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  Clint Knickrehm

Clint Knickrehm

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Pocatello, ID

High School:
Pocatello HS

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 214

Position:
RB

Experience:
3VL-RS

2008 ... Played in 11 games for the Bengals, leading the team in rushing with 456 yards and eight touchdowns ... started six games, including the last five ... scored a touchdown in eight of his 11 games, including ISU's only score in the opener against Boise State ... also caught 16 passes for 143 yards on the season ... injuries limited him a bit on special teams, but he still recorded a pair of tackles, and three kickoff returns for 54 yards, all against Boise State ... led ISU with 50 points on eight touchdowns and a two-point reception ... had a career-high 75 yards rushing against Weber State, with a season-best 28-yard run in that game, all on just 12 carries ... also added 55 yards on just four catches as well, giving him a season-best 130 yards all-purpose ... rushed for 72 yards on 20 carries against Portland State ... had 55 yards rushing at Montana, and he also threw his first collegiate pass in that game, an incompletion into the end zone ... also caught four passes against Montana State, and added 49 yards rushing.

2007 ... Played in all 11 games, earning a pair of starts, against Northern Arizona and Montana ... was second on the team in rushing with 260 yards and four touchdowns ... also caught 15 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown ... also served on most special teams, earning the team's Special Teams MVP Award for the second straight year ... rushed for a career-high tying 64 yards with a touchdown against Southern Oregon, including a 44-yard burst ... also had a 64-yard day against Northern Colorado on just four carries, with a game clinching 54-yard tackle-breaking rumble ... scored a touchdown against Montana State ... had a 31-yard effort with a touchdown on only four carries against Portland State ... followed that up with another 31-yard day on four carries against Cal Poly ... caught a career-high five passes against Northern Arizona ... had six rushes for 24 yards and a touchdown against Weber State ... caught his only touchdown pass of the season, one of three catches against Montana ... ended the season with 53 yards receiving against Sacramento State on four catches ... also had three special teams tackles against Oregon State.

2006 ... Knickrehm played in all 11 games as a freshman, rushing for 67 yards ... he was named ISU's Special Teams Most Valuable Player of the Year and was also Second Team All-Big Sky for special teams, recording 13 tackles, two forced fumbles, and returning 11 kickoffs for 211 yards, a 19.2-yard average ... picked up all of his rushes in two games, including 16 yards against Fort Lewis ... was ISU's leading rusher with 51 yards against Eastern Washington in the rain, including a long of 18 yards ... started the year on the front line of the kickoff return team, but eventually became ISU's returner for the last four games ... had four returns for 80 yards at Eastern Washington ... had his best return in the finale, a 31-yard jaunt against Weber State ... forced a fumble against both Montana State and Weber State ... had five tackles against Weber State as well ... also caught two passes, against both Fort Lewis and Idaho.

2005 ... Redshirted.

HS ... Lettered in football and baseball, both for two years, at Pocatello High School ... had a breakout senior year, rushing for 1,568 yards, and all told, he amassed 2,396 all-purpose yards with an amazing 32 touchdowns, leading Pocatello back to state prominence and a slot in the state title game ... was the 2004 All-State Player of the Year pick ... was named First Team All-State, First Team All-Area, and First Team All-Conference ... in 2003 he was First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Area at running back after rushing for 570 yards and eight touchdowns ... also recorded six interceptions at corner back, returning two of those for touchdowns ... was First Team All-Conference in 2003 as an outfielder in baseball.

Personal ... his parents are Bill and Roxanne Knickrehm ... will major in sports management ... his birthday is January 5, 1987 ... his grandfather is Marlo Lewis, who played for the Bengals from 1936-38.

