Elijah Zaire McKnight

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Elijah Zaire McKnight
3 Elijah Zaire McKnight
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    160
  • Hometown:
    Tracy, CA
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Merrill F. West
  • Major:
    Interdisciplinary Studies
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    51.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    3
  • ffum
    0
Bio

Accolades: MASCAC All-Academic Fall/Winter 2022/23, 2023-24, 
MASCAC Special Teams Player of the Week: 11/11/24, 
MASCAC All-Conference Second Team: 2024, 

High School: 2020 graduate of Merrill F. West High School. Three-sport athlete, lettering in football, track and rugby. Member of the All-Conference First Team.

Personal: Son of Errick McKngiht and Lucita Rabago. Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with a minor in Psychology and Education at the University. Member of the Dean's List.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 35 30
Assists 16 14
Tackles 51.0 44.0
Tackles per game 5.1 4.9
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 3 3
Returned for touchdown 1 1
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 2.5 0.5
Tackle for loss yards 6 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 5 at Framingham St. L, 25-22
Oct 19 Mass. Maritime L, 21-3
Oct 26 Vermont State Castleton W, 26-6
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 17-9
Nov 9 Plymouth St. L, 26-21
Nov 16 at Westfield St. L, 22-7
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at Dean W, 12-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 73-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Worcester St. L, 20-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at WestConn L, 72-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Framingham St. L, 25-22 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Vermont State Castleton W, 26-6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 17-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Plymouth St. L, 26-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Westfield St. L, 22-7 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Dean W, 12-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 73-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Worcester St. L, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at WestConn L, 72-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Framingham St. L, 25-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Vermont State Castleton W, 26-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 17-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Plymouth St. L, 26-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Westfield St. L, 22-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Dean W, 12-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 73-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Worcester St. L, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at WestConn L, 72-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Framingham St. L, 25-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Vermont State Castleton W, 26-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 17-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Plymouth St. L, 26-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Westfield St. L, 22-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at Dean W, 12-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 73-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Worcester St. L, 20-14 - - - 0 0 0
Sep 28 at WestConn L, 72-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Framingham St. L, 25-22 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Vermont State Castleton W, 26-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 17-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 Plymouth St. L, 26-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Westfield St. L, 22-7 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at Dean W, 12-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 73-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Worcester St. L, 20-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at WestConn L, 72-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Framingham St. L, 25-22 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Vermont State Castleton W, 26-6 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 17-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Plymouth St. L, 26-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Westfield St. L, 22-7 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at Dean W, 12-0 - - - - - 3 -1 -0.3 2 0
Sep 14 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 73-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Worcester St. L, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at WestConn L, 72-0 1 17 17.0 17 0 - - - - -
Oct 5 at Framingham St. L, 25-22 1 37 37.0 37 0 4 7 1.8 9 0
Oct 19 Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 2 75 37.5 57 0 1 9 9.0 9 0
Oct 26 Vermont State Castleton W, 26-6 - - - - - 2 6 3.0 5 0
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 17-9 2 40 20.0 30 0 1 1 1.0 1 0
Nov 9 Plymouth St. L, 26-21 1 22 22.0 22 0 1 78 78.0 78 1
Nov 16 at Westfield St. L, 22-7 2 62 31.0 55 0 2 29 14.5 15 0
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at Dean W, 12-0 1 - - -1 - -1
Sep 14 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 73-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 Worcester St. L, 20-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at WestConn L, 72-0 1 - - - 17 17
Oct 5 at Framingham St. L, 25-22 1 - - 7 37 44
Oct 19 Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 1 - - 9 75 84
Oct 26 Vermont State Castleton W, 26-6 1 - - 6 - 6
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 17-9 1 - - 1 40 41
Nov 9 Plymouth St. L, 26-21 1 - - 78 22 100
Nov 16 at Westfield St. L, 22-7 1 - - 29 62 91
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at Dean W, 12-0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 73-7 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 Worcester St. L, 20-14 0 - - - - - - 0 - - 0 0
Sep 28 at WestConn L, 72-0 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 5 at Framingham St. L, 25-22 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Vermont State Castleton W, 26-6 0 - - - 0 1 - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 17-9 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 Plymouth St. L, 26-21 6 - - 0 1 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Westfield St. L, 22-7 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at Dean W, 12-0 5 2 7.0 - - 2.0 5 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 73-7 3 3 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 0 2 - -
Sep 21 Worcester St. L, 20-14 4 5 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 1 -
Sep 28 at WestConn L, 72-0 5 0 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 5 at Framingham St. L, 25-22 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Oct 19 Mass. Maritime L, 21-3 2 4 6.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Vermont State Castleton W, 26-6 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 90 1 - - -
Nov 2 at Bridgewater St. L, 17-9 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Nov 9 Plymouth St. L, 26-21 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 16 at Westfield St. L, 22-7 7 0 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 2 5 40.0% 27 2.7 5.4 0 1 24 45.4
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 41 2 5 40.0% 27 0.7 5.4 0 1 24 45.4
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 4 11 84 21.0 7.6 1 65 - -
2022-23 10 95 400 40.0 4.2 3 30 1 1
2023-24 7 7 32 4.6 4.6 0 14 1 1
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - 1 0
Total 41 113 516 12.6 4.6 4 65 3 2
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 4 1 0.3 4 1.0 4.0 0 4
2022-23 10 17 1.7 189 18.9 11.1 1 73
2023-24 7 11 1.6 129 18.4 11.7 2 64
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
Total 41 29 0.7 322 7.9 11.1 3 73
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 41 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 4 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 7 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 41 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 2 32 16.0 0 28 5 44 8.8 0 16
2022-23 23 544 23.7 1 85 - - - - -
2023-24 3 44 14.7 0 16 - - - - -
2024-25 9 253 28.1 0 57 14 129 9.2 1 78
2025-26 14 324 23.1 0 50 12 145 12.1 0 40
Total 51 1197 23.5 1 85 31 318 10.3 1 78
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 4 84 4 44 32 164 41.0
2022-23 10 400 189 - 544 1133 113.3
2023-24 7 32 129 - 44 205 29.3
2024-25 10 - - 129 253 382 38.2
2025-26 10 - - 145 324 469 46.9
Total 41 516 322 318 1197 2353 57.4
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 6 1.5 1 0 0 0 - - - - - 0
2022-23 30 3.0 3 1 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
2023-24 12 1.7 0 2 0 - - - - - - 0
2024-25 12 1.2 - - 0 1 1 - 0 - 0 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 60 1.5 4 3 1 1 1 - 0 - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 5 4 9.0 .9 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 0 1 -
2023-24 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-25 10 35 16 51.0 5.1 0.0 0 2.5 6 0 0 0 3 90 9 1
2025-26 10 31 17 48.0 4.8 0.0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 6 74 6 3
Total 41 71 38 109.0 2.7 0.0 0 3.5 8 1 1 0 10 164 16 4
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 9 253 28.1 0 57 14 129 9.2 1 78
Conference 9 253 28.1 0 57 11 130 11.8 1 78
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 97 32.3 0 57 4 93 23.3 1 78
Away 6 156 26.0 0 55 10 36 3.6 0 15
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - 5 5 1.0 0 5
Losses 9 253 28.1 0 57 9 124 13.8 1 78
Month
September 1 17 17.0 0 17 3 -1 -0.3 0 2
October 3 112 37.3 0 57 7 22 3.1 0 9
November 5 124 24.8 0 55 4 108 27.0 1 78
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - 129 253 382 38.2
Conference 9 - - 130 253 383 42.6
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - 93 97 190 38.0
Away 5 - - 36 156 192 38.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 2 - - 5 - 5 2.5
Losses 8 - - 124 253 377 47.1
Month
September 4 - - -1 17 16 4.0
October 3 - - 22 112 134 44.7
November 3 - - 108 124 232 77.3
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 12 1.2 - - 0 1 1 - 0 - 0 0
Conference 12 1.3 - - 0 1 1 - 0 - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 2.4 - - 0 1 1 - 0 - 0 0
Away 0 0.0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 3.0 - - - 0 1 - - - - 0
Losses 6 0.8 - - 0 1 0 - 0 - 0 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0
October 6 2.0 - - 0 0 1 - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 - - 0 1 - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 35 16 51.0 5.1 0.0 0 2.5 6 0 0 0 3 90 9 1
Conference 9 30 14 44.0 4.9 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 3 90 9 1
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 12 14 26.0 5.2 - - 0.5 1 - - - 3 90 4 1
Away 5 23 2 25.0 5.0 0.0 0 2.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 6 2 8.0 4.0 - - 2.0 5 - - - 2 90 - -
Losses 8 29 14 43.0 5.4 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 1
Month
September 4 17 10 27.0 6.8 0.0 0 2.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
October 3 6 4 10.0 3.3 - - 0.5 1 - - - 2 90 2 -
November 3 12 2 14.0 4.7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 3 -
News mentions
Football Duo Earn MASCAC All-Conference Accolades
  • Article
  • November 21, 2024
Football Duo Earn MASCAC All-Conference Accolades

