DJ Knox
Position
Running Back
College
Purdue University
Height/Weight
5'7" / 210
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About DJ Knox
DJ is a graduate of Purdue University, majoring in selling and sales management. DJ is not your typical "small" back, weighing in at 210lbs and putting up over 30 reps on the bench press test. DJ is a powerful runner than can run around, through and over the defender.
Football Traits
- Elite strength, can run over bigger defenders
- Very quick with enough long speed to break off long TD runs
- Good pass blocker and able to run between the tackles as well as the outside
Personal
- Given name is Dexter Phillip Knox Jr.
- Native of Fairburn, Georgia
- Played at Creekside High School
- Was involved in Greek Life at Purdue
Stats
| Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2014 | Purdue | Big Ten | FR | RB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Purdue | Big Ten | SO | RB | 10 | 108 | 409 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 2017* | Purdue | Big Ten | JR | RB | 13 | 90 | 561 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2018* | Purdue | Big Ten | SR | RB | 13 | 157 | 883 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 355 | 1853 | 5.2 | 12 | ||||||
| Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2014 | Purdue | Big Ten | FR | RB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Purdue | Big Ten | SO | RB | 10 | 26 | 189 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2017* | Purdue | Big Ten | JR | RB | 13 | 15 | 138 | 9.2 | 2 |
| 2018* | Purdue | Big Ten | SR | RB | 13 | 27 | 180 | 6.7 | 1 |
| 68 | 507 | 7.5 | 3 | ||||||
| Scrimmage | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2014 | Purdue | Big Ten | FR | RB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Purdue | Big Ten | SO | RB | 10 | 134 | 598 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2017* | Purdue | Big Ten | JR | RB | 13 | 105 | 699 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 2018* | Purdue | Big Ten | SR | RB | 13 | 184 | 1063 | 5.8 | 9 |
| 423 | 2360 | 5.6 | 15 | ||||||
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