Knickrehm's Career Rushing Stats
Year	No	Yds	Yds/Rec	LG	TD
2006	14	67	4.8	18	0
2007	51	260	5.1	54	4
2008	123	456	3.7	28	8
Total	188	783	4.2	54	12

Knickrehm's Career Receiving Stats Year No Yds Yds/Rec LG TD 2006 2 5 2.5 3 0 2007 15 130 8.7 28 1 2008 16 143 8.9 21 0 Total 33 278 8.4 28 1

Knickrehm's Career Kickoff Return Stats Year No Yds Yds/Rec LG TD 2006 11 211 19.2 31 0 2007 0 0 0.0 0 0 2008 3 54 18.0 26 0 Total 14 265 18.9 31 0

Career Highs: Carries - 20 at Portland State, 10-25-08; Yards - 75 vs. Weber State, 11-8-08; Long - 54 vs. Northern Colorado, 10-6-07; Receptions - 5 at Northern Arizona, 10-13-07; Yards - 55 vs. Weber State, 11-8-08; Long - 28 at Weber State, 11-3-07; Kickoff Returns - 4, 2 times, last at Eastern Washington, 11-11-06; Yards - 80 at Eastern Washington, 11-11-06; Long - 31 vs. Weber State, 11-18-06

2006 ... Knickrehm played in all 11 games as a freshman, rushing for 67 yards ... he was named ISU's Special Teams Most Valuable Player of the Year and was also Second Team All-Big Sky for special teams, recording 13 tackles, two forced fumbles, and returning 11 kickoffs for 211 yards, a 19.2-yard average ... picked up all of his rushes in two games, including 16 yards against Fort Lewis ... was ISU's leading rusher with 51 yards against Eastern Washington in the rain, including a long of 18 yards ... started the year on the front line of the kickoff return team, but eventually became ISU's returner for the last four games ... had four returns for 80 yards at Eastern Washington ... had his best return in the finale, a 31-yard jaunt against Weber State ... forced a fumble against both Montana State and Weber State ... had five tackles against Weber State as well ... also caught two passes, against both Fort Lewis and Idaho.

2005 ... Redshirted.

HS ... Lettered in football and baseball, both for two years, at Pocatello High School ... had a breakout senior year, rushing for 1,568 yards, and all told, he amassed 2,396 all-purpose yards with an amazing 32 touchdowns, leading Pocatello back to state prominence and a slot in the state title game ... was the 2004 All-State Player of the Year pick ... was named First Team All-State, First Team All-Area, and First Team All-Conference ... in 2003 he was First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Area at running back after rushing for 570 yards and eight touchdowns ... also recorded six interceptions at corner back, returning two of those for touchdowns ... was First Team All-Conference in 2003 as an outfielder in baseball.

Personal ... his parents are Bill and Roxanne Knickrehm ... will major in sports management ... his birthday is January 5, 1987 ... his grandfather is Marlo Lewis, who played for the Bengals from 1936-38.

Knickrehm's Career Rushing Stats
Year	No	Yds	Yds/Att	LG	TD
2006	14	67	4.8	18	0
2007	51	260	5.1	54	4
Total	65	327	5.0	54	0

Knickrehm's Career Receiving Stats Year No Yds Yds/Rec LG TD 2006 2 5 2.5 3 0 2007 15 130 8.7 28 1 Total 17 135 7.9 28 1

Knickrehm's Career Kickoff Return Stats Year No Yds Yds/Att LG TD 2006 11 211 19.2 31 0 2007 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 11 211 19.2 31 0

Career Highs: Carries - 11 at Eastern Washington, 11-11-06; Yards - 64, 2 times, last vs. Northern Colorado, 10-6-2007; Long - 54 vs. Northern Colorado, 10-6-2007; Receptions - 5 at Northern Arizona, 10-13-2007; Yards - 53 at Sacramento State, 11-17-2007; Long - 28 at Weber State, 11-3-2007; Kickoff Returns - 4 twice last at Eastern Washington, 11-11-06; Yards - 80 at Eastern Washington, 11-11-06; Long - 31 vs. Weber State, 11-18-06


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