Defensive end, Charlotte (from Iowa, Illinois State), 2016–20
Romeo McKnight
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Crystal Lake, IL
- Born
- Mar 25, 1998, in Crystal Lake, Illinois
Romeo McKnight played defensive end at Iowa (2016–17), Illinois State (2018–19) and Charlotte (2020).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Florida Atlantic, 20202sacks, career highat Colorado State, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Illinois State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019* | Illinois State | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Charlotte | 23 | 11 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 30 | 13 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iowa | 11 | DE | RS | ||
| 2017 | Iowa | 11 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | Illinois State | 11 | DE | So. | ||
| 2019 | Illinois State | 11 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Charlotte | 11 | DE | Sr. | 6′5″ | 260 |
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.
Game by game
2020 Charlotte 5 games, 23 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at Florida Atlantic | L 17–21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at North Texas | W 49–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. UTEP | W 38–28 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Duke | L 19–53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 19–37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Illinois State 1 game, 5 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Northern Illinois | L 10–24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Morehead State; Sep 14 at Eastern Illinois; Sep 21 vs. Northern Arizona; Oct 5 vs. North Dakota State; Oct 12 at Southern Illinois; Oct 19 at Western Illinois; Oct 26 vs. Indiana State; Nov 2 vs. Northern Iowa; Nov 9 at South Dakota State; Nov 16 vs. Missouri State; Nov 23 at Youngstown State; Nov 30 at Southeast Missouri State; Dec 7 at Central Arkansas; Dec 14 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.
2018 Illinois State 1 game, 2 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Colorado State | W 35–19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Saint Xavier; Sep 8 vs. Eastern Illinois; Sep 29 at Missouri State; Oct 6 vs. Western Illinois; Oct 13 vs. Southern Illinois; Oct 20 at North Dakota State; Oct 27 vs. South Dakota State; Nov 3 at Northern Iowa; Nov 10 at Indiana State; Nov 17 vs. Youngstown State, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine or pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅛″ |
| Weight | 252 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 10½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.98 s |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 7.20 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2024 | CFL | Edmonton Elks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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