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Scott Joseph McKnight (born February 11, 1988) is a media executive, producer, writer, director and former professional football player. He played
college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...
at Colorado and was drafted by the
New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...
in the 7th round of the
2011 NFL Draft The 2011 NFL Draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL Draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players. Like the 2010 draft, the 2011 draft was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York C ...
.


College Football Career


University of Colorado, Boulder

McKnight played college football at the University of Colorado, where he finished his career ranked 1st in receptions (215) and 1st in receiving touchdowns (22) while becoming the 10th player in NCAA history to catch at least one pass in every game he appeared in (49) and the 6th to do so without missing any games due to injury.


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NFL Career


Pre-Draft


New York Jets

McKnight was drafted by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. McKnight joined best friend Mark Sanchez, whom McKnight has known since he was eight years old. McKnight signed a four-year contract on July 29, 2011. Mcknight's only reception was a 14-yard touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles. He was waived on September 2. McKnight was signed to the team's practice squad on September 20. He was placed on the practice squad injured reserve list on November 1, 2011 after suffering a torn ACL, MCL, PCL and meniscus in his left knee. McKnight was re-signed by the Jets on March 20, 2012. He was waived on August 6, 2012 after fracturing his left knee cap.


Entertainment


Executive , Producer , Writer

McKnight wrote episodes of television for the CBS series, '' CSI: Cyber''. McKnight is the co-founder of GOAT Farm Media.


Awards and nominations


Entrepreneur

McKnight is an angel investor in the Connected Coaching technology platform, ''Asensei''.


References


External links


New York Jets bioColorado Buffaloes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McKnight, Scotty 1988 births Living people Players of American football from California American football wide receivers Colorado Buffaloes football players New York Jets players Sportspeople from Newport Beach, California