Marcus Knight

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Marcus Knight
Yale Bulldogs
Position: Wide receivers coach
Personal information
Born: (1978-06-19) June 19, 1978 (age 45)
Sylacauga, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: B.B. Comer (Sylacauga, Alabama)
College: Michigan
Undrafted: 2000
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:26
TDs:0
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR  ·  ArenaFan.com

Marcus Larae Knight (born June 19, 1978) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the wide receivers coach at Yale University, a position he has held since 2023. He played college football at Michigan and professionally as a wide receiver and kick returner for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL and wide receiver and defensive back for the Philadelphia Soul and Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Marcus Knight retired from playing in 2008 and was hired by Valparaiso University as the wide receivers coach.

Knight's nephew, Zelous Wheeler, is a professional baseball player. [1]

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  1. Martin, Grant (February 25, 2011). "Long shots, high hopes: Zelous Wheeler". JSOnline. Retrieved March 26, 2014.