 Knight at NC State | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 11, 2001 Bailey, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Southern Nash (Bailey, NC) | ||||||||||||
| College: | NC State (2019–2021) | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Zonovan "Bam" Knight (born April 11, 2001) is an American professional football running back. He played college football at NC State.
Knight attended Southern Nash High School in Bailey, North Carolina. [1] During his high school career, he had a school record 5,073 rushing yards and 71 touchdowns. [2] He committed to North Carolina State University to play college football. [3] [4]
As a true freshman at NC State in 2019, Knight started seven games and led the team with 745 yards on 136 carries with five touchdowns. [5] In 2020, he again led the team with 788 yards on 143 carries with 10 touchdowns. [6] He returned to NC State as the starter in 2021.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.53 s | 1.68 s | 2.69 s | 4.07 s | 6.95 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [7] [8] | ||||||||||||
Knight signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2022. [9] He made the Jets' initial 53-man roster on August 30, 2022. [10] He was waived on September 5. [11] He was re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] He was promoted to the active roster on October 25. [13] Knight made his NFL debut on November 27 against the Chicago Bears, where he set a new franchise record with 103 yards from scrimmage in his debut, including 69 rushing yards. [14] He was waived on August 28, 2023. [15]
On August 30, 2023, Knight was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad. [16] On September 19, 2023, Knight was signed to the active roster. [17] He was placed on injured reserve on October 14. [18]
On August 27, 2024, Knight was released by the Lions. [19]
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2022 | NYJ | 7 | 4 | 85 | 300 | 3.5 | 48 | 1 | 13 | 100 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 7 | 4 | 85 | 300 | 3.5 | 48 | 1 | 13 | 100 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
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