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Elijah Zaire McKnight
3 Elijah Zaire McKnight
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    160
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Tracy, Calif.
  • High School:
    Merrill F. West
  • Position:
    RB
  • Major:
    Exercise and Sports Science
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    400
  • yds/g
    40.0
  • td
    3

Bio

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

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 and Lucita McKnight. Majoring in Exercise and Sports Science at the University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 1 at Bridgewater St. L, 82-0
Oct 8 at Framingham St. L, 47-0
Oct 15 Plymouth St. L, 42-7
Oct 22 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 49-0
Nov 5 at WestConn L, 41-21
Nov 12 at Westfield St. L, 50-0
  Overall Conf
Rushes 95 85
Yards 400 366
Yards per game 40.0 45.8
Yards per rush 4.2 4.3
Touchdowns 3 2
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 1 1

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 Dean W, 33-28 1 2 50.0% 24 12.0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Castleton L, 48-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Worcester St. L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Mass. Maritime L, 38-13 1 3 33.3% 3 1.0 0 1 0 0
Oct 1 at Bridgewater St. L, 82-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Framingham St. L, 47-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Plymouth St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 49-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at WestConn L, 41-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Westfield St. L, 50-0 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Dean W, 33-28 6 25 4.2 16 1 - -
Sep 10 at Castleton L, 48-0 4 9 2.3 3 0 - -
Sep 17 Worcester St. L, 56-10 10 50 5.0 14 0 - -
Sep 24 Mass. Maritime L, 38-13 16 75 4.7 20 1 1 1
Oct 1 at Bridgewater St. L, 82-0 10 12 1.2 7 0 - -
Oct 8 at Framingham St. L, 47-0 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Oct 15 Plymouth St. L, 42-7 14 81 5.8 25 1 - -
Oct 22 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 49-0 6 8 1.3 5 0 - -
Nov 5 at WestConn L, 41-21 13 90 6.9 30 0 - -
Nov 12 at Westfield St. L, 50-0 15 46 3.1 10 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Dean W, 33-28 5 97 19.4 73 1 - -
Sep 10 at Castleton L, 48-0 2 17 8.5 11 0 - -
Sep 17 Worcester St. L, 56-10 3 24 8.0 10 0 - -
Sep 24 Mass. Maritime L, 38-13 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 1 1
Oct 1 at Bridgewater St. L, 82-0 3 40 13.3 32 0 - -
Oct 8 at Framingham St. L, 47-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Plymouth St. L, 42-7 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Oct 22 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 49-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at WestConn L, 41-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Westfield St. L, 50-0 1 13 13.0 13 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 Dean W, 33-28 - - - 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Castleton L, 48-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Worcester St. L, 56-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Mass. Maritime L, 38-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Bridgewater St. L, 82-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Framingham St. L, 47-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Plymouth St. L, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 49-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at WestConn L, 41-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Westfield St. L, 50-0 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 Dean W, 33-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Castleton L, 48-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Worcester St. L, 56-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Mass. Maritime L, 38-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Bridgewater St. L, 82-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Framingham St. L, 47-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Plymouth St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 49-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at WestConn L, 41-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Westfield St. L, 50-0 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 Dean W, 33-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Castleton L, 48-0 2 66 33.0 34 0 - - - - -
Sep 17 Worcester St. L, 56-10 4 76 19.0 28 0 - - - - -
Sep 24 Mass. Maritime L, 38-13 2 126 63.0 85 1 - - - - -
Oct 1 at Bridgewater St. L, 82-0 8 182 22.8 36 0 - - - - -
Oct 8 at Framingham St. L, 47-0 1 3 3.0 3 0 - - - - -
Oct 15 Plymouth St. L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 49-0 5 74 14.8 22 0 - - - - -
Nov 5 at WestConn L, 41-21 1 17 17.0 17 0 - - - - -
Nov 12 at Westfield St. L, 50-0 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 Dean W, 33-28 1 25 97 - - 122
Sep 10 at Castleton L, 48-0 1 9 17 - 66 92
Sep 17 Worcester St. L, 56-10 1 50 24 - 76 150
Sep 24 Mass. Maritime L, 38-13 1 75 -3 - 126 198
Oct 1 at Bridgewater St. L, 82-0 1 12 40 - 182 234
Oct 8 at Framingham St. L, 47-0 1 4 - - 3 7
Oct 15 Plymouth St. L, 42-7 1 81 1 - - 82
Oct 22 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 49-0 1 8 - - 74 82
Nov 5 at WestConn L, 41-21 1 90 - - 17 107
Nov 12 at Westfield St. L, 50-0 1 46 13 - - 59

