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Joe McKnight

USC · Running Back · 2007-09

RUSH YDS
2,213
RUSH TD
13
REC YDS
542

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2007 to 2009, McKnight ran for 2,213 yards and 13 touchdowns, adding 542 receiving yards.

McKnight was the No. 112 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 69 overall, the 12th-highest running back rating at USC since 1990 and No. 117 among all running backs of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2010
    • No. 112 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Joe McKnight season-by-season statistics at USC
SeasonCarRush YdsRush TDRecRec YdsRec TD
2007945403232031
2008896592211931
20091641,0148221460
Total3472,21313665422

Seasons with tracked stats at USC. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

USC Teammates

  1. 98Reggie Bush2003-05RB
  2. 96Matt Leinart2002-05QB
  3. 91Dwayne Jarrett2004-06WR
  4. 90Rey Maualuga2006-08LB
  5. 90Taylor Mays2006-09S
  6. 88Fred Davis2007TE
  7. 88Sedrick Ellis2006-07EDGE
  8. 80Brian Cushing2006-08LB
  9. 80Darnell Bing2004-05LB
  10. 80Keith Rivers2006-07LB

Full USC all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 96Adrian PetersonOklahoma · 2004-06RB
  2. 95Mark Ingram IIAlabama · 2008-10RB
  3. 93Darren McFaddenArkansas · 2005-07RB
  4. 91Toby GerhartStanford · 2006-09RB
  5. 91LaMichael JamesOregon · 2009-11RB
  6. 90C.J. SpillerClemson · 2006-09RB
  7. 90Mikel LeshoureIllinois · 2008-10RB
  8. 90Shonn GreeneIowa · 2006-08RB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Joe McKnight) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.