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Elijah Zaire McKnight
3 Elijah Zaire McKnight
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    160
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Tracy, CA
  • High School:
    Merrill F. West
  • Position:
    WR
  • Major:
    Interdisciplinary Studies
  • gp
    7
  • yds
    129
  • yds/g
    18.4
  • td
    2

Bio

Accolades: MASCAC All-Academic Fall/Winter 2022/23, 2023-24, 

High School: 2020 graduate of Merrill F. West High School. Three-sport athlete, lettering in football, track and rugby. Member of the All-Conference First Team.

Personal: Son of Errick McKngiht and Lucita Rabago. Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with a minor in Psychology and Education at the University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Sep 30 Bridgewater St. L, 38-14
Oct 7 Framingham St. L, 40-7
Oct 14 at Plymouth St. L, 40-21
Oct 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 42-7
Nov 4 WestConn L, 54-0
Nov 11 Westfield St. L, 49-0
  Overall Conf
Receptions 11 11
Yards 129 129
Yards per game 18.4 21.5
Yards per catch 11.7 11.7
Touchdowns 2 2

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at Dean L, 33-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Vermont State Castleton L, 32-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Worcester St. L, 33-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Bridgewater St. L, 38-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Framingham St. L, 40-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Plymouth St. L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 WestConn L, 54-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Westfield St. L, 49-0 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Dean L, 33-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Vermont State Castleton L, 32-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Worcester St. L, 33-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Bridgewater St. L, 38-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Framingham St. L, 40-7 4 23 5.8 14 0 - -
Oct 14 at Plymouth St. L, 40-21 2 7 3.5 4 0 1 1
Oct 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 42-7 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Nov 4 WestConn L, 54-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Westfield St. L, 49-0 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Dean L, 33-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Vermont State Castleton L, 32-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Worcester St. L, 33-13 4 31 7.8 13 0 - -
Sep 23 at Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Bridgewater St. L, 38-14 2 68 34.0 64 1 - -
Oct 7 Framingham St. L, 40-7 1 15 15.0 15 1 - -
Oct 14 at Plymouth St. L, 40-21 3 9 3.0 6 0 1 1
Oct 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 42-7 1 6 6.0 6 0 - -
Nov 4 WestConn L, 54-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Westfield St. L, 49-0 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at Dean L, 33-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 Vermont State Castleton L, 32-3 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Worcester St. L, 33-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 at Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Bridgewater St. L, 38-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Framingham St. L, 40-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Plymouth St. L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 WestConn L, 54-0 - - - - - -
Nov 11 Westfield St. L, 49-0 - - - - - -

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at Dean L, 33-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Vermont State Castleton L, 32-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Worcester St. L, 33-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Bridgewater St. L, 38-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Framingham St. L, 40-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Plymouth St. L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 WestConn L, 54-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Westfield St. L, 49-0 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at Dean L, 33-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Vermont State Castleton L, 32-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Worcester St. L, 33-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Bridgewater St. L, 38-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Framingham St. L, 40-7 1 14 14.0 14 0 - - - - -
Oct 14 at Plymouth St. L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 42-7 2 30 15.0 16 0 - - - - -
Nov 4 WestConn L, 54-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Westfield St. L, 49-0 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at Dean L, 33-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 Vermont State Castleton L, 32-3 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Worcester St. L, 33-13 1 - 31 - - 31
Sep 23 at Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 Bridgewater St. L, 38-14 1 - 68 - - 68
Oct 7 Framingham St. L, 40-7 1 23 15 - 14 52
Oct 14 at Plymouth St. L, 40-21 1 7 9 - - 16
Oct 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 42-7 1 2 6 - 30 38
Nov 4 WestConn L, 54-0 - - - - - -
Nov 11 Westfield St. L, 49-0 - - - - - -

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at Dean L, 33-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 Vermont State Castleton L, 32-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Worcester St. L, 33-13 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 at Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Bridgewater St. L, 38-14 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Framingham St. L, 40-7 6 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Plymouth St. L, 40-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 42-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 WestConn L, 54-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Westfield St. L, 49-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at Dean L, 33-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Vermont State Castleton L, 32-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Worcester St. L, 33-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Bridgewater St. L, 38-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Framingham St. L, 40-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Plymouth St. L, 40-21 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 42-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 WestConn L, 54-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Westfield St. L, 49-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 2 5 40.0% 27 2.7 5.4 0 1 24 45.4
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 21 2 5 40.0% 27 1.3 5.4 0 1 24 45.4

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 4 11 84 21.0 7.6 1 65 - -
2022-23 10 95 400 40.0 4.2 3 30 1 1
2023-24 7 7 32 4.6 4.6 0 14 1 1
Total 21 113 516 24.6 4.6 4 65 2 2

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 4 1 0.3 4 1.0 4.0 0 4
2022-23 10 17 1.7 189 18.9 11.1 1 73
2023-24 7 11 1.6 129 18.4 11.7 2 64
Total 21 29 1.4 322 15.3 11.1 3 73

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - 0
Total 21 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - -
Total 21 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 2 32 16.0 0 28 5 44 8.8 0 16
2022-23 23 544 23.7 1 85 - - - - -
2023-24 3 44 14.7 0 16 - - - - -
Total 28 620 22.1 1 85 5 44 8.8 0 16

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 4 84 4 44 32 164 41.0
2022-23 10 400 189 - 544 1133 113.3
2023-24 7 32 129 - 44 205 29.3
Total 21 516 322 44 620 1502 71.5

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 6 1.5 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
2022-23 30 3.0 3 1 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
2023-24 12 1.7 0 2 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 48 2.3 4 3 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 5 4 9.0 .9 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 1 -
2023-24 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 21 5 5 10.0 .5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 7 7 32 4.6 4.6 0 14 1 1
Conference 6 7 32 5.3 4.6 0 14 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 4 23 11.5 5.8 0 14 - -
Away 5 3 9 1.8 3.0 0 4 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 7 32 4.6 4.6 0 14 1 1
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 7 32 10.7 4.6 0 14 1 1

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 7 11 1.6 129 18.4 11.7 2 64
Conference 6 11 1.8 129 21.5 11.7 2 64
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 3 1.5 83 41.5 27.7 2 64
Away 5 8 1.6 46 9.2 5.8 0 13
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 11 1.6 129 18.4 11.7 2 64
Month September 4 6 1.5 99 24.8 16.5 1 64
October 3 5 1.7 30 10.0 6.0 1 15

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total 3 44 14.7 0 16 - - - - -
Conference 3 44 14.7 0 16 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 1 14 14.0 0 14 - - - - -
Away 2 30 15.0 0 16 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 44 14.7 0 16 - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October 3 44 14.7 0 16 - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 7 32 129 - 44 205 29.3
Conference 6 32 129 - 44 205 34.2
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 2 23 83 - 14 120 60.0
Away 5 9 46 - 30 85 17.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins - - - - - 0 -
Losses 7 32 129 - 44 205 29.3
Month September 4 - 99 - - 99 24.8
October 3 32 30 - 44 106 35.3

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 12 1.7 0 2 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 12 2.0 0 2 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 12 6.0 0 2 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 12 1.7 0 2 0 - - - - - - 0
Month September 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 2.0 0 1 0 - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Rams Charge Past Football

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State football fell to Framingham State this afternoon in conference action.

October 7, 2023

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Football Falls Short to Bridgewater

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State football was defeated by the Bears of Bridgewater State this afternoon in conference action.

September 30, 2023

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MASCAC Releases Preseason Poll for Football

August 24, 2023

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