Knight (23) will start off the bench tonight in the Mitre 10 Cup semifinal against Bay of Plenty in his blazer (15th) game for the union.
Knight, who had a stand-out match last Friday against Manawatu, scoring a try and setting up another, is the son of former Otago lock and captain Richard Knight.
Richard Knight has played the most matches for Otago, a whopping 170 games from 1982 until 1992.
Adam Knight said despite that huge number of games, his father never put any pressure on him, and his older brother, Simon, to make their mark in rugby.
"He never went on about it at all. He always left us to row our own boat. He always said go out and make your own name," he said.
"It was not until we got older that we started to appreciate what he had done in the Otago jersey.
"He’s always giving some sort of advice and he lets you know if you’ve had a bad game, that’s for sure. It is good having something like that after each game."
Knight never saw his father play for Otago live but has seen a few old clips of his father in action — "he was usually in the bottom of a ruck somewhere."
Richard Knight topped his Otago career by winning a national title in 1991.
A generation later, his son would like to help Otago bag some more silverware.
That starts with tonight’s semifinal, although for Knight, the season almost never got under way.
In the first game of the season he was knocked out after just three minutes.
"It was not the ideal start for the season. I just got pushed in from the inside on defence and it was a straight head clash. I sort of lost memory for 20 minutes afterwards.
"It took me a couple of weeks to get over it but you stick to the protocols and you’re fine."
Knight is one of several quality loose forwards in the Otago set-up and Knight felt this was aiding the blue and golds’ performance.
"There are a lot of good players in the team, all pushing for spots so it makes it difficult to get game time. Competition is always massive.
"Each guy is pushing each other and you always know someone is on your heels."
Knight will, no doubt, have some impact on the game as the bench is critical in playoff games, as they are played at a hectic pace.
Otago will be looking to start the game with plenty of vigour and must get its house in order with regards to exiting its own tryline.
It has started to have a worrying trend of late of getting stuck in its own territory for long periods.
Good clearances with the boot and some nice running lines by the likes of midfielders Tai Walden and Matt Faddes will aid the side’s go-forward.
Otago put on a heroic effort on defence to beat Manawatu last week but cannot be expected to do that two weeks in a row.
The home side has to be more accurate and sharper in attack.
The side will be buoyed by the return of experienced forwards Tom Franklin and Paul Grant.
It will be Franklin’s 50th game for Otago. He made his debut for the province in 2011.
Should the game be tied at the end of 80 minutes, extra time will be played, consisting of two 10-minute periods.
If scores are still tied, it goes to most tries in the match, including extra time.
The final decider is the team that won the regular-season match, which was Otago.