Career Highs: 33 carries vs. No. 9 Florida in 2007
*196 yards vs. Troy in 2007
*3 rushing TDs (5x), last at Kentucky in 2008
*205 total yards (188 rushing, 17 receiving) vs. No. 9 Florida in 2007
*Long rush of 80 yards vs. Troy in 2007
*13 games with 100+ yards rushing
*6 receptions vs. No. 19 Michigan State in 2009 Capital One Bowl
*74 yards receiving vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech in 2008
*1 TD reception (2x), last vs. No. 19 Michigan State in 2009 Capital One Bowl
*Long reception of 37 yards vs. Georgia Southern in 2008
*Long TD reception of 35 yards at Auburn in 2008
2008: Named to the American Football Coaches’ Association All-America Team
*Selected Second-Team All-America by Associated Press, Phil Steele and Walter Camp
*Named to CollegeFootballNews.com’s All-Sophomore First Team
*Unanimous First Team All-SEC by Associated Press and SEC Coaches, also Phil Steele’s All-SEC First Team selection
*Named one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award
*Named one of 15 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award
*Earned team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player Award
*Started all 13 games making 250 carries for 1,400 yards and 16 TD, catching 33 passes for 392 yards two TDs and returning two punts for 30 yards
*Became only the second Bulldog in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in two straight seasons (Herschel Walker did it all three of his seasons)
*His 1,400 rushing yards ranked as the fifth-most in a single-season at UGA and his 16 rushing TDs ranked tied fourth-most in a single-season in school history
*Carried 23 times for 62 yards and caught a career-high six receptions for 63 yards in Capital One Bowl victory vs. No. 19 Michigan State
*Tallied 94 yards rushing and a TD on 17 carries and caught four passes for a career-high 74 yards vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech
*Recorded 22 rushing attempts for 131 yards and caught four passes including a 35-yard TD receptions, the first receiving TD of his career, in win at Auburn
*Gained 123 rushing yards and scored three TDs on 22 carries and caught three passes for 40 yards in win at Kentucky
*Carried 17 times for 65 yards in loss to No. 5 Florida
*Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/27) after posting 163 rushing yards and a TD on 21 carries in win at No. 11 LSU
*Gained a season-best 172 yards and scored a TD on 23 carries in win over No. 22 Vanderbilt earning him SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors (10/20)
*Carried 27 times for 101 yards and caught a pass for 14 yards vs. Tennessee
*Rushed nine times for 34 yards and a TD and made three catches for 14 yards vs. No. 8 Alabama
*149 yards on 23 rushing attempts and two TDs at No. 24 Arizona State
*Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/8) following efforts vs. C. Michigan
*For second week in a row, tied career-high with three rushing TDs vs. Central Michigan on 18 carries for 168 yards; also tied a career high with three receptions
*Tied a career-high with three rushing TDs vs. Georgia Southern gaining 59 yards on eight carries and added 53 receiving yards on two receptions including a career-long 37 yard catch
*Named Preseason All-America 1st Team by ESPN.com, CBSsports.com, The Sporting News, Lindy’s, Athlon, Phil Steele and Blue Ribbon
*Selected Preseason All-SEC by the SEC Coaches, The Sporting News, Lindy’s, Athlon, Phil Steele, Blue Ribbon and The Birmingham News
*Named Lindy’s Preseason MVP for the SEC, to the Heisman Watch and the No. 1 rated running back in the nation
*Tabbed in the preseason by The Sporting News as a Heisman, Camp and Maxwell Trophy Candidate as well as a Doak Walker Award Candidate
*Selected by Athlon as one of its Heisman Favorites
*Chosen as one of Phil Steele’s Heisman Favorites and rated the No. 2 running back in the nation
*Received the Coffee County Hustle Award and was named the Most Consistent Running Back at the conclusion of spring practice
2007: Appeared in 13 games making six starts with 248 carries for 1,334 yards (5.3 avg.) and 14 TDs while also making 20 receptions for 253 yards (12.6 avg.)
*Ended the season with the second-most yards per game (102.6) in the SEC and out of the nation’s Division I freshmen
*Scored a pair of TDs and rushed for 61 yards during Georgia’s 41-10 rout of No. 10 Hawai’i in Sugar Bowl
*Finished No. 2 on the school’s all-time list and No. 4 on the SEC’s all-time list for most yards rushing by a freshman (1,334 yards)
*Freshman All-America First Team by Rivals.com and Scout.com
*All-SEC First-Team selection by Associated Press, SEC Coaches and Rivals.com; named SEC All-Freshman and SEC Freshman Offensive Player of the Year by Sporting News; SEC Coaches All-Freshman team
*Became the first Bulldog since Herschel Walker in 1982 to rush for 100 or more yards in five-consecutive games when he totaled 124 yards and a TD on 22 carries vs. No. 22 Kentucky
*Tallied 101 yards and 2 TDs on 22 carries vs. No. 18 Auburn, and he also had one catch for 15 yards
*Named SEC Freshman of the Week for his performance vs. Troy (26 carries, 196 yards, 3 TDs including an 80-yard run, ninth longest in school history....he became the 12th Bulldog in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season....also named SEC Freshman of the Week (10/15) for his efforts at Vanderbilt and vs. Alabama (17 carries, 74 yards, one TD, two receptions)
*Following his efforts against No. 9 Florida was named Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week (10/31), Sporting News Magazine College Player of the Week (11/1), SEC Offensive Player of the Week (10/29) and was the recipient of the Master Coaches Survey’s Nike Game Ball of the Week (11/1)
*Carried 33 times for 188 yards and three TDs vs. No. 9 Florida while also catching two passes for 17 yards
*Made first career start and first-ever freshman captain under Mark Richt at Vanderbilt gaining 157 rushing yards on 28 carries and catching two passes for 18 yards; his 28 carries against the Commodores were the most carries by a Bulldog since Musa Smith had 37 for 148 yards in 2002
*Posted first 100-yard rushing game of career with 104 yards vs. S. Carolina
*Made Bulldog debut vs. Oklahoma St. with over 100 yards of total offense while leading team with 70 rushing yards and two receptions for 51 yards
*Carried 11 times for 68 yards and two TDs in spring G-Day game
*Recipient of the Leon and Vicki Farmer Scholarship
2006: Redshirted.
