Marcus Knight
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Date of birth | June 19, 1978 |
Place of birth | Sylacauga, AL |
Position(s) | WR/DB |
College | Michigan |
Awards | John F. Maultbetsch Award |
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Team(s) | |
2001-2002 2003 2004 2005 2006-present |
Oakland Raiders Amsterdam Admirals Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Soul Buffalo/Columbus Destroyers |
Marcus Knight is a former National Football League wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders and a current Arena Football League wide receiver/defensive back for the Columbus Destroyers.
[edit] Season by Season
2006 Started the season with the Philadelphia Soul… Signed with the Destroyers on March 13… Played his first game against his former team… Moved from offensive specialist to wide receiver/defensive back… (Mar. 18 vs. Philadelphia) Caught two passes for 15 yards… Pulled down one solo tackle on defense… (Mar. 25 at Colorado) Caught two passes for 18 yards… Made three solo stops on defense… (Apr. 1 at Dallas) Caught three passes for 36 yards… Planted four solo tackles on defense… (Apr. 9 vs. Orlando) Hauled in a season-high eight passes for 63 yards… Made three solo tackles on defense… (Apr. 14 vs. New York) Caught one pass for 18 yards and one touchdown… (Apr. 21 at Philadelphia) Caught four passes for 51 yards… Assisted in one tackle… (Apr. 29 at Austin) Hauled in four passes for 34 yards… Assisted in one tackle on defense… (May 6 vs. Tampa Bay) Gained 62 yards on three pass receptions, resulting in two touchdowns on offense… Brought down three solo tackles on defense… (May 13 at San Jose) Hauled in five pass receptions for a total of 41 yards on offense… Pulled down three solo tackles on defense.
2005 Tallied the first stats of his AFL rookie season in Week 6… (Mar. 6 vs. New York) Caught three passes for 55 yards and one touchdown… (Mar. 11 at San Jose) Hauled in four passes for 50 yards and one touchdown… (Mar. 20 vs. Tampa Bay) Caught four passes for 87 yards and three touchdowns… (Mar. 26 vs. Grand Rapids) In just the fourth game of his rookie campaign, led the Soul with 11 receptions for 142 yards and five touchdowns… Also earned ADT Defensive Player of the Game honors for his performance on the defensive side of the ball... (Apr. 3 at Columbus) Caught four passes for 81 yards and three touchdowns… (Apr. 10 at Colorado) Snagged six passes for 83 yards and two touchdowns… (Apr. 17 vs. Las Vegas) Caught four passes for 56 yards and one touchdown… (Apr. 24 at New York) Caught five passes for 60 yards… (April 30 vs. Orlando) Led the team in pass receptions with 10 for a total of 108 yards and four touchdowns… Earned U.S. Army Ironman of the Game honors… (May 15 vs. Columbus) Caught three passes for 57 yards and one touchdown… (May 22 at Dallas) Led the Soul in receptions with 10… Had 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.