next rush move harder to answer. He can adjust and reset his anchor, but strike accuracy remains inconsistent. Active feet after contact and a more precise first punch are needed to keep the inside lane secure.

Sources for functional strength
  1. House assessment

    Knapp generates force with punch timing, leg drive and finishing torque. His power is less dependable when the lower body disconnects from contact. Exceptional hand and core strength are not established, so his starting projection relies on position and timing rather than overpowering every matchup.

Sources for strengths
  1. House assessment

    Two substantial seasons at tackle provide experience that can support an interior transition.

Sources for strengths
  1. House assessment

    Run-game angles, effort and finishing ability give the guard projection a clear foundation.

Sources for concerns
  1. House assessment

    Stopping his feet at contact can leave the next pass-rush move unanswered.

Sources for concerns
  1. House assessment

    Guard is now a documented assignment, but consistent success there still needs a larger record.

Sources for nfl role and scheme fit
  1. House assessment

    Develop Knapp primarily at guard, using his familiarity with multiple run concepts and prior edge-protection responsibility.

  2. House assessment

    Tackle experience adds an emergency option, but the development plan should settle his best starting role rather than keep moving him indefinitely.

  3. House assessment

    Focus on active feet, accurate hand placement and an anchor that can reset without losing the inside lane.

  4. House assessment

    Those details would make the transition valuable because they improve the block, not simply because the position label has changed.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Knapp projects as a starting guard candidate with substantial tackle experience. Run angles, effort and finishing ability give the move a clear foundation. Stopped feet after engagement and inconsistent strikes remain protection concerns. The documented guard start begins the transition; a larger interior sample is needed to establish sustained success there.

College record & draft context

College production, measurables, experience, and the prospect's place on the sealed Public Draft Board.

Public Draft Board

Public Draft Board rank
#91
Position rank
OT8
Contributing sources
13
Movement since prior snapshot
Down 36

Sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026 · equal-weight aggregation of public boards, minimum 3 sources for a rank · The Public Draft Board

College production

No position-appropriate production category is included in this dataset for OT; no statistics are shown for this position.

Evidence notes

  • No position-appropriate production category is included in this dataset, so no college statistics are shown.
  • The newest college season in the retained data is 2025; the 2026 season is not yet included.
  • No verified athletic testing is included in the sealed dataset for this prospect.
  • 13 contributing public boards rank this prospect; the Public Draft Board places him at #91.
  • The aggregate public rank fell 36 spots between the two most recent sealed weekly snapshots.

Each note restates a displayed fact. None is a forecast of NFL performance.

Experience and measurements

Listed height
6'5"
Listed weight
304 lb
Class
Junior
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
Notre Dame
Former school
Not in dataset
Hometown
Roswell, GA
Jersey
#54
Recruiting stars
4-star
Recruiting rank
#332 nationally

"Not in dataset" means the value is absent from the sealed dossier dataset, not that it does not exist.

Athletic testing

Not included in the sealed dataset. No combine, pro-day, or RAS value is retained for the 2027 class; absence here does not mean no testing has taken place.

Listed roster height and weight (CollegeFootballData); no verified athletic testing is retained. Bio captured August 29, 2026.

Historical comparisons

Historical profile comparisons are being rebuilt.

Sources and methodology

  • Retained bio and measurements: Draftanomics prospect ingest (CollegeFootballData rosters and recruiting), retained seed data/seed/prospects_upcoming_full.parquet.
  • Retained college production: CollegeFootballData season statistics via the retained player cross-reference; position-relevant categories only; all-zero category rows dropped.
  • Age: unavailable — no birth date or age is retained for the 2027 class.
  • Transfer history: not retained — the page shows the current school and, where the frozen id names a different school, the former school.
  • Public Draft Board: sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026; per-source ranks are not published under the aggregate-only source policy.

Board methodologyDossier methodologyResearch status

Board position reflects aggregated public opinion; the scouting report is a separate editorial assessment.