Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2010Colorado
Scotty McKnight
WR • 5'11" • Coto de Caza, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Scotty McKnight reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player 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...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2011
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 227
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Scotty McKnight, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Colorado. Scotty McKnight reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,588
- Receptions
- 219
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
Scotty McKnight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,588
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Colorado
- Top game
- Nebraska
- NFL Draft
- 2011 · Round 7 · Pick 24 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Class 2010
- 2010 Receiving yards rank
- 621 receiving yards · WR 117th (top 15%) · Big 12 16th (top 10%) · National 126th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | Colorado | 13 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 63 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Colorado | 13 | 43 | 488 | 4 | 63 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 46 | 519 | 5 | 65 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 76 | 893 | 7 | 88.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 50 | 621 | 7 | 73.2 |
Related Context
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Scotty McKnight played WR for Colorado. Across 4 tracked seasons, Scotty McKnight recorded 47 passing yards, 4 rushing yards, and 2,588 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Colorado paired 893 primary output with 77.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 75.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2010 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
51.8
Efficiency
75.8
Usage
22.3
Consistency
73.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 78. California: 14. Hawai'i: 65. Georgia: 21. Missouri: 72. Baylor: 38. Texas Tech: 50. Oklahoma: 84. Kansas: 59. Iowa State: 56. Kansas State: 74. Nebraska: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 6 by 86.7. California: 2 by 46.7. Hawai'i: 6 by 72.2. Georgia: 2 by 70. Missouri: 5 by 96. Baylor: 5 by 50.7. Texas Tech: 5 by 66.7. Oklahoma: 5 by 100. Kansas: 4 by 98.3. Iowa State: 3 by 100. Kansas State: 4 by 100. Nebraska: 3 by 22.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins58.8 · Games = 5 · +12.1 vs Losses
Losses46.7 · Games = 7 · -12.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | @ Nebraska | L 17-45 | — | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Kansas State2+ TD | W 44-36 | — | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 2 | 37 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Iowa State | W 34-14 | — | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 1 | 25 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Kansas | L 45-52 | — | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 10/31 | @ Oklahoma | L 10-43 | — | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 1 | 49 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Texas Tech | L 24-27 | — | 5 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Baylor | L 25-31 | — | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Missouri | L 0-26 | — | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Georgia | W 29-27 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Hawai'i | W 31-13 | — | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ California | L 7-52 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Colorado State | W 24-3 | — | 6 | 78 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 27 |
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
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Colorado
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20072007200820092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Postseason | Colorado | 555 | 69.3 | 17.8 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Colorado | 555 | 69.3 | 17.8 | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Colorado | 519 | 67.2 | 20.4 | -36 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Colorado | 893 | 77.3 | 29.9 | 374 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Colorado | 621 | 75.8 | 22.3 | -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
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#2
2010 Regular Season · Colorado
73.2
621 primary · 75.8 efficiency · 22.3 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Colorado
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519 primary · 67.2 efficiency · 20.4 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
5
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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