Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017San José State
Maurice McKnight
S • 6'0" • 200 lbs • San Bernardino, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Maurice McKnight shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Portland State
Player Story
Maurice McKnight built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a safety from San Bernardino, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Maurice McKnight's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Boston College
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Maurice McKnight, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · San José State. Maurice McKnight shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 156
- TFL
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Maurice McKnight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · S
- Career Tackles
- 156
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Portland State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Frances Academy · Boston College
- High school pipeline
- St. Frances Academy · 58 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 88 tackles · S 16th (top 4%) · Mountain West 16th (top 3%) · National 145th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 68 | - | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 13 | 88 | 3 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 58.6 |
Related Context
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Maurice McKnight played S for San José State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Maurice McKnight recorded 156 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
San José State paired 10 primary output with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · San José State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
35.9
Usage
5.7
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cal Poly: 1. South Florida: 1.5. Texas: 1. Utah: 0. Utah State: 1. UNLV: 1. Fresno State: 2. Hawai'i: 0. BYU: 0. San Diego State: 0. Nevada: 0. Colorado State: 0. Wyoming: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cal Poly: 8 by 43.3. South Florida: 6 by 40. Texas: 8 by 43.3. Utah: 8 by 33.3. Utah State: 3 by 22.5. UNLV: 7 by 39.2. Fresno State: 6 by 45. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 6 by 25. San Diego State: 11 by 45.8. Nevada: 7 by 29.2. Colorado State: 11 by 45.8. Wyoming: 5 by 45.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.8 · Games = 2 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 11 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Wyoming
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs WyomingSplash game | W 20-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Colorado State10+ tackles | L 14-42 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Nevada | L 14-59 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs San Diego State10+ tackles | L 7-52 | 11 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ BYU | L 20-41 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Hawai'i | L 26-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Fresno StateSplash game | L 10-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ UNLV | L 13-41 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Utah State | L 10-61 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Utah | L 16-54 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Texas | L 0-56 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Cal Poly | W 34-13 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | vs South Florida | L 22-42 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Maurice McKnight story
Maurice McKnight built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a safety from San Bernardino, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Maurice McKnight's career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Maurice McKnight's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 10 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 6 | 34.3 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 35.9 | 5.7 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Portland State
Week 2 · W 66-35
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Utah
Week 3 · L 17-34
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#3
vs Wyoming
Week 13 · W 20-17 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#4
@ New Mexico
Week 5 · L 41-48 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
vs UNLV
Week 6 · W 33-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · San José State
10 primary output · 35.9 efficiency · 5.7 usage
58.6
#2
2016 Regular Season · San José State
49.7
6 primary · 34.3 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · San José State
43.3
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
3
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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