Elijah Zaire McKnight

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Elijah Zaire McKnight
3 Elijah Zaire McKnight
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    160
  • Hometown:
    Tracy, Calif.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Jr
  • High School:
    Merrill F. West
  • 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 statistics
  Overall Conference
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
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
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
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 - - - - - - - - -
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 - -
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 - -
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
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 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - - - - -
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
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 -
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 - - - - - - - - - -
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
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 41 2 5 40.0% 27 0.7 5.4 0 1 24 45.4
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
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - 1 0
Total 41 113 516 12.6 4.6 4 65 3 2
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
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
Total 41 29 0.7 322 7.9 11.1 3 73
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 41 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 41 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - -
2024-25 9 253 28.1 0 57 14 129 9.2 1 78
2025-26 14 324 23.1 0 50 12 145 12.1 0 40
Total 51 1197 23.5 1 85 31 318 10.3 1 78
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
2024-25 10 - - 129 253 382 38.2
2025-26 10 - - 145 324 469 46.9
Total 41 516 322 318 1197 2353 57.4
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
2024-25 12 1.2 - - 0 1 1 - 0 - 0 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 60 1.5 4 3 1 1 1 - 0 - 0 0
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
2024-25 10 35 16 51.0 5.1 0.0 0 2.5 6 0 0 0 3 90 9 1
2025-26 10 31 17 48.0 4.8 0.0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 6 74 6 3
Total 41 71 38 109.0 2.7 0.0 0 3.5 8 1 1 0 10 164 16 4
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
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 - -
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
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
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 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - -
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
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
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 -
News mentions
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  • November 12, 2022
Falcons Fall to Owls in Season Finale
  • November 12, 2022
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  • November 05, 2022
Falcons Topped By Wolves In MASCAC Action

Danbury, Conn. – The Fitchburg State University football team dropped a 41-21 decision to the Wolves of Western Connecticut State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from the WAC.

  • November 05, 2022
Panthers Upend Falcons in MASCAC Action
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  • October 15, 2022
Panthers Upend Falcons in MASCAC Action

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University football team dropped a 42-7 decision to the Panthers of Plymouth State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday afternoon at Elliot Field.

  • October 15, 2022
Falcons Drop MASCAC Clash To Bears
  • Article
  • October 01, 2022
Falcons Drop MASCAC Clash To Bears

Bridgewater, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University football team dropped an-82 decision to the Bears of Bridgewater State this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action from Swenson Field.

  • October 01, 2022
Photo Credit: Mackenzie Lee Photography
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  • September 24, 2022
Buccaneers Sail Past Falcons in MASCAC Clash
  • September 24, 2022
Photo Credit: Mackenzie Lee Photography
  • Article
  • September 17, 2022
Falcons Drop MASCAC Clash to Worcester State
  • September 17, 2022
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