Player Dossier

2019-2021

Marshall

Knowledge McDaniel

RB • 5'11" • 218 lbs • Bradenton, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Knowledge McDaniel leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.5 efficiency.

Usage Score

4.5

Efficiency

60.5

Consistency

41.6

Season Value

43.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Marshall

19202021

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Knowledge McDaniel, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Marshall. Knowledge McDaniel leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.5 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Marshall paired 212 primary output with 56.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 60.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Marshall

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

26.8

Efficiency

60.5

Usage

4.5

Consistency

41.6

Best Game by takeover score

Florida Atlantic

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Game-by-Game Trend

1234

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Navy: 1. Unknown: 67. Middle Tennessee: 39. Florida Atlantic: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Navy: 1 by 10.4. Unknown: 7 by 89.9. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 81.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2
First Half34 · n=2 · +14.5 vs Second Half
Second Half19.5 · n=2 · -14.5 vs First Half
All Games26.8 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

89.9 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/6@ Florida AtlanticW 28-13
Sat 10/2@ Middle TennesseeL 28-345397.8007.8
Sat 9/11vs Unknown7679.6019.6
Sat 9/4@ NavyW 49-711101

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Marshall

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonMarshall00
2020 PostseasonMarshall21256.411.4212
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall21256.411.40
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall10760.54.5-105

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

67

Primary metric

67 scrimmage yards and 8.3 usage.

#2

Unknown

93

Primary metric

Game with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

93 scrimmage yards and 18.4 usage.

#3

Middle Tennessee

39

Primary metric

Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

39 scrimmage yards and 7.6 usage.

#4

Massachusetts

43

Primary metric

Win with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

43 scrimmage yards and 8.1 usage.

#5

Buffalo

54

Primary metric

Loss with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

54 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Marshall

212 primary output · 56.4 efficiency · 11.4 usage

57.5

#2

2020 Regular Season · Marshall

57.5

212 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 11.4 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Marshall

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8647

Mount Carmel · Chicago, IL

Committed To
Vanderbilt
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

319

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Knowledge McDaniel quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
319