Football
Knight, Marcus
Marcus Knight
- Title:
- Wide Receivers
- Email:
- knigh2m@cmich.edu
- Phone:
- (989) 774-3896
Marcus Knight joined coach John Bonamego’s Central Michigan football staff as the wide receivers coach prior to the 2017 season, and he led a standout group of veterans who excelled in the Chippewas' no-huddle uptempo offense.
Knight's receiving corps, led by the likes of Corey Willis and Mark Chapman, amassed 3,324 yards and caught 27 touchdown passes as the Chippewas finished 8-5 and earned a berth in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2017.
Both Chapman and Willis closed standout careers at their respective peaks: Willis caught 45 passes for 669 yards and nine TDs, and Chapman finished with 59 receoptions for 875 yards and five scores. In April, Chapman was selected by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with the No. 1 overall pick in the CFL draft.
The Chippewa passing game averaged 255.7 yards per game in 2017, ranking fourth in the MAC.
Knight, 39, played wide receiver at Michigan, helping the Wolverines to the national title in 1997 and a victory in the 1998 Rose Bowl. He played with the Oakland Raiders in the NFL from 2001-02 and played in Super Bowl XXXVII. He spent the 2004 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and also played in the Arena Football League and in NFL Europe.
Knight served as the wide receivers coach, the passing game coordinator, and the recruiting coordinator at Northern Michigan from 2012-16, and from 2008-11 was an assistant at Valparaiso. He broke into coaching at Grenada (Calif.) High School.
Knight holds the distinction of having played in championship games on the professional, collegiate and high school levels. He was a four-year letter winner at U-M and was named All-Big Ten Second Team in '99, leading the Wolverines in yards per catch (20.4). When he left the program, he ranked 13th in career receptions (88) and 11th in career receiving yards (1,508).
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan in 2007 and his master’s in sports administration from Valparaiso in 2010.
Knight's receiving corps, led by the likes of Corey Willis and Mark Chapman, amassed 3,324 yards and caught 27 touchdown passes as the Chippewas finished 8-5 and earned a berth in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2017.
Both Chapman and Willis closed standout careers at their respective peaks: Willis caught 45 passes for 669 yards and nine TDs, and Chapman finished with 59 receoptions for 875 yards and five scores. In April, Chapman was selected by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with the No. 1 overall pick in the CFL draft.
The Chippewa passing game averaged 255.7 yards per game in 2017, ranking fourth in the MAC.
Knight, 39, played wide receiver at Michigan, helping the Wolverines to the national title in 1997 and a victory in the 1998 Rose Bowl. He played with the Oakland Raiders in the NFL from 2001-02 and played in Super Bowl XXXVII. He spent the 2004 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and also played in the Arena Football League and in NFL Europe.
Knight served as the wide receivers coach, the passing game coordinator, and the recruiting coordinator at Northern Michigan from 2012-16, and from 2008-11 was an assistant at Valparaiso. He broke into coaching at Grenada (Calif.) High School.
Knight holds the distinction of having played in championship games on the professional, collegiate and high school levels. He was a four-year letter winner at U-M and was named All-Big Ten Second Team in '99, leading the Wolverines in yards per catch (20.4). When he left the program, he ranked 13th in career receptions (88) and 11th in career receiving yards (1,508).
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan in 2007 and his master’s in sports administration from Valparaiso in 2010.
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