Dennis McKnight


Dennis Neal McKnight is the Offensive Assistant and Special Teams Coach for the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL. He is a former American football guard who played in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, and the Philadelphia Eagles. McKnight played college football at Drake University.

Coaching career

McKnight was the running back coach of the Edmonton Eskimos in 2011. On February 1, 2012 Lamar University hired McKnight to take over as the offensive line and special teams coach.
Dennis McKnight was named Offensive Line Coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 1, 2018. He originally joined the organization as Special Teams Coordinator February 9, 2017.
On December 5, 2019 Houston Roughnecks hired McKnight to take over as the offensive assistant and special teams coach.