Player Career

Scotty McKnight Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Scotty McKnight story

Scotty McKnight built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Coto de Caza, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Scotty McKnight's career was his receiving role: 219 catches, 2,588 receiving yards, 22 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Colorado. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 47 passing yards, 4 rushing yards, and 36 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado.

The arc is straightforward: Scotty McKnight moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Colorado

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20072007200820092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonColorado55569.317.8
2007 Regular SeasonColorado55569.317.80
2008 Regular SeasonColorado51967.220.4-36
2009 Regular SeasonColorado89377.329.9374
2010 Regular SeasonColorado62175.822.3-272

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nebraska

Week 13 · L 20-28 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

114

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Oklahoma

Week 9 · L 10-43 · Conference game

84

Receiving Yards

99.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Colorado State

Week 1 · W 31-28

106

Receiving Yards

96.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

106 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.

#4

@ Iowa State

Week 11 · L 10-17 · Conference game

107

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

107 receiving yards with a 89.2 efficiency score.

#5

@ Colorado State

Week 1 · W 24-3

78

Receiving Yards

93.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

78 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Colorado

893 primary output · 77.3 efficiency · 29.9 usage

88.4

#2

2010 Regular Season · Colorado

73.2

621 primary · 75.8 efficiency · 22.3 usage

#3

2008 Regular Season · Colorado

65

519 primary · 67.2 efficiency · 20.4 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

5

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games