Running back, Louisiana Tech, 2015–⁠18

Kam McKnight

Number
No. 15
Height
6′2″
Weight
232 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Ethel, LA

Kam McKnight played running back at Louisiana Tech (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

80rushing yards, career highvs. UAB, 20182rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at UTSA, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Louisiana Tech122.002
2016Louisiana Tech15322.178
2017Louisiana Tech15422.8315
2018Louisiana Tech813744.6739
Career1124504.01739

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Louisiana Tech2226812.2026
2016Louisiana Tech1828115.6353
2017Louisiana Tech191789.4227
2018Louisiana Tech5336.6025
Career6476011.9553

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2016Louisiana Tech1100100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Louisiana Tech15RBFr.
2016Louisiana Tech15RBSo.
2017Louisiana Tech15RBJr.
2018Louisiana Tech15RBSr.6′2″232

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Louisiana Tech410.98––40.25%–
2017Louisiana Tech500.22––11.06%–
2018Louisiana Tech880.1755th (n=300)0.1514.510%0.29

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Louisiana Tech 13 games, 374 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atSouth AlabamaW 30–⁠26340130
Sep 8vs.SouthernW 54–⁠17470–––
Sep 22atLSUL 21–⁠384260–––
Sep 29atNorth TexasW 29–⁠2710340–––
Oct 6vs.UABL 7–⁠2815801–––
Oct 13atUTSAW 31–⁠3104222−20
Oct 20vs.UTEPW 31–⁠246241–––
Oct 26atFlorida AtlanticW 21–⁠13151–––
Nov 3atMississippi StateL 3–⁠45135902320
Nov 10vs.RiceW 28–⁠135160–––
Nov 17atSouthern MissL 20–⁠21581–––
Nov 24vs.Western KentuckyL 15–⁠303310–––
Dec 22 ✦vs.Hawai’iW 31–⁠142381–––
2017 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 19 catches, 178 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9vs.Mississippi StateL 21–⁠571112130
Sep 16atWestern KentuckyW 23–⁠22121–––
Sep 23atSouth CarolinaL 16–⁠171302330
Sep 30vs.South AlabamaW 34–⁠161102250
Oct 7atUABL 22–⁠232213100
Oct 21vs.Southern MissL 27–⁠341−30–––
Oct 28atRiceW 42–⁠28–––3241
Nov 4vs.North TexasL 23–⁠2441902330
Nov 11vs.Florida AtlanticL 23–⁠483110250
Nov 18atUTEPW 42–⁠21–––1230
Nov 25vs.UTSAW 20–⁠6160–––
Dec 20 ✦vs.SMUW 51–⁠10–––2121
2016 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 18 catches, 281 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 10vs.South Carolina StateW 53–⁠241805500
Sep 17atTexas TechL 45–⁠59362–––
Sep 24atMiddle TennesseeL 34–⁠383712220
Oct 1vs.UTEPW 28–⁠7250260
Oct 6vs.Western KentuckyW 55–⁠523−211330
Oct 15atMassachusettsW 56–⁠281311−20
Oct 22atFlorida InternationalW 44–⁠24141111
Oct 29vs.RiceW 61–⁠16–––171
Nov 5atNorth TexasW 45–⁠24–––1500
Nov 12vs.UTSAW 63–⁠35–––1300
Nov 25atSouthern MissL 24–⁠39–––1270
Dec 3atWestern KentuckyL 44–⁠581112571
2015 Louisiana Tech 10 games, 22 catches, 268 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.SouthernW 62–⁠15–––1200
Sep 10atWestern KentuckyL 38–⁠41–––3380
Sep 19atKansas StateL 33–⁠391204390
Sep 26vs.Florida InternationalW 27–⁠17–––2220
Oct 3vs.LouisianaW 43–⁠14–––2220
Oct 10atUTSAW 34–⁠31–––4560
Oct 17atMississippi StateL 20–⁠45–––1160
Oct 24vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠16–––2100
Oct 30atRiceW 42–⁠17–––180
Nov 21atUTEPW 17–⁠15–––2370

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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