 McKnight appeared in three games for the Roughriders in 2016, running for 228 yards in 38 attempts and catching 11 passes.McKnight was under contract to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the 2017 season.On December 1, 2016, McKnight was fatally shot by 54-year-old Ronald Gasser at an intersection in Terrytown, Louisiana, in what was described as a road rage shooting.