Elijah Zaire McKnight

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Elijah Zaire McKnight
3 Elijah Zaire McKnight
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    160
  • Hometown:
    Tracy, CA
  • Position:
    DB
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • High School:
    Merrill F. West
  • Major:
    Education
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    48.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    6
  • ffum
    1
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, 
MASCAC Defensive Player of the Week: 9/8/25, 
MASCAC All-Conference First Team: 2025, 
D3Football.Com All-Region Third Team: 2025, 

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.

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 31 28
Assists 17 14
Tackles 48.0 42.0
Tackles per game 4.8 4.7
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 6 4
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 1.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 2 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 11 at Worcester St. W, 21-6
Oct 18 at Mass. Maritime L, 10-0
Oct 25 at Anna Maria L, 30-22
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. L, 38-18
Nov 8 at Plymouth St. L, 27-0
Nov 15 Westfield St. L, 10-7
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 Dean W, 49-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 25-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 New England College W, 48-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Framingham St. L, 22-12 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Worcester St. W, 21-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Mass. Maritime L, 10-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Anna Maria L, 30-22 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. L, 38-18 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Plymouth St. L, 27-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Westfield St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 Dean W, 49-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 25-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 New England College W, 48-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Framingham St. L, 22-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Worcester St. W, 21-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Mass. Maritime L, 10-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Anna Maria L, 30-22 - - - - - 1 0
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. L, 38-18 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Plymouth St. L, 27-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Westfield St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 Dean W, 49-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 25-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 New England College W, 48-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Framingham St. L, 22-12 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Worcester St. W, 21-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Mass. Maritime L, 10-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Anna Maria L, 30-22 - - - - - 1 0
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. L, 38-18 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Plymouth St. L, 27-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Westfield St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 Dean W, 49-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 25-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 New England College W, 48-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 Framingham St. L, 22-12 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Worcester St. W, 21-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Mass. Maritime L, 10-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Anna Maria L, 30-22 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. L, 38-18 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at Plymouth St. L, 27-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 Westfield St. L, 10-7 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 Dean W, 49-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 25-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 New England College W, 48-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Framingham St. L, 22-12 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Worcester St. W, 21-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Mass. Maritime L, 10-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Anna Maria L, 30-22 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. L, 38-18 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Plymouth St. L, 27-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Westfield St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 Dean W, 49-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 25-24 3 65 21.7 23 0 2 23 11.5 21 0
Sep 20 New England College W, 48-0 - - - - - 2 45 22.5 32 0
Oct 4 Framingham St. L, 22-12 2 28 14.0 18 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 11 at Worcester St. W, 21-6 2 49 24.5 28 0 1 9 9.0 9 0
Oct 18 at Mass. Maritime L, 10-0 - - - - - 1 5 5.0 5 0
Oct 25 at Anna Maria L, 30-22 - - - - - 2 0 0.0 12 0
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. L, 38-18 5 127 25.4 42 0 1 40 40.0 40 0
Nov 8 at Plymouth St. L, 27-0 1 5 5.0 5 0 - - - - -
Nov 15 Westfield St. L, 10-7 1 50 50.0 50 0 1 23 23.0 23 0
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 Dean W, 49-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 25-24 1 - - 23 65 88
Sep 20 New England College W, 48-0 1 - - 45 - 45
Oct 4 Framingham St. L, 22-12 1 - - 0 28 28
Oct 11 at Worcester St. W, 21-6 1 - - 9 49 58
Oct 18 at Mass. Maritime L, 10-0 1 - - 5 - 5
Oct 25 at Anna Maria L, 30-22 1 - - 0 - 0
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. L, 38-18 1 - - 40 127 167
Nov 8 at Plymouth St. L, 27-0 1 - - - 5 5
Nov 15 Westfield St. L, 10-7 1 - - 23 50 73
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 Dean W, 49-14 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 25-24 0 - - 0 0 - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 20 New England College W, 48-0 0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 Framingham St. L, 22-12 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at Worcester St. W, 21-6 0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Mass. Maritime L, 10-0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at Anna Maria L, 30-22 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. L, 38-18 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at Plymouth St. L, 27-0 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 15 Westfield St. L, 10-7 0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 Dean W, 49-14 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 32 0 1 - -
Sep 13 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 25-24 0 2 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 1 0
Sep 20 New England College W, 48-0 3 3 6.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - 2 0 0 1 - -
Oct 4 Framingham St. L, 22-12 4 0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Worcester St. W, 21-6 2 3 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 85 0 1 1 -
Oct 18 at Mass. Maritime L, 10-0 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 25 at Anna Maria L, 30-22 4 2 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - 1 -
Nov 1 Bridgewater St. L, 38-18 5 3 8.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - 1 - -
Nov 8 at Plymouth St. L, 27-0 4 1 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 15 Westfield St. L, 10-7 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 -43 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 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - 1 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - 1 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - 1 0
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 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 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 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 14 324 23.1 0 50 12 145 12.1 0 40
Conference 14 324 23.1 0 50 10 100 10.0 0 40
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 205 25.6 0 50 6 108 18.0 0 40
Away 6 119 19.8 0 28 6 37 6.2 0 21
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 49 24.5 0 28 3 54 18.0 0 32
Losses 12 275 22.9 0 50 9 91 10.1 0 40
Month
September 3 65 21.7 0 23 4 68 17.0 0 32
October 4 77 19.3 0 28 6 14 2.3 0 12
November 7 182 26.0 0 50 2 63 31.5 0 40
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - 145 324 469 46.9
Conference 9 - - 100 324 424 47.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - 108 205 313 62.6
Away 5 - - 37 119 156 31.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 3 - - 54 49 103 34.3
Losses 7 - - 91 275 366 52.3
Month
September 3 - - 68 65 133 44.3
October 4 - - 14 77 91 22.8
November 3 - - 63 182 245 81.7
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 31 17 48.0 4.8 0.0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 6 74 6 3
Conference 9 28 14 42.0 4.7 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 4 74 5 3
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 18 7 25.0 5.0 - - 1.0 2 - 1 0 5 -11 3 -
Away 5 13 10 23.0 4.6 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 85 3 3
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 8 6 14.0 4.7 - - 1.0 2 - - - 5 117 3 1
Losses 7 23 11 34.0 4.9 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 1 -43 3 2
Month
September 3 6 5 11.0 3.7 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 4 32 3 1
October 4 13 7 20.0 5.0 - - 0.0 - 1 - - 1 85 2 2
November 3 12 5 17.0 5.7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1 -43 1 0
News mentions
Zaire McKnight Named To D3 Football All-Region I Team
  • Article
  • December 17, 2025
Zaire McKnight Named To D3 Football All-Region I Team

