Zonovan Knight
Arizona Cardinals, Running Back
Age: 24y-10m-24d (Apr 11, 2001)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: North Carolina State
Drafted: Undrafted, NYJ, 2022
Agent(s): Mike McCartney, Jaymeson Moten (VaynerSports)
Career Earnings
$2,185,223
2025-2025 Reserve/Future
Zonovan Knight signed a 1 year, $1,030,000 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including an average annual salary of $1,030,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,030,000
Average Salary:
$1,030,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / RFA
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $985,000
Average Salary:
$985,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / RFA
2023-2023
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $870,000
Average Salary:
$870,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / ERFA
2022-2023
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $705,000
Average Salary:
$705,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / ERFA
2022-2024 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,590,000
Average Salary:
$863,333
Signing Bonus:
$30,000
GTD at Sign:
$130,000
Total GTD:
$130,000
Free Agent:
2025 / RFA
Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$3,467,889
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21 |
|
Active
Retained
Retained
Active
Active
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$430,833 $130,000 $80,500 $430,833 $430,833 $130,000 $80,500 $130,000 $80,500 |
$430,833 $560,833 $641,333 $1,072,166 $1,502,999 $1,632,999 $1,713,499 $1,843,499 $1,923,999 |
|
| 2023 | 22 |
|
Injured
Retained
|
$488,055 $24,000 |
$2,412,054 $2,436,054 |
|
| 2024 | 23 |
|
Reserve
|
$75,000 |
$2,511,054 |
|
| 2025 | 24 |
|
Injured
|
$956,835 |
$3,467,889 |
|
| Total |
$3,467,889 |
$3,467,889 |
||||
| Total |
$3,467,889 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$1,908,999 | $90,000 | - | - | - | - | $1,998,999 |
| 1 |
|
$512,055 | - | - | - | - | - | $512,055 |
| 1 |
|
$948,330 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | $956,835 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
21 |
$430,833 $100,000 $80,500 $430,833 $430,833 $100,000 $80,500 $100,000 $80,500
|
$30,000 $30,000 $30,000 |
$430,833 $130,000 $80,500 $430,833 $430,833 $130,000 $80,500 $130,000 $80,500 |
$430,833 $560,833 $641,333 $1,072,166 $1,502,999 $1,632,999 $1,713,499 $1,843,499 $1,923,999 |
|||||
| 2023 |
|
22 |
$488,055 $24,000
|
$488,055 $24,000 |
$2,412,054 $2,436,054 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
23 |
$75,000
|
$75,000 |
$2,511,054 |
||||||
| 2025 |
|
24 |
$948,330
|
$8,505 |
$956,835 |
$3,467,889 |
|||||
| Total |
$3,369,384 |
$90,000 |
$8,505 |
$3,467,889 |
$3,467,889 |
||||||
| Total |
$3,369,384 |
$90,000 |
$8,505 |
$3,467,889 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$1,908,999 | $90,000 | - | - | - | - | $1,998,999 |
| 1 |
|
$512,055 | - | - | - | - | - | $512,055 |
| 1 |
|
$948,330 | - | - | - | $8,505 | - | $956,835 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
16 - 18 | Ankle |
| 2023 |
|
6 - 18 | Shoulder |
-
Jan 08, 2025
Signed a reserve/future contract with Arizona (ARI)
-
Nov 26, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Aug 27, 2024
Waived by Detroit (DET)
-
Sep 20, 2023
Signed to the active roster by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 31, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 27, 2023
Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
Oct 25, 2022
Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
-
Sep 07, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Sep 05, 2022
Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
May 05, 2022
Signed a contract with New York (NYJ)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rush Attempts | Rush Yards | Rush Yards/Gm | Rush Touchdowns | Rec Targets | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Yards/Rec | Rec Yards/Gm | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ARI | 12 | 8 | 283 | 24.93 | 82 | 269 | 22.4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 160 | 7.3 | 13.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | DET | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.76 | 3 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 7 | 4 | 198 | 17.82 | 85 | 300 | 42.9 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 100 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 0 | 2 |
