Scotty McKnight

Scotty McKnight
No. 15     New York Jets
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: February 11, 1988 (1988-02-11) (age 24)
Place of birth: Newport Beach, California
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College: Colorado
NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 7 / Pick: 227
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice Squad Injured Reserve
Career highlights and awards
  • None
Career NFL statistics as of 2011
Receptions     0
Receiving Yards     0
Touchdowns     0
Stats at NFL.com

Scotty McKnight (born February 11, 1988) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jets in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado.

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Early years

McKnight was nearly expelled during his senior year of high school after writing a journal entry for a class assignment that contained explicit death threats directed towards a teacher.[1] McKnight did not deny the charges and conceded the entry was a lapse in judgement but, he did state that the matter was a misunderstanding.[1] McKnight was suspended by the school while an investigation was conducted and he missed the football team's final eight games of the season.[1]

College career

McKnight was a walk-on at the University of Colorado, but finished with the school's all-time records for receiving touchdowns and receptions. He finished with 215 catches, 2,521 yards, and 22 receiving touchdowns.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic
5 ft 11 in 182 lb 4.50 s 1.57 s 2.59 s 4.07 s 6.68 s 34 in 10 ft 8 in 13 rep N/A
All values from Pro Day workout.[3]

New York Jets

McKnight was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft.[2] McKnight joins best friend Mark Sanchez, whom McKnight has known since he was eight years old.[2] McKnight signed a four-year contract on July 29, 2011.[4] He was waived on September 2.[5] McKnight was signed to the team's practice squad on September 20.[6] He was placed on the practice squad injured reserve list after suffering a torn ACL on November 1, 2011.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cannizzaro, Mark (May 2, 2011). "Jets pick McKnight wrote threats to high school teacher". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/teacher_draft_pick_scotty_mcknight_KzSb1LSt5I0dm7ErlTjgiI. Retrieved May 6, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Cimini, Rich (April 30, 2011). "Rapid Reaction: Jets take WR McKnight". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yLG5r6je. Retrieved April 30, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Scotty McKnight". NFL Draft Scout. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=79133&draftyear=2011&genpos=WR. Retrieved April 30, 2011. 
  4. ^ Vrentas, Jenny (July 29, 2011). "Jets sign rookies Bilal Powell, Greg McElroy, Scotty McKnight". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on August 4, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60hE7ID8m. Retrieved August 4, 2011. 
  5. ^ Mehta, Manish (September 3, 2011). "Jets trim roster to 53; make two trades". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61fxP8a5i. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 
  6. ^ Vrentas, Jenny (September 20, 2011). "Jets add WR Scotty McKnight, LB Matthias Berning to practice squad". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/61qZCI3MR. Retrieved September 20, 2011. 
  7. ^ Vrentas, Jenny (November 1, 2011). "Jets place WR Scotty McKnight on practice squad IR with torn ACL". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62tizGg1L. Retrieved November 2, 2011. 

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