Take one glance at Zonovan “Bam” Knight‘s rookie-year stats and you would think the former undrafted free agent is nothing but a roster-bubble type of player for the New York Jets entering the 2023 season.
With 300 rushing yards on 85 carries, Knight averaged only 3.53 yards per carry in 2022, ranking 51st among the 52 running backs with at least 80 carries (ahead of his teammate Michael Carter by only 0.003 YPC). Citing his awful YPC, some Jets fans are not overly optimistic about Knight entering 2023.
However, when you unpack Knight’s rookie-year numbers, it becomes clear that the 22-year-old is a much more promising player entering his second season than his surface-level stats suggest.