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Knox, Brenden
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Jersey Number 27
Brenden Knox
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Franklin Heights
Bio
R-SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019): No sophomore slump here, as the running back ran his way to the 2019 Conference USA Most Valuable Player award … Also named to the C-USA all-conference first team at running back … 2019 Marshall Team MVP … 2019 Marshall Offensive MVP … 12-time captain in 13 games played … Played in all 13 games with 12 starts … Carried the ball 270 times for 1,387 yards and 11 touchdowns … Also caught 14 passes for 129 yards … Led Conference USA in carries, rushing yards and rushing yards per game … Ranked third in rushing touchdowns … Ranked No. 7 nationally in carries, No. 16 nationally in rushing yards and No. 15 nationally in rushing yards per game … Ranked third nationally among sophomores in rushing yards … Already ranks No. 17 in program history in rushing yards with two seasons of eligibility left … 270 carries in a single season ranks as the sixth-highest total in school history … 1,387 rushing yards is the seventh-most in a single season in MU history … Has 10 100-yard games in 18 appearances at running back … Based on 2019 statistics, will enter the 2020 season as the sixth-leading rusher in college football behind the likes of Oklahoma State’s Chuba Hubbard and Clemson’s Travis Etienne … At 1,965 career rushing yards through two seasons, ranks as the third-best two-season start to a career through their sophomore season for Marshall running backs behind Chris Parker and Doug Chapman … Knox has a pair of 200-yard rushing games in his career, joining Marshall running backs Ron Lear, Ron Darby, Chris Parker and Ahmad Bradshaw among Herd players with multiple 200-yard games; no player has ever recorded three … Did not fumble in the first 371 touches of his career (rushing, receiving and special teams) … Finished the 2019 season at No. 2 in Conference USA in 10-yard rushes (43) and second in C-USA in plays from scrimmage of 10-plus yards (46) … Rushed for 43 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the season opening win against VMI … 71 rushing yards and one touchdown at Boise State … Carried 16 times for 133 yards and one touchdown in a win against Ohio … 49 rushing yards vs. nationally ranked Cincinnati … 19 carries and 99 yards vs. MT … Carried 24 times for 104 yards and one touchdown in a win against ODU … Exploded for 220 rushing yards and two touchdowns against FAU, including a 17-yard touchdown run with 36 seconds left that gave the Herd the win … The 220 rushing yards were the second-most among FBS players that weekend, second only to eventual NFL Draft pick A.J. Dillon of Boston College … The 220 rushing yards against FAU ranks No. 8 on the single-game list at Marshall … The 226 all-purpose yards against FAU are the most by a Herd player since Tyre Brady’s 248 at NC State in 2017 … Averaged 9.6 yards per carry against FAU, the seventh-highest per carry average in school history … Carried 19 times for 84 yards in a win against WKU … 27 carries for 130 yards and one touchdown at Rice … 25 carries and 113 yards and two touchdowns in a win against LA Tech … 92 rushing yards at Charlotte … In regular season finale win against FIU, carried a career-high 33 times for 146 yards and one touchdown, the last of which came in overtime to give the Herd the win … Carried 26 times for 103 yards in the Gasparilla Bowl against nationally ranked UCF … Named Conference USA Player of the Week on Oct. 21 for his effort against the FAU Owls.
R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2018): Bruising back played in all 13 games, including three starts in the backfield … Did not receive his first collegiate carry until the ninth game of the regular season, but made an enormous impact as a running back and on special teams … Finished the season with 95 carries for 578 yards and four touchdowns … Tied for the team lead with 6.1 yards per rushing attempt … Tied for second on the team in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns … Three 100-yard rushing performances in five appearances … Scored a special teams touchdown at Southern Miss … Debuted as a running back the next week in a win against Charlotte, carrying 22 times for 116 yards and one touchdown … First career touchdown came on a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter that put the Herd in the lead for good … Became the first 100-yard rusher allowed by Charlotte in 2018 … Carried 15 times for 56 yards in a shutout of UTSA … Rushed for 109 yards on 19 carries in a C-USA win at FIU … Monster performance at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1, rushing 27 times for 204 yards and two touchdowns … The 204 rushing yards are the ninth-most by a Marshall player on the road in program history … Scored on a 2-yard run in the first quarter … Also scored on a 5-yard run in the fourth quarter … Also had the Herd’s longest run of the season, rushing for 67 yards to the Hokies’ 3-yard line to set up his first TD … Capped his breakout season with 12 carries for 93 yards and a touchdown in Marshall’s Gasparilla Bowl win against USF … Touchdown came on an 8-yard run with 25 seconds left of the first quarter … Failed to record his fourth 100-yard game in a five-game stretch after leaving in the first half with an injury.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017): Redshirted.
HERD FILE: Born Oct. 10, 1998 … Running back who starred at Franklin Heights High School … According to hudl, ran a 4.52 40-yard dash and 4.38 shuttle … Benches 365, squats 500, deadlifts 405.
R-FRESHMAN SEASON (2018): Bruising back played in all 13 games, including three starts in the backfield … Did not receive his first collegiate carry until the ninth game of the regular season, but made an enormous impact as a running back and on special teams … Finished the season with 95 carries for 578 yards and four touchdowns … Tied for the team lead with 6.1 yards per rushing attempt … Tied for second on the team in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns … Three 100-yard rushing performances in five appearances … Scored a special teams touchdown at Southern Miss … Debuted as a running back the next week in a win against Charlotte, carrying 22 times for 116 yards and one touchdown … First career touchdown came on a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter that put the Herd in the lead for good … Became the first 100-yard rusher allowed by Charlotte in 2018 … Carried 15 times for 56 yards in a shutout of UTSA … Rushed for 109 yards on 19 carries in a C-USA win at FIU … Monster performance at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1, rushing 27 times for 204 yards and two touchdowns … The 204 rushing yards are the ninth-most by a Marshall player on the road in program history … Scored on a 2-yard run in the first quarter … Also scored on a 5-yard run in the fourth quarter … Also had the Herd’s longest run of the season, rushing for 67 yards to the Hokies’ 3-yard line to set up his first TD … Capped his breakout season with 12 carries for 93 yards and a touchdown in Marshall’s Gasparilla Bowl win against USF … Touchdown came on an 8-yard run with 25 seconds left of the first quarter … Failed to record his fourth 100-yard game in a five-game stretch after leaving in the first half with an injury.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017): Redshirted.
HERD FILE: Born Oct. 10, 1998 … Running back who starred at Franklin Heights High School … According to hudl, ran a 4.52 40-yard dash and 4.38 shuttle … Benches 365, squats 500, deadlifts 405.
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