Usage / Role
52%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2021NC State
Zonovan Knight
RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Bailey, NC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Zonovan Knight leans balanced backfield option traits and 56 efficiency.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · NC State
19202021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Player Story
Zonovan Knight built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a running back from Bailey, NC wearing No. 7, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Zonovan Knight's career was his backfield work: 2,286...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Zonovan Knight, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · NC State. Zonovan Knight leans balanced backfield option traits and 56 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,623
- Rushing yards
- 2,286
- Receiving yards
- 337
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
Zonovan Knight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,623
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- South Florida
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Loganville Christian Academy · Duke
- High school pipeline
- Loganville Christian Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Sophomore
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 909 scrimmage yards · RB 86th (top 13%) · ACC 16th (top 6%) · National 142nd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 790 | 745 | 45 | 5 | 66.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 73.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 872 | 736 | 136 | 11 | 73.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 909 | 753 | 156 | 7 | 72.5 |
Related Context
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Zonovan Knight played RB for NC State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Zonovan Knight recorded 2,286 rushing yards, 337 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
NC State paired 924 primary output with 56.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · NC State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
77
Efficiency
56.5
Usage
24.1
Consistency
68.7
Best Game by takeover score
Liberty
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 52. Wake Forest: 121. Virginia Tech: 100. Pittsburgh: 41. Virginia: 113. Duke: 68. North Carolina: 69. Miami: 50. Florida State: 94. Liberty: 130. Syracuse: 51. Georgia Tech: 35
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 12 by 45.1. Wake Forest: 13 by 88.8. Virginia Tech: 15 by 69.7. Pittsburgh: 9 by 44.9. Virginia: 19 by 59.9. Duke: 12 by 51.1. North Carolina: 13 by 50.6. Miami: 14 by 36.5. Florida State: 17 by 57.6. Liberty: 19 by 71.4. Syracuse: 12 by 50.1. Georgia Tech: 8 by 52.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins81.6 · Games = 8 · +13.9 vs Losses
Losses67.8 · Games = 4 · -13.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Liberty
Best efficiency game
88.8 vs Wake Forest
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | @ Kentucky | L 21-23 | 12 | 52 | 4.30 | 1 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Georgia Tech | W 23-13 | 7 | 38 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4.4 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Syracuse | W 36-29 | 11 | 57 | 5.20 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 4.3 |
| Sun 11/22 | vs Liberty2+ TD | W 15-14 | 14 | 96 | 6.90 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 |
| Sun 11/15 | vs Florida State | W 38-22 | 17 | 94 | 5.50 | 1 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Miami | L 41-44 | 13 | 45 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ North Carolina | L 21-48 | 9 | 41 | 4.60 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Duke | W 31-20 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 5.7 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Virginia100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 38-21 | 18 | 101 | 5.60 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5.9 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Pittsburgh | W 30-29 | 7 | 29 | 4.10 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4.6 |
| Sun 9/27 | @ Virginia Tech | L 24-45 | 14 | 94 | 6.70 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.7 |
| Sun 9/20 | vs Wake Forest | W 45-42 | 11 | 97 | 8.80 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9.3 |
Player Story
Zonovan Knight story
Zonovan Knight built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a running back from Bailey, NC wearing No. 7, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Zonovan Knight's career was his backfield work: 2,286 rushing yards, 419 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 337 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with NC State. 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 337 receiving yards and 879 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State.
The arc is straightforward: Zonovan Knight 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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NC State
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 790 | 51.7 | 21.6 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 924 | 56.5 | 24.1 | 134 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 924 | 56.5 | 24.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 909 | 56 | 24.1 | -15 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Florida
Week 1 · W 45-0
Win with 179 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
93.9 takeover
179 scrimmage yards and 31.6 usage.
#2
vs Clemson
Week 11 · L 10-55 · Conference game
139
Scrimmage Yards
91.5 takeover
Loss with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
139 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.
#3
vs Liberty
Week 12 · W 15-14
130
Scrimmage Yards
90.5 takeover
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
130 scrimmage yards and 35.8 usage.
#4
@ Virginia
Week 6 · W 38-21 · Conference game
113
Scrimmage Yards
82.3 takeover
Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
113 scrimmage yards and 35.8 usage.
#5
vs North Carolina
Week 13 · W 34-30 · Conference game
127
Scrimmage Yards
80 takeover
Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
127 scrimmage yards and 29.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · NC State
924 primary output · 56.5 efficiency · 24.1 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · NC State
73.5
924 primary · 56.5 efficiency · 24.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · NC State
72.5
909 primary · 56 efficiency · 24.1 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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