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 Dean W, 33-28 12 1 1 - - - - 0 - - 0 0
Sep 10 at Castleton L, 48-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Worcester St. L, 56-10 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Mass. Maritime L, 38-13 12 1 0 1 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Bridgewater St. L, 82-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Framingham St. L, 47-0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Plymouth St. L, 42-7 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 49-0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at WestConn L, 41-21 0 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Westfield St. L, 50-0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 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 Dean W, 33-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Castleton L, 48-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Worcester St. L, 56-10 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Mass. Maritime L, 38-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Bridgewater St. L, 82-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Framingham St. L, 47-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Plymouth St. L, 42-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 49-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at WestConn L, 41-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 1 - -
Nov 12 at Westfield St. L, 50-0 2 4 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

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 10 2 5 40.0% 27 2.7 5.4 0 1 24 45.4
Conference 8 1 3 33.3% 3 0.4 1.0 0 1 3 -24.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 2 5 40.0% 27 5.4 5.4 0 1 24 45.4
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 1 1 2 50.0% 24 24.0 12.0 0 0 24 150.8
Losses 9 1 3 33.3% 3 0.3 1.0 0 1 3 -24.9
Month September 4 2 5 40.0% 27 6.8 5.4 0 1 24 45.4
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 95 400 40.0 4.2 3 30 1 1
Conference 8 85 366 45.8 4.3 2 30 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 52 239 47.8 4.6 3 25 1 1
Away 5 43 161 32.2 3.7 0 30 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 6 25 25.0 4.2 1 16 - -
Losses 9 89 375 41.7 4.2 2 30 1 1
Month September 4 36 159 39.8 4.4 2 20 1 1
October 4 31 105 26.3 3.4 1 25 - -
November 2 28 136 68.0 4.9 0 30 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 17 1.7 189 18.9 11.1 1 73
Conference 8 10 1.3 75 9.4 7.5 0 32
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 11 2.2 119 23.8 10.8 1 73
Away 5 6 1.2 70 14.0 11.7 0 32
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 5 5.0 97 97.0 19.4 1 73
Losses 9 12 1.3 92 10.2 7.7 0 32
Month September 4 12 3.0 135 33.8 11.3 1 73
October 4 4 1.0 41 10.3 10.3 0 32
November 2 1 0.5 13 6.5 13.0 0 13

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 1 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total 23 544 23.7 1 85 - - - - -
Conference 21 478 22.8 1 85 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 276 25.1 1 85 - - - - -
Away 12 268 22.3 0 36 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 23 544 23.7 1 85 - - - - -
Month September 8 268 33.5 1 85 - - - - -
October 14 259 18.5 0 36 - - - - -
November 1 17 17.0 0 17 - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 400 189 - 544 1133 113.3
Conference 8 366 75 - 478 919 114.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 239 119 - 276 634 126.8
Away 5 161 70 - 268 499 99.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 1 25 97 - - 122 122.0
Losses 9 375 92 - 544 1011 112.3
Month September 4 159 135 - 268 562 140.5
October 4 105 41 - 259 405 101.3
November 2 136 13 - 17 166 83.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 30 3.0 3 1 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Conference 18 2.3 2 0 1 - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 30 6.0 3 1 1 - - - 0 - 0 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 12 12.0 1 1 - - - - 0 - 0 0
Losses 18 2.0 2 0 1 - 0 - - - - 0
Month September 24 6.0 2 1 1 - - - 0 - 0 0
October 6 1.5 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 5 4 9.0 .9 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 1 -
Conference 8 5 4 9.0 1.1 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 2 0 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 3 4 7.0 1.4 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 5 4 9.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 1 -
Month September 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 2 0 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 2 4 6.0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 1 -

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