Running back, Tennessee Tech (from Montana), 2019–⁠23

Marcus Knight

Number
No. 21
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
San Juan Capistrano, CA

Marcus Knight played running back at Montana (2019–⁠22) and Tennessee Tech (2023).

Career highs

112rushing yards, career highvs. Kennesaw State, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Montana10191.905
2022Montana712954.2448
2023Tennessee Tech1175034.3261
Career1988174.1661

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Montana4225.506
2022Montana6122.009
2023Tennessee Tech14846.0021
Career241184.9021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Montana21RBYr 1
2022Montana21RBYr 4
2023Tennessee Tech21RBJr. (Yr 5)6′1″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Montana (FCS)15-0.19––-2.9–
2022Montana (FCS)56-0.02––-0.913%
2023Tennessee Tech (FCS)1170.0519th (n=450)0.176.121%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Tennessee Tech 9 games, 503 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atFurmanL 10–⁠4591906––
Sep 16vs.North AlabamaL 7–⁠20113901412
Sep 23vs.Kennesaw StateW 17–⁠71811212028
Oct 14atSouth Carolina StateW 28–⁠7168603225
Oct 21vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 3–⁠281144010––
Oct 28atRobert MorrisW 38–⁠1312170818
Nov 4vs.UT MartinL 41–⁠44177902521
Nov 11vs.Gardner-WebbL 0–⁠35101808414
Nov 18atTennessee StateW 35–⁠01389161226
2022 Montana 8 games, 295 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Northwestern StateW 47–⁠06261811
Sep 10vs.South DakotaW 24–⁠784202033
Sep 24vs.Portland StateW 53–⁠1645121−1
Oct 1atIdaho StateW 28–⁠2014109148––
Oct 15vs.IdahoL 23–⁠3041307––
Oct 22atSacramento StateL 24–⁠31226111319
Oct 29atWeber StateL 21–⁠2491808––
Nov 5vs.Cal PolyW 57–⁠042109––
2019 Montana 1 game, 19 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 14atOregonL 3–⁠35101905422

No box score in the source for Aug 31 at South Dakota; Sep 8 vs. North Alabama; Sep 21 vs. Monmouth; Sep 28 at UC Davis; Oct 5 vs. Idaho State; Oct 20 at Sacramento State; Oct 26 vs. Eastern Washington; Nov 2 at Portland State; Nov 9 vs. Idaho; Nov 16 vs. Weber State; Nov 23 at Montana State; Dec 7 vs. SE Louisiana; Dec 14 at Weber State, so those games are not listed.

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

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