WR Johnny Knox: Bears QB Spreading the Football Around
by John M. Crist of BearReport.com, September 20, 2009 at 9:48pm ET

Johnny Knox Profile

On a day when Chicago's two starting wide receivers, Devin Hester and Earl Bennett, combined to catch only six passes for 43 yards, QB Jay Cutler still completed 27 of his 38 throws for 236 yards and two touchdowns in a 17-14 win over the Steelers.

Proving that it's more important to have a vasy array of weapons at his disposal than one dominant receiver opponents have to game-plan against each and every week, Cutler had seven different pass catchers record at least two receptions, including two tight ends and two running backs. Perhaps even more impressively, his two TD tosses were the first in the budding careers of Kellen Davis and Johnny Knox, the former not recording a single reception as a rookie and the latter playing Division-II football at Abilene Christian at this time last year. Davis performed well subbing for the injured Desmond Clark, while Knox paced the Bears with six grabs and 70 yards through the air.

Speaking at the postgame press conference, Cutler seemed particularly impressed with Knox and believes he's turned the corner in a hurry.

"He’s developed really quickly, said Cutler. "In two games, he’s really come along. With [Devin Aromashodu] going down in the first week, we were scrambling for who to put in there. We put Johnny in there, and he’s been turning up great. He’s been in the right spot and making adjustments on the move."

Aromashodu came out of nowhere to earn a spot on the 53-man roster and got a lot of praise from Cutler along the way, but with the explosiveness Knox has shown in his first two games as a pro, Aromashodu could become a staple on the inactive list.



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Johnny Knox
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 186
Position: WR
Date of Birth: 11/03/1986
Experience: R
Junior College: Tyler
College: Abilene Christian


Biography:

COLLEGE CAREER: Two-year letterwinner at Abilene Christian (2007-08) after playing his first two seasons at Tyler Junior College (2005-06)... Honored as an All-American and all-conference selection following both of his seasons at ACU... Hauled in 118 receptions for 2,227 yards and 30 TDs in his two seasons at Abilene... Concluded his career with the most TD receptions in school history and finished fifth all-time in receiving yards and tied for sixth in receptions... Ranks second in school history with nine 100-yard receiving games and tied for first with two 200-yard contests... Just the second player in team annals in post two 1,000-yard receiving seasons... Also set a school single-season record with 17 TD receptions in 2007... Caught 16 passes for 306 yards and 8 TDs in Abilene’s four playoff games during his career... Also returned 21 punts for 188 yards (9.0 avg) and 7 kickoffs for 160 yards (22.9 avg)... Saw action in 13 games at Tyler College (8 starts), catching 45 passes for 1,023 yards (22.7 avg) and 13 TDs... Rated the ninth-best receiver in junior college by Rivals.com in 2006, earning NJCAA All-American second-team honors.

HOW ACQUIRED: Entered NFL as a fifth-round selection (140th overall) by Chicago in the 2009 NFL Draft.