Scotty McKnight
No. 15
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1988-02-11) February 11, 1988
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College:Colorado
NFL Draft:2011 / Round: 7 / Pick: 227
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Scott Joseph McKnight (born February 11, 1988) is a media executive, producer, writer, director and former professional football player. He played college football at Colorado and was drafted by the New York Jets in the 7th round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

College Football Career

University of Colorado, Boulder

McKnight played college football at the University of Colorado, where he finished his career ranked 1st in receptions (215) and 1st in receiving touchdowns (22) while becoming the 10th player in NCAA history to catch at least one pass in every game he appeared in (49) and the 6th to do so without missing any games due to injury.[1]

Statistics

Season Team GP Receiving
Rec Yards TD
2007 Colorado 13 47 555 4
2008 Colorado 12 46 519 5
2009 Colorado 12 76 895 6
2010 Colorado 12 50 621 7
Career 49 219 2,590 22

Source:[2]

NFL Career

Pre-Draft

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		 182 lb
(83 kg)		 4.46 s1.57 s2.59 s4.07 s6.68 s34 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 8 in
(3.25 m)		13 reps
All values from Pro Day workout.[3]

New York Jets

McKnight was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft.[4][5] McKnight joined best friend Mark Sanchez, whom McKnight has known since he was eight years old.[5] McKnight signed a four-year contract on July 29, 2011.[6] Mcknight's only reception was a 14-yard touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles.[7] He was waived on September 2.[8] McKnight was signed to the team's practice squad on September 20.[9] He was placed on the practice squad injured reserve list on November 1, 2011 after suffering a torn ACL, MCL, PCL and meniscus in his left knee.[10] McKnight was re-signed by the Jets on March 20, 2012.[11] He was waived on August 6, 2012 after fracturing his left knee cap.[12]

Entertainment

Executive | Producer | Writer

McKnight wrote episodes of television for the CBS series, CSI: Cyber.[13]

McKnight is the co-founder of GOAT Farm Media.[14]

Year Title Network Producer Writer Notes
2015-2016 CSI: Cyber [15] CBS No Yes Episodes "Flash Squad" "Fit-and-Run" and "The Walking Dead"
2018 Destination Dallas [16] NFL Network Executive No Documentary-Series
2019 Next Level [17] Sports Illustrated TV Executive No Documentary
2020 Tua [18] Fox Executive Yes Documentary

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2021 Sports Emmy Awards[19] Outstanding Camera Work - Long Form Tua Nominated

Entrepreneur

McKnight is an angel investor in the Connected Coaching technology platform, Asensei.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Scotty McKnight - Football". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Scotty McKnight Stats".
  3. ↑ "Scotty McKnight". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  5. 1 2 Cimini, Rich (April 30, 2011). "Rapid Reaction: Jets take WR McKnight". ESPN. Archived from the original on May 4, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  6. ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (July 29, 2011). "Jets sign rookies Bilal Powell, Greg McElroy, Scotty McKnight". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Eagles vs. Jets - Game Recap - September 1, 2011 - ESPN".
  8. ↑ Mehta, Manish (September 3, 2011). "Jets trim roster to 53; make two trades". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  9. ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (September 20, 2011). "Jets add WR Scotty McKnight, LB Matthias Berning to practice squad". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  10. ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (November 1, 2011). "Jets place WR Scotty McKnight on practice squad IR with torn ACL". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  11. ↑ Vrentas, Jenny (27 March 2012). "Jets re-sign WR Scotty McKnight". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  12. ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (6 August 2012). "WRs S.McKnight, D.Ganaway Waived". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  13. ↑ Bromberg, Nick (March 25, 2016). "Former Colorado WR now a writer for CSI: Cyber". Yahoo.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Scotty McKnight". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  15. ↑ "Scotty McKnight". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  16. ↑ "Scotty McKnight". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  17. ↑ "Scotty McKnight". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  18. ↑ "Scotty McKnight". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  19. ↑ "42nd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards Nominations – The Emmys". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  20. ↑ asensei. "Connected Coaching Start Up asensei Raises $2.2M To Fuel B2B Growth". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
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