Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Minnesota
Da'Jon McKnight
WR • 6'3" • Dallas, TX, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Da'Jon McKnight reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Da'Jon McKnight built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Dallas, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Da'Jon McKnight's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Da'Jon McKnight, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Minnesota. Da'Jon McKnight reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,859
- Receptions
- 119
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Da'Jon McKnight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,859
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Skyline · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Skyline · 60 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 760 receiving yards · WR 72nd (top 9%) · Big Ten 8th (top 5%) · National 78th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 50 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 50 |
| 2009 Postseason | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 124 | 0 | 66.6 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Minnesota | 5 | 10 | 187 | 0 | 66.6 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 48 | 750 | 10 | 84.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 51 | 760 | 4 | 82.1 |
Related Context
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Da'Jon McKnight played WR for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Da'Jon McKnight recorded 1,859 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 750 primary output with 93.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
63.3
Efficiency
80.6
Usage
38.1
Consistency
47.9
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 48. New Mexico State: 146. Miami (OH): 27. North Dakota State: 39. Michigan: 31. Purdue: 25. Nebraska: 77. Iowa: 62. Michigan State: 173. Wisconsin: 34. Northwestern: 52. Illinois: 46
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 4 by 80. New Mexico State: 9 by 100. Miami (OH): 3 by 60. North Dakota State: 3 by 86.7. Michigan: 3 by 68.9. Purdue: 3 by 55.6. Nebraska: 2 by 100. Iowa: 5 by 82.7. Michigan State: 9 by 100. Wisconsin: 4 by 56.7. Northwestern: 2 by 100. Illinois: 4 by 76.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins45 · Games = 3 · -24.4 vs Losses
Losses69.4 · Games = 9 · +24.4 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
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Illinois | W 27-7 | — | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Northwestern | L 13-28 | — | 2 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Wisconsin | L 13-42 | — | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Michigan State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-31 | — | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 3 | 64 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Iowa | W 22-21 | — | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Nebraska | L 14-41 | — | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 38.50 | 0 | 53 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Purdue | L 17-45 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Michigan | L 0-58 | — | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs North Dakota State | L 24-37 | — | 3 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Miami (OH) | W 29-23 | — | 3 | 27 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs New Mexico State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 21-28 | — | 9 | 146 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ USC | L 17-19 | — | 4 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
Player Story
Da'Jon McKnight story
Da'Jon McKnight built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Dallas, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Da'Jon McKnight's career was his receiving role: 119 catches, 1,859 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Da'Jon McKnight's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820082009200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Minnesota | 38 | 76.7 | 7.2 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Minnesota | 38 | 76.7 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Minnesota | 311 | 94.7 | 20.4 | 273 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Minnesota | 311 | 94.7 | 20.4 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Minnesota | 750 | 93.1 | 21.8 | 439 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Minnesota | 760 | 80.6 | 38.1 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa State
Week 1 · L 13-14 · Postseason
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
124
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 7 · L 17-28 · Conference game
123
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Michigan State
Week 10 · L 24-31 · Conference game
173
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
173 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs New Mexico State
Week 2 · L 21-28
146
Receiving Yards
94.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
146 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 8 · L 21-33 · Conference game
103
Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 85.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Minnesota
750 primary output · 93.1 efficiency · 21.8 usage
84.5
#2
2011 Regular Season · Minnesota
82.1
760 primary · 80.6 efficiency · 38.1 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · Minnesota
66.6
311 primary · 94.7 efficiency · 20.4 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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