Marcus Knight

Wide Receives/Recruiting Coordinator, Football
E-mail: maknight@nmu.edu
Telephone: 906-227-2363
At NMU since March 2012

Knight joins the Wildcat coaching staff after four seasons as the wide receivers coach at Valparaiso University. He helped two Crusaders earn honorable mention All-Pioneer Football League honors.

Knight played in the National Football League for the Oakland Raiders from 2000-02. He was the starting kick returner for the team that faced Tampa Bay in Super Bowl XXXVII. In 2002, he averaged 24.3 yards per return with a long of 65 yards.

Knight played two seasons for the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe (2001, 2003) and a season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004). He also played in the Arena Football League for the Philadelphia Soul (2005, 2006) and the Columbus Destroyers (2006, 2007).

“Marcus is as accomplished of player as there is on any level,” said Ostrowsky. “Being a coach that has played in the Super Bowl and the National Championship, he knows what it takes to win. I’ve never connected with a coach like Marcus as I did in our first interview. He’s going to bring a great skills set and fundamentals to our receivers.”

In the spring of 2007, Knight served as the wide receivers coach for Grenada High School in California.

Collegiately, Knight played for the University of Michigan and was a member of the 1997 National Championship Team that won the Rose Bowl. In 1999, he was named to the All-Big Ten second team and led the Wolverines in yards per catch (20.4). A four-year letterman, Knight started 23 career games and finished tied for 11th all-time in career receiving yards (1,508) and 13th in career receptions (88).

Knight completed his bachelor’s degree from Michigan in 2007 with a focus on history, Afro-American studies and psychology. He earned his master’s degree in sports administration at Valparaiso in 2010.