Fitchburg, Mass. – Fitchburg State senior Cameron Monette (Winchendon, MA) was recently selected Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Football Defensive Player of the Year as well as named to the MASCAC All-Conference First Team, while classmate Elijah Zaire McKnight (Tracy, CA) earned MASCAC All-Conference Second Team honors as announced by the conference office on Thursday afternoon.

  • November 21, 2024
Zaire McKnight Tabbed MASCAC Special Teams Player Of The Week
  • Article
  • November 11, 2024
Zaire McKnight Tabbed MASCAC Special Teams Player Of The Week

Fitchburg, Mass. – Fitchburg State senior defensive back Elijah Zaire McKnight (Tracy, CA) was recently named Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Football Special Teams Player of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday.

  • November 11, 2024
Football Bested by Panthers on Senior Day
  • Article
  • November 09, 2024
Football Bested by Panthers on Senior Day

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State football fell to the Panthers of Plymouth State this afternoon in conference action.

  • November 09, 2024
Football Soars Past Spartans in MASCAC Action
  • Article
  • October 26, 2024
Football Soars Past Spartans in MASCAC Action

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State football defeated the Spartans of Castleton this afternoon, marking its first MASCAC victory since 2019 when it defeated Worcester State.

  • October 26, 2024
Corsairs Cruise Past Football in Home Opener
  • Article
  • September 14, 2024
Corsairs Cruise Past Football in Home Opener

FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State football was defeated by UMass Dartmouth (UMD) in their home opener this afternoon in conference action.

  • September 14, 2024
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