High School: Middletown South, coached by Steve Antonucci...PrepStar 200...Rivals.com #73 on Rivals 100 list...Rivals.com #10 running back...Rivals.com #3 postseason New Jersey top 50...Scout.com #9 running back in the nation...EA Sports All-American...Finished his high school career with 128 touchdowns and 782 points...New Jersey’s all-time leading scorer...Rushed for 1,808 yards on 185 carries and scored 43 TDs in 10 games as a senior...His 6,268 career rushing yards is second all-time in New Jersey...Led Middletown South to three championships in a row.
Personal: KNOWSHON MORENO; Born: July 16, 1987; Major: Housing.
Round / pick / overall pick
Drafted by:
Denver Broncos
2009..1/12/12 Knowshon Moreno, TB
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Rushing
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Year
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G/GS
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Att.
|
Yards
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Per/Att.
|
Per/Gm.
|
TD
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LG
|
|
2007
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13/6
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248
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1,334
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5.3
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102.6
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14
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80 TU
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|
2008
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13/13
|
250
|
1,400
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5.6
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107.7
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16
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68 LSU
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Total
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26/19
|
498
|
2,734
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5.5
|
105.2
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30
|
80 TU
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Receiving
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
G/GS
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Rec.
|
Yards
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Per/Rec.
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Per/Gm.
|
TD
|
LG
|
|
2007
|
13/6
|
20
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253
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12.6
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19.4
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0
|
35 OS
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|
2008
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13/13
|
33
|
392
|
11.9
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30.2
|
2
|
37 GSU
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|
Total
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26/19
|
53
|
645
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12.2
|
24.8
|
2
|
37 GSU
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Punt Returns
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|
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|
|
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Year
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Ret.
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Yards
|
Avg
|
TD
|
LG
|
|
|
|
2008
|
2
|
30
|
15.0
|
0
|
32 SC
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|
|
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Total
|
2
|
30
|
15.0
|
0
|
32 SC
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| Rushing |
|
|
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2007
|
G/GS
|
ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
LG
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Oklahoma St.
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1/0 |
20 |
70 |
0 |
9 |
S. Carolina
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2/0
|
14 |
104 |
0 |
50 |
W. Carolina
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3/0 |
13 |
94 |
1 |
23 |
@ #16 Alabama
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4/0 |
17 |
74 |
1 |
19 |
Ole Miss
|
5/0 |
14 |
90 |
1 |
25 |
@ Tennessee
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6/0 |
13 |
30 |
0 |
5 |
@ Vanderbilt
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7/1 |
28 |
157 |
0 |
32 |
vs. #9 Florida
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8/2 |
33 |
188 |
3 |
42 |
| Troy |
9/3 |
26 |
196 |
3 |
80 |
#18 Auburn
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10/4 |
22 |
101 |
2 |
24 |
#22 Kentucky
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11/5 |
22 |
124 |
1 |
23 |
@ Ga. Tech
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12/6 |
17 |
45 |
0 |
14 |
vs. #10 Hawai'i
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13/6 |
9 |
61 |
2 |
17 |
| Total |
13/6 |
248 |
1,334 |
14 |
80 |
2008
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G/GS
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ATT
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YDS
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TD
|
LG
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Ga. Southern
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1/1 |
8 |
59 |
3 |
24 |
C. Michigan
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2/2
|
18 |
168 |
3 |
52 |
@ S. Carolina
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3/3 |
20 |
79 |
1 |
11 |
@ Arizona St.
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4/4 |
23 |
149 |
2 |
30 |
#8 Alabama
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5/5 |
9 |
34 |
1 |
11 |
Tennessee
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6/6 |
27 |
101 |
0 |
13 |
#22 Vanderbilt
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7/7 |
23 |
172 |
1 |
22 |
@ #11 LSU
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8/8 |
21 |
163 |
1 |
68 |
vs. #5 Florida
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9/9 |
17 |
65 |
0 |
18 |
| @ Kentucky
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10/10 |
22
|
123 |
3
|
22
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@ Auburn
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11/11 |
22 |
131 |
0 |
20 |
#18 Ga. Tech
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12/12 |
17 |
94 |
1 |
32 |
vs. #19 Michigan St.
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13/13 |
23 |
62 |
0 |
10 |
| Total |
13/13 |
250 |
1,400 |
16 |
6 |
Career Rushing
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26/19
|
733
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2,734
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30
|
80
|
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Courtesy: Georgia Sports Communications
