NC State’s Zonovan Knight Ranks 2nd Nationally Among True Freshman

NC State Freshman Running Back Zonovan “BAM” Knight has been a revelation through his first three games, rushing for 233 yards and 3 touchdowns, averaging 6.0 yards per carry.

That’s the 2nd most rushing yards by a True Freshman nationally.

True Freshman Rushing Leaders

1. Isaiah Spiller (Texas A&M) – 246 yards & 2 touchdowns
2. Zonovan Knight (NC State) – 233 yards and 3 touchdowns
3. Kenneth Walker III (Wake Forest) – 219 yards and 1 touchdown
4. George Holani (Boise State) – 216 yards
5. Zach Charbonnet (Michigan) – 190 yards and 3 touchdowns

If you thrown in Redshirt Freshmen, Knight ranks 5th.

Freshman Rushing Leaders 

1. Kenny Gainwell (Memphis) – 307 yards and 3 touchdowns
2. Elijah Collins (Michigan State) – 281 yards and a touchdown
3. Kavosiey Smoke (Kentucky) – 251 yards and 2 touchdowns
4. Isaiah Spiller (Texas A&M) – 246 yards & 2 touchdowns
5. Zonovan Knight (NC State) – 233 yards and 3 touchdowns

Knight’s 3 rushing touchdowns are tied for the 3rd most among the nations Freshmen, and the 2nd most out of all the True Freshmen.

Freshman Touchdown Leaders

1) Noah Cain (Penn State) – 4 (True)
1) Richard Newton (Washington) – 4 (Redshirt)
3) Zonovan Knight (NC State) – 3