Joe McKnight
Joe McKnight
Born: April 16, 1988
River Ridge, LA USA
Deceased: December 1, 2016
New Orleans, LA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: USC
High School: John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, LA)
Career: 2010-2016
Drafted: 2010 in Round 4, #112 overall by the New York Jets
Joe McKnight played from 2010 to 2016 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets and Saskatchewan Roughriders. McKnight ran for 733 yards in his career on 151 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 34 passes for 331 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL New York Jets | 39 | 189 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | NFL New York Jets | 43 | 134 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | NFL New York Jets | 30 | 179 | 6.0 | 61 | 0 |
| 2014 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 38 | 228 | 6.0 | 29 | 0 |
| NFL | 113 | 505 | 4.5 | 61 | 0 | |
| CFL | 38 | 228 | 6.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Totals | 151 | 733 | 4.9 | 61 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | NFL New York Jets | 13 | 139 | 10.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 2012 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2014 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 26 | 2 |
| 2016 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 33 | 0 |
| NFL | 23 | 241 | 10.5 | 27 | 2 | |
| CFL | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 331 | 9.7 | 33 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 |
| 2011 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 25 | 0 | |
| CFL | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2011 | NFL New York Jets | 34 | 1073 | 31.6 | 107 | 1 |
| 2012 | NFL New York Jets | 39 | 1072 | 27.5 | 100 | 1 |
| 2014 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 2016 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2016 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 23 | 0 |
| NFL | 79 | 2270 | 28.7 | 107 | 2 | |
| CFL | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 84 | 2367 | 28.2 | 107 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2011 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2014 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2016 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2011 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 2012 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2014 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL | New York Jets | 9 | 1 |
| 2011 | NFL | New York Jets | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | NFL | New York Jets | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 0 |
Honors
2011 - Pro Football Focus All-NFL (2nd Team)
2011 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2011 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
