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D.J. Knox

Start Date: January 2023
 
Prior Experience
  • Purdue, Graduate Assistant (RBs), 2021-22
 
All-Conference Selections
  • Reggie Davis, 2024 All-SoCon 1st team
  • Devin Mockobee, 2022 All-Big 10 honorable mention
 
Playoffs/Bowl Games
  • 2023 FCS Playoffs (2nd Round)
  • 2023 Citrus Bowl (Purdue-L)
  • 2021 Music City Bowl (Purdue-W)

Conference Championships
  • 2022 Big Ten West (Purdue)
    
Collegiate Coaching Highlights
  • 2024: His room registered five 100-yard efforts: Reggie Davis (4) & Justus Durant (1)
  • 2023: Guided a room through an injury-plagued season. Top 3 rushers combined for 1,611 yards and 14 TDs despite 13 man-games missed between them.
  • Ran the Purdue RB room in preparation for 2023 Citrus Bowl after coaching change
  • Helped Alexander Horvath become the first Purdue running back drafted in 24 seasons (2022 7th round, L.A. Chargers)
 
Personal
Hometown: Fairburn, Ga.
Wife: Megan (March 2024)
 
Collegiate Career
Alma Mater: Purdue ‘18
Degree: Bachelor’s Degrees in Sales & Marketing and Retail Management
Sports Played: Football
  • Played at Purdue from 2014-18
  • 2018 Purdue Captain & honorable mention All-Big Ten
  • Led Boilermakers in rushing with 883 yards in 2018 with nine TDs
  • 2,360 career yards from scrimmage with 15 touchdowns
  • 2017 Foster Farms Bowl winner – 101 yards on 11 carries with one TD
  • Competed in Philadelphia Eagles rookie minicamp in 2018