Built Like a Run-Game Nuisance, Still Rebounding From a Lost 2025
In the 2026 season, Bruce Knauber enters Furman as a 6-1, 298-pound redshirt sophomore defensive tackle who was sidelined for the entire 2025 season due to injury, so the key question is health and snap readiness rather than raw talent[1][13]. He debuted in 2024 against Stetson and recorded an assisted tackle, and his high-school tape showed real disruption juice: 94 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, and 8.5 sacks in 2023[1]. Furman’s own preview highlights him as part of a defensive line group expected to help drive production up front, which suggests he’s viewed as a physical, interior run-stopper with upside if his explosion returns fully[13].
