Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Louisiana Tech
Kam McKnight
RB • 6'2" • 232 lbs • Ethel, LA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kam McKnight leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Kam McKnight built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Ethel, LA wearing No. 15, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Kam McKnight's career was his backfield work: 450...
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- Jan 1, 2022
Kam McKnight, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Louisiana Tech. Kam McKnight leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,210
- Rushing yards
- 450
- Receiving yards
- 760
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Kam McKnight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,210
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Crest
- High school pipeline
- Crest · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 407 scrimmage yards · RB 249th (top 37%) · Conference USA 62nd (top 20%) · National 609th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 270 | 2 | 268 | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 313 | 32 | 281 | 10 | 52 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 41.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 208 | 42 | 166 | 4 | 41.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 58.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 369 | 336 | 33 | 6 | 58.8 |
Related Context
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Kam McKnight played RB for Louisiana Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kam McKnight recorded 450 rushing yards, 760 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Louisiana Tech paired 407 primary output with 47.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Loss with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
31.3
Efficiency
47.9
Usage
12.6
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 38. South Alabama: 7. Southern: 7. LSU: 26. North Texas: 34. UAB: 80. UTSA: 40. UTEP: 24. Florida Atlantic: 5. Mississippi State: 91. Rice: 16. Southern Miss: 8. Western Kentucky: 31
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 2 by 100. South Alabama: 4 by 15.6. Southern: 4 by 18.2. LSU: 4 by 67.7. North Texas: 10 by 35.4. UAB: 15 by 55.6. UTSA: 12 by 40.1. UTEP: 6 by 41.7. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 52.1. Mississippi State: 15 by 53.6. Rice: 5 by 33.3. Southern Miss: 5 by 16.7. Western Kentucky: 3 by 93.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins21.4 · Games = 8 · -25.8 vs Losses
Losses47.2 · Games = 5 · +25.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/23 | vs Hawai'i | W 31-14 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Western Kentucky | L 15-30 | 3 | 31 | 10.30 | 0 | — | — | 10.3 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Southern Miss | L 20-21 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 | — | — | 1.6 |
| Sun 11/11 | vs Rice | W 28-13 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Mississippi State | L 3-45 | 13 | 59 | 4.50 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 6.1 |
| Fri 10/26 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 21-13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs UTEP | W 31-24 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ UTSA2+ TD | W 31-3 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs UAB | L 7-28 | 15 | 80 | 5.30 | 1 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ North Texas | W 29-27 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ LSU | L 21-38 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | — | — | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Southern | W 54-17 | 4 | 7 | 1.80 | 0 | — | — | 1.8 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ South Alabama | W 30-26 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 |
Player Story
Kam McKnight story
Kam McKnight built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Ethel, LA wearing No. 15, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Kam McKnight's career was his backfield work: 450 rushing yards, 112 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 760 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 760 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kam McKnight's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Louisiana Tech
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 270 | 83.9 | 4.1 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 313 | 56.7 | 4.8 | 43 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 220 | 46.3 | 5 | -93 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 220 | 46.3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 407 | 47.9 | 12.6 | 187 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 407 | 47.9 | 12.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Mississippi State
Week 10 · L 3-45
Loss with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
91
Scrimmage Yards
82.2 takeover
91 scrimmage yards and 32.6 usage.
#2
vs UAB
Week 6 · L 7-28 · Conference game
80
Scrimmage Yards
76.4 takeover
Loss with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
80 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.
#3
@ UTSA
Week 6 · W 34-31 · Conference game
56
Scrimmage Yards
73.1 takeover
Win with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
56 scrimmage yards and 6.8 usage.
#4
vs South Carolina State
Week 2 · W 53-24
58
Scrimmage Yards
71.5 takeover
Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
58 scrimmage yards and 8.5 usage.
#5
vs North Texas
Week 10 · L 23-24 · Conference game
52
Scrimmage Yards
65.3 takeover
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 10.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
407 primary output · 47.9 efficiency · 12.6 usage
58.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
58.8
407 primary · 47.9 efficiency · 12.6 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
56.1
270 primary · 83.9 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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