Fitchburg, MA – Fitchburg State football senior defensive back Elijah Zaire McKnight (Tracy, CA) was recently selected to the D3 Football All-Region I Third Team as announced by the D3Football on Wednesday.

  • December 17, 2025
Three Falcons Named To MASCAC All-Conference Teams
  • Article
  • November 20, 2025
Three Falcons Named To MASCAC All-Conference Teams

Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State football team had three members named to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Football All-Conference teams as announced by the conference office on Thursday afternoon.

  • November 20, 2025
Football Soars Past Worcester
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  • October 11, 2025
Football Soars Past Worcester

WORCESTER, MA: The Fitchburg State football team defeated the Lancers of Worcester State this afternoon in MASCAC action, 21-6.  

  • October 11, 2025
Pilgrims Shutout by Football in Non-Conference Action
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  • September 20, 2025
Pilgrims Shutout by Football in Non-Conference Action

FITCHBURG, MA: The Fitchburg State football team took down the New England College (NEC) Pilgrims in non-conference action this afternoon on Elliot Field, 48-0.

  • September 20, 2025
Zaire McKnight Tabbed MASCAC Defensive Player Of The Week
  • Article
  • September 08, 2025
Zaire McKnight Tabbed MASCAC Defensive 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 Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday.

  • September 08, 2025
Football Flies Past Bulldogs in Season Opener
  • Article
  • September 05, 2025
Football Flies Past Bulldogs in Season Opener

FITCHBURG, MA: The Fitchburg State football team started its season with a 49-14 victory over MASCAC newcomer Dean College this evening.

  • September 05, 2025
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