LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. – The better his older brother gets, the more Luke Knott (Lee’s Summit, Mo./West) anticipates joining him at Iowa State next year.

Knott, the high two-star quarterback at West, recently announced that he was rock solid on his commitment to Iowa State. He committed to the Cyclones in mid-April and is looking forward to playing with his older brother Jake Knott, a junior linebacker at Iowa State who is among the Big 12’s top defensive players.

Jake recorded 130 tackles and averaged almost 11 tackles per game as a sophomore, which ranked second in the Big 12 and 12th in the country. He entered this year on the watch lists for the Butkus Award, presented to the country’s most outstanding linebacker, as well as the Nagurski Award and the Bednarik Award, given to top defensive players.

“My brother’s up there right now, and seeing his success up there just shows I have the potential to do some of the things he’s done,” Luke Knott said. “The head coach there [Paul Rhoads] has been nothing but great to me. That goes a long way in recruiting. I look forward to going up there.”

Before Knott focuses on Iowa State, he is focusing on the chance at back-to-back high school state championships. Knott is the quarterback for a West team currently in the semifinals of the Missouri Class 5 state playoffs. The Titans play Staley (Kansas City, Mo.) on Friday.

Knott, a 6-foot-1, 190-pounder who mostly will sign as an athlete, was recruited by Rhoads, as well as Iowa State assistants Tom Herman and Ben Barkema. He said he hasn’t spoken with coaches about whether he will play offense or defense, but his 4.5 speed in the 40-yard dash could equate to a receiver spot on offense or a place in the defensive secondary.

Most importantly, Knott is looking forward to finally playing on the same team as his older brother. The Knotts lived in Lee’s Summit for 10 years before moving to Waukee, Iowa, a suburb of West Des Moines, Iowa, for 4½ years. The family moved back to Lee’s Summit the middle of Luke’s freshman year.

“In high school, I went to a freshman center when we lived in Iowa,” Knott said. “Jake went to the regular high school, so we didn’t have the opportunity to play with each other. Just having him at some of my games watching me was an awesome experience. I can barely imagine what it’s going to be like on the same field practicing with him, working out with him and being around him all the time.”