Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/113rd/4th & short
8/22Inside-5 share
5 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (45.5%). 8 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (36.4%).
Kam McKnight
Last confirmed: Louisiana Tech, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 232 lb · Ethel, LA
Kam McKnight: RB · Louisiana Tech · #15.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kam McKnight
Wears you down at the goal line. Fourth year in the Louisiana Tech backfield. One game to point at: 80 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against UAB — Week 6, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 81 | 374 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | 15 | 32 | 2.1 | 7 |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Career | 112 | 450 | 4.0 | 17 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | 19 | 178 | 9.4 | 2 |
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech | 18 | 281 | 15.6 | 3 |
| 2015 | Louisiana Tech | 22 | 268 | 12.2 | 0 |
| Career | 64 | 760 | 11.9 | 5 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-26@ South Alabama | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-17vs Southern | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-38@ No. 6 LSU | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-27@ North Texas | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-28vs UAB | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 31-3@ UTSA | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs UTEP | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-13@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-45@ No. 21 Mississippi State | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-13vs Rice | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-21@ Southern Miss | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-30vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 30 | |
 Bowl | W 31-14vs Hawai'i | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 39 | |
| Total | 81 | 374 | 4.6 | 7 | 39 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2018
L 3-45
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Western Kentucky · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA −4.21Kam McKnight run for no gain to the WKent 1
- Week 1 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +3.72Kam McKnight run for 39 yds for a TD (Bailey Hale KICK)
- Week 6 · UAB · 2nd and 18 · Q2 · EPA +3.63Kam McKnight run for 27 yds to the UAB 44 for a
- Week 10 · Mississippi State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +3.09J'Mar Smith pass complete to Kam McKnight for 25 yds to the MisSt 48 for a
- Week 8 · UTEP · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.44Kam McKnight run for 5 yds for a TD (Bailey Hale KICK)
- Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Kam McKnight run for 5 yds for a TD (Bailey Hale KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 7 · UTSA · 1st and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.20Kam McKnight run for 7 yds for a TD (Bailey Hale KICK)
- Week 10 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.09Kam McKnight run for 11 yds to the LaTch 47 for a
- Week 7 · UTSA · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.07Kam McKnight run for 2 yds for a TD (Bailey Hale KICK)
- Week 12 · Southern Miss · 1st and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.05Kam McKnight run for 6 yds for a TD (Bailey Hale KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
81 of 81 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%79 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds14%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds40%of carries
32 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds36%of carries
29 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
9 carries
5 of 11 (45%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 8 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.6 yds/carry on 81 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Skip Holtz — 33-20 over that span.
2015Louisiana Tech9-4HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced
2016Louisiana Tech9-5HC: Skip Holtz · Pass-leaning
2017Louisiana Tech7-6HC: Skip Holtz · Run-leaning
2018Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Skip Holtz · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 31.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Road7g | 25.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 33.0 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 23.8 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Skip Holtz
Pass share
52.8%
479 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
69.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
520 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
81 carries and 5 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Louisiana Tech
- 2018 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 4 · 13 games
- 2017 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 3 · 12 games
- 2016 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 2 · 12 games
- 2015 Louisiana Tech HoltzYear 1 · 10 games
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana Tech, 450 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coach2015–2018
Louisiana Tech
Played his entire career under Skip Holtz.