Scotty McKnight

Scotty McKnight is a wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jets in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado where he had a great career. McKnight was a walk-on at the University of Colorado, but finished with the school’s all-time records for receiving touchdowns and receptions. He finished with 215 catches, 2,521 yards, and 22 receiving touchdowns.

McKnight had five 100-yard receiving games, and of his 215 career catches, 122 earned first downs (51 on third and/or fourth down). He became the 10th player in NCAA history to catch at least one pass in every game he appeared in, and the sixth to do so without missing any games due to injury (48 games, 49 including the postseason, the NCAA active best at the conclusion of his career; the previous CU record had been 27). He had at least two receptions in his final 19 games, just three off the team record for that mark. The 22 TD passes he caught from Cody Hawkins was also a school record for the most for a quarterback-receiver duo. He is the first player to lead the team in receptions for four straight years, after being only the second to do it three consecutive seasons (joining Monte Huber, 1967-69). He also finished 17th all-time in yards from scrimmage (2,525), tied for 13th in touchdowns (23), 21st in scoring (138 points) and 23rd in all-purpose yards (2,582). He had just two fumbles in 231 career touches, one of which technically did not occur after the Big 12 admitted a poor officiating call in the 2009 CSU game (the play should have been ruled an incompletion).